The Philadelphia Film Society Will Be Screening the 100 Greatest Films of All Time

If you’re a movie buff then 2023 is the year for you. For the next 12 months, the Philadelphia Film Society (PFS) will be screening classic after classic. Once a decade, Sight and Sound magazine releases the coveted critic’s poll for The Greatest Films of All Time and PFS has decided to show them all.

The Sight and Sound 100, a year long series celebrating The 100 Greatest Films of All Time, kicks off this month at the Philadelphia Film Center (1412 Chestnut Street) with screenings also taking place at the PFS Bourse (400 Ranstead Street, Intersection of Ranstead & S 4st.).

Sight and Sound and their rankings may cause joy, pain, or perplexity in many film aficionados, but it always sparks passionate conversations.  “Like many film nerds across the globe we have been eagerly anticipating this once in a decade list. We were surprised to see such a shake up in the list that has, in many cases, rightfully remained the same for fifty years,” states Trey Shields, Programming Manager & Senior Festival Programmer at the Philadelphia Film Society. “To coincide with our continued commitment to bring a diverse slate of repertoire cinema year-round, we thought it would be a fun and crazy endeavor to count down the entire Sight and Sound 100 list. Hopefully it’ll offer chances to stir conversation, create new favorites, relive cherished films on the big screen, and finally give those who have lied for years about having seen a touted classic a chance to make their deceptions become truths.”

Tickets to individual screenings are currently available to purchase on Filmadelphia.org, prices range from $14 to as low as $9 for PFS Members. A ticket bundle option for the series will be made available in the coming days, check Filmadelphia.org for bundle information.

Below you will find more information about the titles and screenings.

Sight and Sound 100: Films 100 through 75

• GET OUT | January 4 | 7:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #100 | Dir. Jordan Peele

• THE GENERAL | January 5 | 7:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #99 | Dir. Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

• BLACK GIRL | January 11 | 7:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #98 | Dir. Ousmane Sembène

• TROPICAL MALADY | January 14 | 3:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #97 | Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul

• ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST in 4K | January 20 | 6:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #96 | Dir. Sergio Leone

• A MAN ESCAPED | January 22 | 5:30 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #95 | Dir. Robert Bresson

• THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE… | January 25 | 7:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #94 | Dir. Max Ophüls

• THE LEOPARD | January 28 | 3:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #93 | Dir. Luchino Visconti

• YI YI | January 29 | 3:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #91 | Dir. Edward Yang

• UGETSU | January 29 | 6:30 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #92 | Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

• PARASITE (BLACK & WHITE) | February 1 | 7:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #90 | Dir. Bong Joon-ho

• CHUNGKING EXPRESS in 4K | February 4 | 5:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #89 | Dir. Wong Kar-wai

• THE SHINING in 4K | February 5 | 7:30 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #88 | Dir. Stanley Kubrick

• HISTOIRE(S) DU CINÉMA | February 11 | 11:30 AM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #87 | Dir. Jean-Luc Godard

• THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE on 35MM | February 16 | 7:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #85 | Dir. Víctor Erice

• PIERROT LE FOU | February 18 | 6:00 PM | Bourse

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #86 | Dir. Jean-Luc Godard

• BLUE VELVET in 4K | February 22 | 7:00 PM | Bourse

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #84 | Dir. David Lynch

• CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING | February 25 | 2:00 PM | Bourse

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #83 | Dir. Jacques Rivette

• A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH in 4K | February 26 | 7:00 PM | Bourse

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #82 | Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

• MODERN TIMES | March 1 | 1:30 PM /// 7:00 PM | Bourse

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #81 | Dir. Charles Chaplin

• A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY | March 4 | 2:00 PM | Bourse

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #80 | Dir. Edward Yang

• SUNSET BOULEVARD in 4K | March 9 | 1:30 PM /// 7:00 PM | Bourse

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #78 | Dir. Billy Wilder

• SÁTÁNTANGÓ | March 11 | 12:00 PM | Bourse

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #79 | Dir. Béla Tarr

• SANSHO THE BAILIFF | March 16 | 7:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #77 | Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

• IMITATION OF LIFE | March 19 | 5:30 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #76 | Dir. Douglas Sirk

• SPIRITED AWAY | March 26 | 3:00 PM /// 6:00 PM | Film Center

  • BFI’s 2022 Sight & Sound List #75 | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki