When Lytton Strachey set out to write “Eminent Victorians” in 1918, he sought to enliven the stuffy Victorian conventions of biographical writing by portraying his subjects with warts and all. In his ...

This week in the magazine, David Denby writes about Clint Eastwood. Today, Denby answered readers’ questions in a live chat. A transcript of their discussion follows. QUESTION FROM JAMIE VUIGNIER: Hi ...

God save us from Gawker’s world. The New York-based media gossip Web site, which launched in 2002 and has distinguished itself by, among other things, attacking writer Neal Pollack’s young son, Elijah ...

QUESTION FROM TIFFANY: Do you watch the Oscars every year? DAVID DENBY: Yes, wouldn’t miss it, but it’s of diminishing excitement, don’t you think? A little bland; more fun years ago when people would ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. David Denby, author of ‘Snark’. (Photo: Casey Kelbaugh / Simon & ...

"I could not in good conscience invite you to see another movie of mine again," Scott Rudin wrote to David Denby after the latter published an early review of David Fincher movie, a move that also ...

Kim and John discuss the dust-up between uber producer Scott Rudin and David Denby, film critic for The New Yorker. This week The New Yorker published Denby's review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ...

While Denby will continue as a staff writer, Anthony Lane will be the New Yorker's only film critic By Erik Hayden Longtime New Yorker writer David Denby is transitioning to a new role at the weekly ...

This book cover image released by Henry Holt shows "Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer" by David Denby. (Henry Holt via AP) When Lytton Strachey set out to write “Eminent Victorians” in ...

When Lytton Strachey set out to write “Eminent Victorians” in 1918, he sought to enliven the stuffy Victorian conventions of biographical writing by portraying his subjects with warts and all. In his ...