Special Events / UK premiere

For The Love Of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

  • Gerald Peary /
  • USA /
  • 2008 /
  • 126 mins

Patricia Clarkson, Roger Ebert, Elvis Mitchell, A O Scott

Is the art of film reviewing in critical condition? A documentary history, plus a pertinent discussion with those in the know…

This ticket includes admission to both the screening and panel event. 

The film lasts 81min and the discussion approximately 45min.  

Gerald Peary

Gerald Peary has been a film critic for more than thirty years, with articles appearing in many newspapers and film periodicals around the world. He is a member of the National Society of Film Critics, FIPRESCI (the International Film Critics Association) and has been president of critics' juries at many festivals. He has published eight books, co-written screenplays, and has worked in film production as a story editor for the documentary filmmakers Errol Morris and Ron Mann.

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