Anthony Lane shmoozes about David Thomson

ANTHONY LANE SAID: "That was a revelation to me, reading that. Because there's a famous moment when I was reading that when it said: 'Cary Grant is the best and most important actor in the history of cinema.' I thought: Oh. Well, I know I love Cary Grant. And I've seen the movies and I watch them. But shouldn't I be thinking of Brando? Or, you know, Charles Laughton?"

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[seethevolcane]

A good guy.

[zoeysgnnarok313]

omg this is boring me from the first second

[212987456]

Lane is the only critic I read and trust, and the majority of critics are all about thumbs up and down. I think somebody should criticize critics, just to show how little they know about movies.

[ZachClooney]

Agree. Anthony is very funnny as well as being so erudite. I want to go back and reread 'Nobody's Perfect.'

[ZachClooney]

Thanks Anthony for defining the role of the movie critic: 3.15: "the job is give the reader the sensory experience of what it was like that...like a holiday report." Brilliant. And thanks for uploading this video.

[ZachClooney]

Pauline Kael

[Rediamondrum]

Whats the name of the film critic charlie rose keeps mentioning. Pauline..?

[vova47]

Anthony Lane is great writer,and so funny too!

Though David Thomson is very knowledgeable and I agree with him on many issues,some of his opinions are really ridiculous,Still,his dictionary of cinema is an important book for all film lovers.

[flavadaveflynn]

I love david thompson but jesus Cary fuckin grant. Too mannered no naturalism.

[samfuller]

This guy can write.