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Two AP Film Critics Resign in One Week

  • By Matt Singer
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  • May 13, 2013 11:24 AM
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Full-time film critic jobs are hard to come by under optimal circumstances -- and the state of print media these days makes these significantly less than optimal circumstances. So it's always sort of surprising to hear when a working film critic resigns. When a film critic leaves a job it's almost never their choice; it's typically a layoff or a buyout or a forced retirement. You get one of these positions, you hold on to it for dear life. Or maybe even harder than that.
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Observer Film Critic Philip French Announces Retirement

  • By Matt Singer
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  • May 6, 2013 12:02 PM
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After a fifty year career, French will file his last column this August.
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A.O. Scott and David Denby Discuss the Fate of Film and Criticism in Tribeca Talk Series

  • By Erin Whitney
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  • April 26, 2013 3:38 PM
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On Wednesday, The Verge's Joshua Topolsky sat down with film critics A.O. Scott of The New York Times and David Denby of The New Yorker to discuss the big question looming over 2013: Is film dead?
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New Openings at L.A. Weekly and Ain't It Cool

  • By Matt Singer
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  • April 19, 2013 4:02 PM
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Someone out there will be interested in this.
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A.A. Dowd is The A.V. Club's New Film Editor

  • By Matt Singer
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  • April 15, 2013 10:51 PM
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The former Time Out Chicago critic took over the position formerly held by Scott Tobias starting today.
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Backstage Magazine Cuts All Reviews

  • By Matt Singer
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  • April 11, 2013 9:47 AM
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The publication's final reviews will be in this week's issue.
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Stephanie Zacharek Joins Village Voice as Lead Film Writer

  • By Matt Singer
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  • April 9, 2013 2:22 PM
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Ben Kenigsberg and A.A. Dowd Out at Time Out Chicago

  • By Matt Singer
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  • April 9, 2013 1:55 PM
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Film editor Ben Kenigsberg and film critic A.A. Dowd are both done at the magazine by the end of this week.
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Scott Tobias Leaves A.V. Club, Site Looking For a New Film Editor

  • By Matt Singer
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  • April 2, 2013 5:51 PM
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  • 2 Comments
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The critic and editor had been at the publication for 15 years.
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Scott Foundas Leaves Village Voice to Join Variety as Chief Film Critic

  • By Eric Kohn and Matt Singer
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  • March 18, 2013 9:43 PM
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  • 4 Comments
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Foundas joined the Voice in December of last year.
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