Daniel Rosenthal Biography

Daniel Rosenthal was born in London in 1971, and educated at University College School, London, and Pembroke College, Cambridge. Daniel has been a freelance author, interviewer and feature writer since 1996, writing on film and theatre for The Times, Independent, Observer, Evening Standard and Independent on Sunday, and regularly appears as a film critic and commentator on Sky News.

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Books

He is the author of Shakespeare on Screen (Hamlyn, 2000) and 100 Shakespeare Films (British Film Institute Publishing, 2007) and the Commentary for Student Editions of David Mamet’s Oleanna (Methuen, 2004) and Patrick Marber’s Closer (Methuen, 2007). 

From 2002–06, Daniel was Editor of the annual world cinema almanac, International Film Guide, and is now its Consultant Editor.

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Film and Theatre Q&As

Daniel has chaired over 80 film, TV & theatre Q&As with actors, directors, producers & writers, for the National Theatre (20 pre-show Platform events), BAFTA, the Royal Shakespeare Company and national and international film festivals, including events in Dubai and Dubrovnik. These events have seen him interview, amongst others: Denys Arcand, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Frayn, Mike Leigh, Patrick Marber, Helen Mirren and Christopher Walken.


Christopher Walken is interviewed by Daniel at the Dubrovnik International Film Festival in 2005