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Courtesy of the TOC blog, we've learned that on February 27 (his 65th birthday) Jonathan Rosenbaum will retire as senior film reviewer at the Reader. Blogger Hank Sartin swears that it's not "one more sign of new Reader owners Creative Loafing trimming the budget. In fact, Rosenbaum tells us that his new bosses at Creative Loafing will be setting him up with a website of his own so that even in 'retirement' his writings on film will continue to be part of their franchise."
Smells fishy to us but we'll hafta take their word for it. One thing we can say for sure is that Jonathan will be keeping himself plenty busy. In addition to contributing numerous interesting articles for sites like cinema scope and STOPSMILING, which will surely continue, part two of his lecture series at the Siskel kicks off later this month. "The Great Transition: World Cinema in the 1960s" features a mouth-watering lineup of fourteen films from the likes of Buñuel, Ford, Malle, Godard, and Richard Lester.
As David Hudson points out, Rosenbaum's reviews often trigger equal parts admiration and derision. For us, his film writing is among the most stimulating out there; the fact that it's about to vanish from the Reader is frankly one more reason for us to tune out.
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looks like he enjoys a good tuna melt
I honestly don't think the change of ownership is much of a factor in this. Rosenbaum has been writing fewer and fewer reviews for The Reader for quite some time, and he's been taking on different roles (as a lecturer at the Film School and panelist at many festivals and showings). The Reader certainly wasn't making him rich, and frankly, 65 is a good time to retire (I wish I could do it now) and collect benefits and qualify for Medicare. He'll always be on the scene.
I always liked his pieces; he was a genuine critic. Spook, you so often pride yourself on reading superior journalism than the troglodytes surrounding you on the train, I'm surprised that Rosenbaum's retirement didn't evoke a more interesting response.
sorry AJ, but just from reading the above, he seemed more like a high brow Roger Ebret or the other fellow "Gene"- which ever one is still alove.
And its not just about "reading superior journalism", as I don't have the time for that all the time. Its more about making sure I am as best- as I can be -fortified with the intellectual and social capital to hopefully survive, thrive and perhaps be a facilitator of real change. Yea its both pleasure but also very necessity in these darkest of times.
Darkest of times?
You should read a book called "The Good Old Days: They Were Horrible!"
Nice avatar, though...
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