All articles tagged with #film critic
Gene Shalit, the iconic NBC film critic famous for Critics Corner on the Today show, has died at 100. A fixture from the 1970s until his 2010 retirement, he was known for witty, pun-filled reviews and memorable interviews with stars like the Star Wars cast; NBC confirmed the death with no cause provided.
Gene Shalit, the iconic Today Show film and book critic known for his pun-filled quips and walrus mustache, died at 100 after a storied career beginning in 1970 that made him a fixture of American pop culture and a familiar face across four decades of television.
Gene Shalit, the longtime Today Show film critic known for his bow ties and pun-filled reviews, died at 100 after a 40-year run on NBC’s morning show; he interviewed celebrities, inspired pop-culture parodies, and is survived by a son and a daughter (his wife Nancy Lewis predeceased him).
Gene Shalit, the long-time NBC 'TODAY' film critic famed for his bowtie, mustache and pun-filled reviews, died at age 100 after four decades on the show. He began as a part-time contributor in 1970, became the program’s go-to movie reviewer, retired in 2010, and remained a lasting pop-culture fixture and interviewer of stars.
Rex Reed, the influential and often acerbic film critic who helped shape the post–Pauline Kael era, died May 12 in Manhattan at age 87 after a short illness. A longtime writer for The New York Times, GQ, Esquire, Vogue and the New York Observer, he was a fixture on talk shows in the 1960s and ’70s for his wit and candor; he also acted in Gore Vidal’s Myra Breckinridge, which he called a train wreck and which earned infamy for its controversial gender-bending casting.
Rex Reed, a longtime and outspoken film critic for The New York Observer, died at 87 in Manhattan after a short illness, ending a six-decade career that included eight books, occasional acting roles, and a legacy of provocative, sometimes controversial comments about Hollywood stars.
Rex Reed, the flamboyant film critic and author whose sharp reviews and provocative Hollywood interviews helped shape entertainment journalism, died in Manhattan after a brief illness at age 87. A New York media fixture for decades, he wrote for the New York Daily News, the New York Post, and The New York Observer, acted in Myra Breckinridge, and authored eight books.