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David James Stratton AM (born 1939) is an English-Australian film critic and historian. He has also worked as a journalist, interviewer, educator, television personality, and producer. His career as a film critic, writer, and educator in Australia spanned 57 years, until his retirement in December 2023.
Apr 30, 2024 · David Stratton is a former film critic for Variety and SBS, and a current film critic for The Australian. He has also written books, lectured on film history, and reviewed movies from various genres and countries.
- Variety
- Associate Publisher, Time Out Australia
- He urinated on Federico Fellini’s shoes at the Venice Film Festival. It was Stratton’s first international film festival in 1966. He was 26, drank too much Champagne at the Opening Night Party, saw the La Dolce Vita director standing next to him at the urinal, and unthinkingly turned to greet his idol.
- He became director of the Sydney Film Festival at age 26 in what could be described as an accidental coup... Incensed by the butchering of movies by government censors, Stratton drafted a motion that the Sydney Film Festival should start fighting for exemption from censorship.
- and basically spearheaded the abolition of film censorship in Australia. In the ’60s, censors used to simply snip out anything they deemed controversial from any movie imported into Australia.
- He once visited Andy Warhol at the Factory in New York. In 1978 Stratton was trying to negotiate a retrospective of Warhol/Paul Morrissey films to screen in conjunction with the Art Gallery of NSW.
The revered film critic and TV personality shares his diverse and eclectic list of movies, from The Barbarian Invasions to The Band's Visit. Watch his reviews from The Movie Show archives and the trailer for his new documentary.
- SBS Movies
The legendary film critic talks about his documentary, his relationship with Margaret Pomeranz, and his views on Australian cinema and TV drama. Find out how he sees himself on screen, what he thinks of superhero movies, and why he prefers political programs on TV.
Dec 31, 2023 · Hear the interview with David Stratton, Australia's most prolific and best-known film critic, who is retiring after 57 years. Find out his pick as the greatest movie of all time and his reflections on the film industry.
DAVID Stratton wrote his first movie review at the age of seven. With the benefit of hindsight, his subject — The Overlanders (1946), an Australian Western starring Chips Rafferty — proved to ...
