David Edelstein

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David Edelstein (born 1959) is a freelance American film critic who has been the principal film critic for

CBS Sunday Morning programs. Over a long career, Edelstein has published more than 2000 film reviews.[1][2] In 2021, Colin McEnroe called Edelstein "America's greatest living film critic".[3]

Career

Edelstein became a journalist after graduating from

Saw.[6]

He has previously been a film critic for

The Boston Phoenix. His work has also appeared in The New York Times' Arts & Leisure section, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, Variety, and Esquire, among others. He has been a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics.[8][9] Edelstein appeared six times as a guest on the television program Charlie Rose to talk about the movies and the Oscar telecast.[10]

Dismissal from Fresh Air

On November 26, 2018, Edelstein came under controversy when he made a joke about a sex scene in Bertolucci's 1972 film

Salon, the editorial board of the New York Post, and The American Conservative.[13][14][15]

Bibliography

He is the co-author with independent film producer Christine Vachon of the book Shooting to Kill (1998).[16] He is also the author of two plays, Feed the Monkey (Loeb Experimental Theater, Harvard College, 1993) and Blaming Mom (Watermark Theater, New York City, 1994).[17]

References

  1. ^ Aradillas, Aaron (2005). "Reel time with David Edelstein". RockCritics.com.
  2. ^ "David Edelstein". Metacritic. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  3. ^ McEnroe, Colin; Edelstein, David (December 17, 2021). "An hour with film critic David Edelstein". Connecticut Public Radio. No transcript available.
  4. ^ Walsh, Colleen (March 1, 2018). "Honored or not, these films won critic's heart". The Harvard Gazette.
  5. OCLC 50557407
    .
  6. Observer-Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original
    on October 28, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  7. ^ Friedman, Roger (April 24, 2020). "Media Melt Down Continues: New York Magazine Company "Furloughs" Chunk of Staff Including Film Critic David Edelstein". Showbiz411.
  8. ^ "David Edelstein - New York Film Critics Circle - NYFCC". November 11, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "Members". National Society of Film Critics. December 29, 2017. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017.
  10. ^ "David Edelstein Appearances". Charlie Rose Conversations. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  11. ^ Yang, Rachel (November 27, 2018). "NPR's 'Fresh Air' Fires Film Critic David Edelstein Over 'Last Tango in Paris' Rape Joke". Variety. Los Angeles, CA: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  12. ^ Vagianos, Alanna (November 27, 2018). "People Are Dragging This Film Critic For Making A Rape Joke After Filmmaker's Death". Huffington Post.
  13. ^ O'Hehir, Andrew (November 28, 2018). "David Edelstein, the "butter scene" in "Last Tango" and the darkness of the internet". Salon. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  14. ^ Post Editorial Board (November 28, 2018). "It's time to stop firing people for bad jokes". The New York Post. New York. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  15. ^ Dreher, Rod (November 30, 2018). "Defending David Edelstein". theamericanconservative.com. The American Ideas Institute. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  16. OCLC 39169872. See also "Shooting to Kill"
    . www.goodreads.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  17. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved December 29, 2017.

Further reading

External links
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