Richard Nelson Corliss Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richard Nelson Corliss (born March 6, 1944) is one of the editors of Time magazine who focuses on movies, with occasional articles on other subjects. Corliss is the former editor-in-chief of Film Comment and author of three books, among them Talking Pictures, which along with other publications, drew early attention to the role of the screenwriter, as opposed to the director, in the creation of movies. He coined the widely used term "drop-dead gorgeous" in 1985 when describing Michelle Pfeiffer's performance in the film, Into the Night.
To transport picturegoers to a unique place in the glare of the earth, in the darkness of the heart - this you realize with a gasp of joy, is what movies can do.
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[on what choosing "Selma" for an Oscar as Best Film would mean] The members would be voting yes for the hallowed memory of Dr. King and no for the unjustified killings of unarmed blacks. King would appreciate that conundrum: that violence can be a goad to good. Civil rights had advanced with images of decent black folks clubbed by angry white cops. King knew: if it bleeds it leads.
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Realizing the screenplay is a director's job; transcending it is his glory. Despite the Writers Guild's immemorial gripes, directing is a fine art, not a lead-pipe cinch (as too many screenwriters have proved when they tried to direct a picture).
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[on Francis Ford Coppola]: Coppola composes movies as Wagner composed operas, setting primal conflicts to soaring emotional lines. The force of his will is as imposing as the range of his art. He goes for majesty over subtlety and, often as not, finds what he's looking for.
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Hollywood was born schizophrenic. For 75 years it has been both a town and a state of mind, an industry and an art form.
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Served for many years on the selection committee for the New York Film Festival.
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Graduated from St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and did graduate work in film at both Columbia University and New York University.
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He is believed to have coined the expression "drop dead gorgeous" when describing Michelle Pfeiffer. Also, he has claimed that he coined the term "Paulettes" to describe devotees of the critic Pauline Kael.
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He was the editor of "Film Comment" magazine from 1970 to 1982.
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In his original review for the film The Crying Game (1992), he subtly gave away the film's famous plot twist; as the first letter of every word that began each paragraph literally spelled it out.
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Most of the films he chooses on his top ten list are fantasy films.
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Film Critic for Time Magazine
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Life Itself
2014
Documentary
Himself
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
2009
Documentary
Himself
American Masters
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Charlie Rose
1996-2005
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
Biography
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 88th Annual Academy Awards
2016
TV Special
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Known for movies
Life Itself (2014) as Himself
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009) as Himself
Charlie Rose (1996-2005) as Himself - Guest / Himself
$1.6 Million
