David Thomson
British film critic and historian
Who was David Thomson?
David Thomson was born on February 18, 1941. David Thomson (born 18 February 1941) is a British film critic and historian based in the United States, and the author of more than 20 books. He was admitted to Oxford but attended the London School of Film Technique.
Career and public life
: A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films (2008) and The New Biographical Dictionary of Film (6th edition, 2014) – have been praised as works of high literary merit and eccentricity despite some criticism for self-indulgence. Benjamin Schwarz, writing in The Atlantic Monthly, called him "probably the greatest living film critic and historian" who "writes the most fun and enthralling prose about the movies since Pauline Kael". " In 2010, The New Biographical Dictionary of Film was named the greatest book on the cinema by a poll in Sight and Sound; his novel Suspects also received multiple votes. Guillermo Cabrera Infante of The New Republic wrote "Thomson is the Dr. He taught film studies at Dartmouth... David Thomson is a British film critic and historian based in the United States, and the author of more than 20 books.