Article: The Times Replaces Lead Film Critic Janet Maslin.(Media&Society)

Byline: Carl Swanson

The New York Times has finally named its replacement for lead film critic Janet Maslin. Envelope, please. And the job goes to ... three different people!

Namely, Elvis Mitchell of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram; A.O. Scott, formerly an editor at the New York Review of Books and Lingua Franca; and Stephen Holden, who will be promoted from the job of The Times' No. 2 film critic.

"All three will work on an equal level," said Times culture editor John Darnton. "There's no lead critic, at least for the moment. And we'll see how that system works."

Mr. Scott is the surprise choice. Part of his qualification is clearly ...

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