▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁D anner ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁long time ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Tell ur ide ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁where ▁he ▁introdu ces ▁films ▁and ▁conduct s ▁inter views ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁resident ▁cur ator ▁there . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁education ▁D anner ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Ut ica , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁attended ▁Ut ica ▁Free ▁Academy , ▁a ▁public ▁high ▁school , ▁and ▁then ▁Harvard , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated , ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁modern ▁literature ▁and ▁a est het ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁At ▁Harvard , ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁Stanley ▁Cav ell , ▁Robert ▁K iel y , ▁Stanley ▁Hoff mann , ▁and ▁Frank ▁K erm ode , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 - 7 8 ▁was ▁the ▁Charles ▁Eli ot ▁N orton ▁L ect urer ▁and ▁became ▁D anner ' s ▁ment or ▁and ▁friend . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁After ▁leaving ▁Harvard , ▁D anner ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁to ▁editor ▁Robert ▁B . ▁Sil vers ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Har per ' s ▁Magazine ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁editor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁joined ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Magazine , ▁where ▁he ▁special ized ▁in