Robinson began to write for '' Sight and Sound '' and the '' Monthly Film Bulletin '' during the 1950s , becoming Assistant Editor of '' Sight and Sound '' and Editor of the '' Monthly Film Bulletin '' in 1957-1958 . He was film critic of the '' Financial Times '' from 1958 to 1973 , before taking up the same post at '' The Times '' in 1973 . He remained the paper 's main film reviewer until around 1990 and a regular contributor until around 1996 . From 1997 until 2015 , he was the Director of the Giornate del cinema muto silent film festival , which takes place in Pordenone , northern Italy every October . Robinson is also a supporter of the UK based silent film society Bristol Silents and the Slapstick Silent Comedy Festival , also based in Bristol every January . He played a part in the creation of the award winning Museum of the Moving Image on London 's South Bank which opened in 1988 and closed in 1999 . In 1973 , he was the head of the jury at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival . In 1995 he was a member of the jury at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival
23rd Berlin International Film Festival
23rd Berlin International Film Festival
David Robinson (film critic)