Heave Hoberman

J. Hoberman has been fired from The Village Voice.  He's been at the perch for decades, and is one of the best known film critics around.  I guess, with print's declining fortune, the emaciated Voice figures it's best to fire the senior editors who get so much pay for something newbies will do for next to nothing.

I've read him for many years, even as I've often disagreed with his take (especially when he forces in his own politics).  But he was a lively writer with more insight than most. He also co-wrote one of my favorite film books, Midnight Movies. A shame to see him go.