CRITICS

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** Critics **

When beginning to forge your own ideas about a film it is always a good idea to see what other people think. You do not want to simply take their ideas as your own, but often you will find that other critics make points you hadn't thought of. So, who is worth reading...?

He has some great books out (namely The Biographical Dictionary of Film - an amazing resource where you can read about almost everyone important in film history! and 'Have You Seen' is a great text collating 1000 his film reviews). [] []
 * David Thomson **

Once part of the Siskel & Ebert 'Two Thumbs Up' team, he is now considered one of the most popular critics around today - even if he does occasionally give good reviews to some pretty average films! - and is always worth a read. He has published many books including 'The Great Movies' and 'I Hated Hated Hated this Movie'. (note that Ebert's maximum star rating is 4, as opposed to the usual 5)
 * Roger Ebert**

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One of the most prolific - and often feared - critics of the 60s and 70s, she wrote for the New Yorker magazine for over 30 years. She has had a major impact on other critics and is considered a pioneer of film critique. 'I Lost it at the Movies' is one of her more popular novels. //[]//
 * Pauline Kael**

//**Leonard Maltin**// //Responsible for the annually published 'Maltin's Movie Guide' Maltin has been writing film reviews since and publishing to tome since 1969. Often appearing as a guest film critic on TV shows he is one of America's most well known reviewers.// //[]// //[]// //[]//

//**Dilys Powell**// //An influential British film reviewer, author and critic, she was the film journalist at// The Sunday Times// for many years and encouraged people to challenge themselves on the way they saw movies. Wielded quite significant power over the success or failure of films and filmstars in the UK. Check the Film Dept library to use this text, or purchase one of her compilations as not many of her reviews are readily available online. (Should you find they are, please let me know!)

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 * Philip French**

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 * Andrew Sarris**

Before he traversed into filmmaking and directing, Truffaut was one of the most respected critics in Europe - and latterly in the US too. Again, check the Film Dept library to see some of his writings, or purchase one of his compilations as not many of his reviews are readily available online. (Should you find they are, please let me know!) []
 * Francois Truffaut**