@article{349341, note = {"Today, film criticism is a profession under siege. According to Variety, 28 reviewers have lost their jobs in the last several years"--Film introduction.}, author = {Geller, Amy. and Peary, Gerald. and Clarkson, Patricia. and Knowles, Harry, and Mitchell, Elvis. and Ebert, Roger. and Kauffman, Stanley. and Wilmington, Michael. and Rich, B. Ruby. and Morris, Wesley. and Klawans, Stuart. and Schickel, Richard. and Scott, A. O., and Turan, Kenneth. and Kael, Pauline. and Reed, Rex. and Spheeris, Penelope. and Maltin, Leonard. and Waters, John, and Smith, Liz. and Linklater, Richard,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/349341}, title = {For the love of movies the story of American film criticism / [videorecording] :}, publisher = {AG Films ;}, abstract = {"From the raw beginnings of criticism before D.W. Griffith's 'The Birth of a Nation' to the incendiary Pauline Kael-Andrew Sarris debates of the 1960s and 70s, to the battle today between youthful on-liners and the print establishment, this documentary tells all through the insights and expertise of a diverse group of passionate film critics. Those who hear them may gain new respect for the profession of film criticism"--Container.}, recid = {349341}, pages = {1 videodisc (80 min.) :}, address = {[Cambridge, Mass.] :}, year = {2009}, }