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“I fell in love with Twitter. Fathers, lock up your deadlines.”

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David Edelstein

David Edelstein, born in 1959, is a renowned film critic with a significant influence in the film review field. Known for his insightful and accessible writing style, he has made a name for himself with his unique perspectives on cinema. more

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“My fears are the obvious ones: that marketplace-minded publishers - all four of them - will shy further away from literary fiction, international authors, poetry, and the other marginal but hugely important regions of the book world.”

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“The economic and technological changes are real, but I just can't bring myself to wax apocalyptic about the future of books.”

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“Along with my peers, I gripe about the increasing number of superhero films, and I'm sad that so many critics so uncritically use words like franchise, which should be reserved for your local Burger King.”

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“Every year, I'm depressed that so few of the documentaries I've loved break through.”

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“Still, you can't complain about the number of movies being made. Never have the means of making movies been so accessible to so many. The problem is getting bodies into seats.”

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“The rise of video on demand will make it possible for small movies to earn back costs via $9.95 24-hour rentals and for people in cities without independent cinemas to see the kind of movies they never have before. That's great - but on the other hand, that's TV.”

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“UNESCO provides protection for the great cultural institutions. There is something called the intangible cultural heritage list. And the Italians want to put Neapolitan pizza on it. But in order to do that, you have to show that whatever it is that you're trying to protect is under threat. And pizza is totally under threat from Pizza Hut and Domino's...”

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“Our troops are terrorizing women and children in the dark of night in Iraq.”

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“We like the idea that the things we do seem to come out of nowhere.”

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“The show, like everything we have done and still do, is just one more experiment.”

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