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A personal website featuring texts by Jonathan Rosenbaum, a renowned film critic and writer. Browse his reviews, essays, and program notes on various films, from classics to contemporary works.
- About
Jonathan Rosenbaum was film critic for the Chicago Reade r...
- Publications
An expanded and updated, Spanish-language edition of Abbas...
- Events
I had a very enjoyable Skype interview with Whit Stillman...
- Featured Texts
Featured Texts Archive — All Th— Betty — Cherno— Death —...
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ABBAS KIAROSTAMI: A Dialogue Between the Authors (Mehrnaz...
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Archives. Featured Texts; Notes; by Date; Archives by Date...
- My 2022 Sight and Sound List
Name: Jonathan Rosenbaum Job title: film critic, teacher...
- Perfect Days
Perfect Days. 1/15/2024. Dear Roxane, I hope you’ll forgive...
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Jonathan Rosenbaum (born February 27, 1943) is an American film critic and author. Rosenbaum was the head film critic for The Chicago Reader from 1987 to 2008, when he retired. [1] He has published and edited numerous books about cinema [2] and has contributed to such notable film publications as Cahiers du cinéma and Film Comment .
- 1969–present
- February 27, 1943 (age 80), Florence, Alabama, U.S.
Learn from the master of film criticism about his book ESSENTIAL CINEMA, his views on canons, lists, and the state of movie watching in the 21st century. Read his answers to questions from colleagues and fans about his writing style, his influences, and his challenges to the audience.
Nov 17, 2020 · Jonathan Rosenbaum is a film critic and author who has written books on various directors, genres, and themes in cinema. He has also written essays on Jim Jarmusch, Orson Welles, Yasujiro Ozu, Jacques Tati, and more. Explore his articles on Ghost Dog, Good Morning, The Immortal Story, F for Fake, The Young Girls of Rochefort, L'eclisse, Crumb, Germany Year Zero, Playtime, Ivan the Terrible, Sans Soleil, WR, WR, Sex, and the Art of Radical Juxtaposition, Kicking and Screaming, Jean Renoir's Trilogy of Spectacle, and The White Sheik.
Jan 29, 2019 · A conversation with the film critic and writer Jonathan Rosenbaum, who shares his insights on his new two-volume book collection of interviews with filmmakers and film critics. The collection covers topics such as Orson Welles, Jean-Luc Godard, Raúl Ruiz and Béla Tarr, and how film criticism is a social activity involving other people.
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Feb 29, 2008 · A candid interview with film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, who retires from the Chicago Reader after 20 years of writing, editing and blogging about movies. Rosenbaum shares his career highlights, his views on film as politics and vice-versa, and his plans for the future.