A.O. Scott (born July 10, 1966) is a 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 New York Review of Books and Slate. July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... 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. ... The New York Review of Books (or NYRB) is a biweekly magazine on literature, culture, and current affairs published in New York which takes as its point of departure that the discussion of important books is itself an indispensable literary activity. ... 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 Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two children. Joan Wallach Scott is largely credited with contributing to major transformations in the field of intellectual history. ... Nickname: Beehive of Industry, The Renaissance City, The Divine City Location in Rhode Island Coordinates: Country United States State Rhode Island County Providence  - Mayor David N. Cicilline (D) Area    - City 53. ... Classical High School, founded in 1843, is a college-preparatory public magnet school in the Providence School District, 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. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ...

When Roger Ebert was recovering from his illness in late 2006, Scott served as guest critic on "Ebert & Roeper" with Richard Roeper. He filled in several times and on New Year's weekend he and Roeper counted down the top ten films of the year. "Letters from Iwo Jima" and "Little Miss Sunshine" appeared on both lists. Russ Meyer (left) and Roger Ebert, (1970) Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 - ) is an Emmy Award-nominated American television personality, author, and film critic who began writing for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. ...

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