Paul Clinton (1953 – January 30, 2006) was an American film critic. He served as CNN.com film critic for 20 years. He was the co-founder of the

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(BFCA). Clinton was born in Columbus,

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and attended

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and then moved to

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, where he became a page at NBC. He produced for ''The Tomorrow Show'' with Tom Snyder and then moved to Los Angeles to work on ''The Merv Griffin Show''. Later he moved to

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as an entertainment news producer. In 1988, Paul Clinton began working on the Turner Entertainment Report and other media in the CNN family, where he started reviewing films. In addition to being a critic for CNN.com, his radio reviews and "Paul's Picks" pieces aired on more than 100 stations domestically and internationally. Clinton and film historian James Ursini did audio commentary on the 2005 DVD release of ''

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'' (1939) starring

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.DVD audio commentary of ''Dark Victory'' (1939) by film historian James Ursini and Paul Clinton, 2005 edition, Warner Home Video Clinton died aged 53 on January 30, 2006, at the

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External links

"About movie reviewer Paul Clinton"

Articles by Paul Clinton

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