Anthony O. "Tony" Scott (born July 10, 1966) is a Jewish (1) film critic for The New York Times newspaper. He began his tenure at the paper's Arts section in January 2000, following Janet Maslin's retirement. Before joining The Times, Scott was a book critic for Newsday as well as a contributor to the The New York Review of Books and Slate. is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ... The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ... Janet Maslin is a book critic for the daily New York Times. ... Newsday is a daily tabloid-size newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area. ... This article is about the literary magazine. ... Slate is an online news and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley and owned by Microsoft (as part of MSN). ...

Son of the well-known historian Joan Wallach Scott, he attended public schools in Providence, Rhode Island, including Classical High School, before graduating magna cum laude from Harvard in 1988 with a degree in literature. He lives in the New York City borough of Brooklyn with his wife and two children. Joan Wallach Scott is largely credited with contributing to major transformations in the field of intellectual history. ... “Providence” redirects here. ... Classical High School, founded in 1843, is a college-preparatory public in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. ... Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ...

In 2006 and 2007, Scott served several times as guest critic on Ebert & Roeper with Richard Roeper in Roger Ebert's absence due to illness. He and Roeper counted down their selections for the top ten films of 2006. At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper is a movie review television program featuring film critic Roger Ebert and columnist Richard Roeper, both of the Chicago Sun-Times. ... Richard Roeper (born October 17, 1959)[1] is a columnist/film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and, since September of 2000, has co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper with fellow film critic Roger Ebert. ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ...

Scott is currently working on a book of literary criticism about the 20th Century American novel. He is particularly fond of the work of Mary McCarthy, calling her novel The Group one of the greatest of the 20th Century. He contributed a foreword to her collection of essays A Bolt from the Blue.

External links

• N.Y.T. bio.- A.O. Scott

• N.Y.T. articles

• N.Y.T. movie reviews- A.O. Scott

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