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This article appeared in the May 21, 2007 edition of The Nation.

May 3, 2007

We're proud to announce that Stuart Klawans, The Nation's film critic since 1988, has received the 2007 National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism. The NMA judges said, "Klawans brings a fan's passion and a far-ranging intellect to his witty writing about film. From high culture to low, his reviews...make us excited about the movies all over again."

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