With four whole months left to go, 2008 is shaping up to be a particularly devastating year for celebrity deaths.
I'm sure you've heard of the more high-profile public figures who've passed away recently, but here is one for the film nerd circuit: Manny Farber.
You can learn a great deal about his work here and here.
Around this time last year we lost Bergman and Antonioni, two giants of art cinema. Now, we've lost the giant of film criticism.
And just in time for those late-summer blues, no less.
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