Mark Pfeiffer

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About me

Gender Male
Location Columbus, Ohio, United States
Introduction I'm a film critic who discusses current cinema on the podcast Filmbound. I was the co-producer and co-host of the cable TV movie review program Now Playing for its 550-episode run. My work has also appeared in the Nashville Scene and at DVDMon.com and The Film Journal. I'm president of the Columbus Film Critics Association (COFCA) and a member of the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS). I have served as a programmer for the Deep Focus Film Festival and a juror for the Columbus International Film and Video Festival.
Favorite Movies Vertigo, The Tree of Life, Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy, The 400 Blows, the films of Whit Stillman, Playtime, This is Spinal Tap, Stranger Than Paradise, Annie Hall, Rear Window, After Life, Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise trilogy
Favorite Music Kelly Willis, Belle & Sebastian, Radiohead, Wilco, Guided by Voices, R.E.M., U2, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones
Favorite Books The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Catcher in the Rye, Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, The Grapes of Wrath, High Fidelity, Interpreter of Maladies, Life of Pi, The Namesake