No wages, no fear

I do think less of them when I read interviews with terrific writers and film directors who admit they haven't seen one of the great movies, like The Outlaw Josey Wales or Dr Strangelove - but I really, really shouldn't, because I've never seen the Wages of Fear.

I always wanted to, I know it's a masterpiece of tension and I have seen things like the bridge scene a dozen times. So I have had an eye out for it for decades, but it was never on television - even the dedicated movie channels - and I never saw it at any of the dozens of video stores I frequented, and was never able to get to any screenings at cinemas or festivals.

The way the universe works, I'll probably end up seeing it next week, and that's okay, because there's plenty of other cinematic wonders I still need to get to. I haven't seen Sorcerer either.