Manohla Dargis

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Manohla Dargis (born April 1961) is one of the chief film critics for The New York Times. She was formerly a film writer at The Village Voice, the film critic for the Los Angeles Times, and the editor of the film section at LA Weekly. She has written for a variety of publications, including Film Comment and Sight and Sound.

Dargis grew up in Manhattan's East Village, and is a 1979 graduate of Hunter College High School.

[edit] Filmic allusion

Following her negative review of the first Garfield movie, the second movie, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, names the main villain, played by Billy Connolly, Lord Dargis.

[edit] External links

• "Film Critic Biography: Manohla Dargis". The New York Times. Copyright 2004. Accessed October 12, 2007.
• "Interview with Manohla Dargis", by Steve Erickson, Senses of Cinema, November 2002. Accessed October 12, 2007.
• "Movie Review: 'Garfield: The Movie': Too Bad Garfield Couldn't Just Stay on the Comics Page", by Manohla Dargis. The Los Angeles Times, June 11, 2004.
• "Movie Review: Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties (2006): An Overweight Tabby in London in 'Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties': As Told to Manohla Dargis by Lord Dargis". The New York Times, June 16, 2006. Accessed October 12, 2007.