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Vincent Canby column on his discovery, after seven years as theater critic, that Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway represent not just alternative New York theater but virtually the entire New...
Oct 18, 2023 · He also discusses his simultaneous work as a playwright and novelist, arguing that “writing novels is a form of criticism.”. Insdorf and Canby also discuss the cost of filmmaking, the state of ...
Dec 14, 2012 · Vincent Canby was born in Barrington and got his first newspaper job in 1948 on the old Chicago Journal of Commerce. In 1951, he left Chicago to take a job with lousy pay at Variety in New York. That job eventually led to his present one – as principal film critic of the New York Times.
Oct 16, 2000 · Vincent Canby, who wrote for The New York Times for more than 35 years, passed away in 2000. He was known for his witty and insightful reviews of films and plays, from the French New Wave to Woody Allen.
The reviews in the next morning’s newspapers condemned the film as a pretentious, obscure, meandering, extravagant fiasco. Vincent Canby sounded its death knell in The New York Times.
Oct 24, 2000 · A tribute to the late film critic Vincent Canby, who wrote for The New York Times from 1969 to 1993. He was known for his wit, lucidity, and eclectic taste, and for his ability to capture the experience of watching films.
Mar 18, 2022 · In his review for The New York Times, Vincent Canby called the film, based on Mario Puzo’s mafia novel, “one of the most brutal and moving chronicles of American life ever designed within the limits of popular entertainment.”
