Andrew Sarris(1928-2012)

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Andrew Sarris

'For the Love of Movies' is the first documentary to dramatize the rich history of American film criticism -- from the raw beginnings before The Birth of a Nation to the current battle for audience between youthful website populists and the veteran print

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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

Andrew Sarris was born on 31 October 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (1980). He was married to Molly Haskell. He died on 20 June 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

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Awards
- 8 wins total

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Known for

Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (1980)

Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed

6.9

TV Movie

Writer

1980

The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival

7.1

Self

1972

Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)

7.3

TV Series

Self

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

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

6.3

Self

2009

Credits

Writer

Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed
6.9
TV Movie
- contributing writer
- 1980
La promesse de l'aube
6.3
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1970
Justine
5.4
- screenplay (uncredited)
- 1969

Additional Crew

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

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

Personal details

Born
- October 31, 1928
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
- June 20, 2012
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(complications from a stomach infection)
Spouse
- Molly HaskellMay 31, 1969 - June 20, 2012 (his death)
Other works
Book: "The Films of Josef von Sternberg"
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Trivia
Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 37th Venice International Film Festival in 1980.

Quotes
[on Cecil B. DeMille] He remained true to the literary tradition of [James Fenimore Cooper's] "Leatherstocking Tales" and to the dramatic conventions of David Belasco.

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