Denby began writing film criticism while a graduate student at Stanford University's Department of Communication.[3] He began his professional life in the early 1970s as an adherent of the film critic Pauline Kael—one of a group of film writers informally, and sometimes derisively, known as "the Paulettes."[4] Denby wrote for The Atlantic Monthly, the Boston Phoenix, and New York before arriving at The New Yorker; his first article for the magazine was published in 1993, and beginning in 1998 he served as a staff writer and film critic, alternating his critical duties week by week with Anthony Lane.
In December 2014, it was announced that Denby would step down as film critic in early 2015, continuing with The New Yorker as a staff writer.[6]
Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote: "David Denby – the film critic who can be counted on most regularly to express American doublethink with the least amount of self-consciousness".[7]
Denby's Great Books (1996) is a non-fiction account of the Western canon-oriented Core Curriculum at his alma mater, Columbia University. In The New York Times, the writer Joyce Carol Oates called the book "a lively adventure of the mind," filled with "unqualified enthusiasm."[8]Great Books was a New York Times bestseller. In The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th century, Peter Watson called "Great Books" the "most original response to the culture wars."[9] The book has been published in 13 foreign editions.
In 2004, Denby published American Sucker, a memoir which details his investment misadventures in the dot-com stock market bubble, along with his own bust years as a divorcé from writer Cathleen Schine, leading to a major reassessment of his life. Allan Sloan in The New York Times called the author "formidably smart," while noting this paradox: "Mr. Denby is even smart enough to realize how paradoxical it is that he not only has a good, prestigious job, but that he is also in a position to make money by relating how he lost money in the stock market."[10]
Snark, published in 2009, is Denby's polemical dissection of the spread of low, annihilating sarcasm in the Internet and in public speech. In 2012, Denby collected his best film writing in Do the Movies Have a Future?
^Hayden, Erik (December 13, 2014). "David Denby to Step Down as New Yorker Film Critic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
^Jonathan Rosenbaum (March 19, 2022). "At War with Cultural Violence: The Critical Reception of Small Soldiers". jonathanrosenbaum.net., chapter four of Movie Wars (2000)
^Oates, Joyce Carol (September 1, 1996). "Back to School". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
^Watson, Peter (July 2002). The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th century. Harper Perennial. p. 733. ISBN0-06-008438-3.
^Sloan, Allan (January 28, 2004). "O.K., Sharp Film Critic, Not-So-Shrewd Investor". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
External linksEdit
Official website
David Denby archive, New York (articles from January 1998 to January 2001)
david, denby, this, article, about, film, critic, academic, academic, born, 1943, american, journalist, served, film, critic, yorker, until, december, 2014, denby, 2016born1943, york, city, occupationfilm, critic, journalistalma, matercolumbia, university, spo. This article is about the film critic For the academic see David Denby academic David Denby born 1943 is an American journalist He served as film critic for The New Yorker 1 until December 2014 2 David DenbyDenby in 2016Born1943 age 79 80 New York City U S OccupationFilm critic journalistAlma materColumbia University BA MA SpouseCathleen Schine m 1981 div 2000 wbr Susan Rieger m 2004 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Journalism 2 2 Books 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education EditDenby grew up in New York City He received a B A from Columbia University in 1965 and a master s degree from its journalism school in 1966 Career EditJournalism Edit Denby began writing film criticism while a graduate student at Stanford University s Department of Communication 3 He began his professional life in the early 1970s as an adherent of the film critic Pauline Kael one of a group of film writers informally and sometimes derisively known as the Paulettes 4 Denby wrote for The Atlantic Monthly the Boston Phoenix and New York before arriving at The New Yorker his first article for the magazine was published in 1993 and beginning in 1998 he served as a staff writer and film critic alternating his critical duties week by week with Anthony Lane Denby participated in the 2012 Sight amp Sound critics poll where he listed his ten favorite films as follows L Avventura Citizen Kane The Godfather Part II Journey to Italy The Life of Oharu The Rules of the Game Seven Samurai Sunrise The Tree of Life and Vertigo 5 In December 2014 it was announced that Denby would step down as film critic in early 2015 continuing with The New Yorker as a staff writer 6 Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote David Denby the film critic who can be counted on most regularly to express American doublethink with the least amount of self consciousness 7 Books Edit nbsp Denby speaking at the Berkeley School of Journalism 2009Denby s Great Books 1996 is a non fiction account of the Western canon oriented Core Curriculum at his alma mater Columbia University In The New York Times the writer Joyce Carol Oates called the book a lively adventure of the mind filled with unqualified enthusiasm 8 Great Books was a New York Times bestseller In The Modern Mind An Intellectual History of the 20th century Peter Watson called Great Books the most original response to the culture wars 9 The book has been published in 13 foreign editions In 2004 Denby published American Sucker a memoir which details his investment misadventures in the dot com stock market bubble along with his own bust years as a divorce from writer Cathleen Schine leading to a major reassessment of his life Allan Sloan in The New York Times called the author formidably smart while noting this paradox Mr Denby is even smart enough to realize how paradoxical it is that he not only has a good prestigious job but that he is also in a position to make money by relating how he lost money in the stock market 10 Snark published in 2009 is Denby s polemical dissection of the spread of low annihilating sarcasm in the Internet and in public speech In 2012 Denby collected his best film writing in Do the Movies Have a Future Bibliography EditMain article David Denby bibliographyReferences Edit Has Hollywood Murdered the Movies The New Republic Contributors David Denby The New Yorker Retrieved December 14 2014 Biography David Denby World Leaders Forum Columbia University Archived from the original on June 8 2010 Retrieved February 3 2009 Denby David October 20 2003 My Life As a Paulette The New Yorker David Denby BFI Archived from the original on August 18 2016 Hayden Erik December 13 2014 David Denby to Step Down as New Yorker Film Critic The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved December 14 2014 Jonathan Rosenbaum March 19 2022 At War with Cultural Violence The Critical Reception of Small Soldiers jonathanrosenbaum net chapter four of Movie Wars 2000 Oates Joyce Carol September 1 1996 Back to School The New York Times Retrieved March 20 2008 Watson Peter July 2002 The Modern Mind An Intellectual History of the 20th century Harper Perennial p 733 ISBN 0 06 008438 3 Sloan Allan January 28 2004 O K Sharp Film Critic Not So Shrewd Investor The New York Times Retrieved March 20 2008 External links EditOfficial website David Denby archive New York articles from January 1998 to January 2001 Appearances on C SPAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Denby amp oldid 1180149746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
