N.Y. Film Critics re-elect Armond White

October 16, 2008 Critic Armond White has been re-elected as the 2009 chairman of the New York Film Critics Circle. The New York Press critic, who previously held the post in 1994, also was elected 2008 vice-chair by the 30-member group at a Wednesday meeting. White is well respected in the New York film community for his thoughtful, passionate writing and criticized for what some have described as reflexively contrarian reviews, often citing other critics while defending unpopular films.

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