Roger Ebert called him “our best writer on the cinema.” By Michael S. Rosenwald David Bordwell, a film studies scholar whose immersive, accessible writing transcended the corridors of academia ...

David Bordwell, an influential film scholar and longtime professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died Feb. 29 after battling a “long illness,” according to the university.

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor David Bordwell, the noted film scholar, teacher, author and researcher known for sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm of cinema with movie lovers everywhere ...