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Leonard Maltin

Maltin in 2005
Born December 18, 1950
New York City

Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Film review redirects here for the similar sounding Film revue please visit Revue#Film revues. See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it He has authored numerous mainstream books on the cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives.

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Biography

Personal life

Maltin was born in New York City, the son of Jacqueline (née Gould), a singer, and Aaron Isaac Maltin, a lawyer and immigration judge. The City of New York [1] He is married to Alice Tlusty, a researcher and producer. He has one daughter, Jessie Maltin, born in 1986. Maltin is Jewish. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ [2] He grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and graduated from Teaneck High School. Teaneck (ˈtiːnɛk is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and is a Suburb in the New York metropolitan area. Teaneck High School (known as The Castle on the Hill) is a four-year comprehensive Public high school, which is part of the Teaneck Public Schools [3]

Career

Maltin began his writing career at age 15, writing for Classic Images and editing and publishing his own fanzine, Film Fan Monthly, dedicated to films from the golden age of Hollywood. Classic Images is a monthly American mail-subscription newspaper in magazine layout founded in 1962 by film collector Sam Rubin, dedicated to pre-1960s Motion pictures A fanzine (see also Zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre for the pleasure After receiving a journalism degree at New York University, Maltin went on to publish articles in a variety of film journals, national newspapers, and magazines, including Variety, TV Guide and Good Times. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming

Maltin in 1990
Maltin in 1990

As an author, Maltin is best known for Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, (some editions titled as his . Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide is a book-format collection of movie capsule reviews that began in 1969 and has been updated yearly since 1987. . . Movie and Video Guide), a compendium of synopses and reviews that first appeared in September 1969 and has been annually updated since October 1987. (It was published under the title TV Movies until the 1990s, and in 2005 spawned a spin-off, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide, limited to films released in 1960 and earlier to allow the regular book to cover a larger number of more recent titles. ) He has also written several other works, including Behind the Camera, a study of the art of cinematography, The Whole Film Sourcebook, Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia, Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals, and Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. Behind the Camera The Cinematographer's Art is the fifth book by Leonard Maltin regarding movies It was first published in 1971 and the book itself is

Since May 29, 1982, Maltin has been the movie reviewer on the syndicated television series Entertainment Tonight. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Entertainment Tonight is a daily Television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United He also appears on the Starz cable network and hosted his own syndicated radio program, Leonard Maltin on Video, as well as the syndicated TV show Hot Ticket with Boston film critic Joyce Kulhawik (originally E! personality and game show host Todd Newton). Starz (originally "Starz!" it dropped the exclamation point in 2005 is a US Pay TV network which features mainly first-run Motion pictures Joyce Kulhawik (b 1954 was the arts and entertainment anchor for WBZ-TV News in Boston Massachusetts. E! Entertainment Television (or simply E!) is an American Cable television and Direct broadcast satellite network James Todd Newton (born May 5, 1970 in Oakville Missouri) is an entertainment personality and a two-time Game show host. He also spearheaded the creation of the Walt Disney Treasures collectible DVD line in 2001,[4] and continues to provide creative input and host the various sets. The "Walt Disney Treasures" are two-disc DVD sets of classic Disney works covering work from the studio's earliest days to more recent work

In the mid-1990s, he became the president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and is on the Advisory Board of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association ("LAFCA" was founded in 1975 For nearly a decade, Maltin was also on the faculty of the New School for Social Research in New York City. This is about the university in New York; for other uses see New School (disambiguation. The City of New York He currently teaches in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. The USC School of Cinematic Arts, until 2006 named the School of Cinema-Television (CNTV is a Film school within the University of Southern California The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly

In 1998, Maltin settled a libel suit brought on by former child star Billy Gray, of Father Knows Best fame, whom Maltin identified as a drug user and dealer in his review of the film Dusty and Sweets McGee for the movie guide book. Father Knows Best was an American radio and television Sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s portrayed an idealized vision of Middle class The allegedly libelous statement appeared in print for nearly 25 years before Maltin made a public apology for the error. [5] Since then, all editions of Maltin's movie guide, which rates the film at three and a half stars, contain no indication of actors in that movie.

He currently hosts a television show entitled Secret's Out on ReelzChannel movie network. ReelzChannel is a Digital cable Television channel owned by Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation that airs programming about movies Guests on the program have included Chris Klein, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jon Cryer, Allison Janney, Adam Goldberg, Sarah Polley, Emily Mortimer, Garry Marshall, Anthony Anderson, Bill Paxton, Samantha Mathis, Mario Van Peebles, and directors James Mangold and John Sayles. Chris Klein may refer to Chris Klein (actor, US actor ( American Pie) Chris Klein (soccer, U Joshua Brolin (born February 12, 1968) is an American film and television Actor. Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American Actor. Jonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer (born April 16 1965 is an American actor screenwriter and producer. Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress, best known for playing C Adam Charles Goldberg (born October 25, 1970) is an American Actor, Director, and Producer. Sarah Polley (born January 8 1979) is a Canadian Actress, Singer, Genie Award -winning Film director and Emily Mortimer (born 1 December, 1971) is an English actress. Garry Kent Marshall Anthony Alvin Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor. William "Bill" Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is an American Actor and Film director. Samantha Mathis (born May 12 1970 is an American Actress. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Mathis made her film debut in Pump Up the Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957 in Mexico City Mexico) is a American director and Actor who has appeared James Mangold ( New York City, 16 December 1963) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. John Thomas Sayles (born September 28 1950) is an American Independent film director and Screenwriter who frequently

Popular culture appearances

Maltin was portrayed in an episode of the animated comedy South Park called "Mecha-Streisand" where Maltin, along with actor Sidney Poitier and singer Robert Smith, fought and defeated Barbra Streisand, who had assumed the form of Mecha-Streisand. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central Mecha-Streisand is episode 12 of Comedy Central 's animated series South Park. Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress He also appeared as himself in Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Gremlins 2 The New Batch is a 1990 American Horror / Comedy film and a Sequel to Gremlins (1984 In a short segment, he gives a bad review of the first film (Gremlins) as several of the creatures creep up on him and strangle him to death. Gremlins is a American dark comedy horror Movie directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros (In his guide, Maltin's three-star review of the movie noted that it contained "gratuitous cameo appearances. ") He also made an appearance on the cartoon show Freakazoid! where he voiced himself, only to be abducted by monsters. Freakazoid! is an American Animated television series, produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros

Maltin had starred on an episode of Entertainment Tonight, where he was presenting a time machine akin to one in the H.G. Wells novel and film The Time Machine. Entertainment Tonight is a daily Television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political The Time Machine (AKA HG Wells' The Time Machine) is a 1960 Science fiction film based on British Science Fiction writer He sits in the machine and then vanishes, as did the character in the story.

Maltin is one of the few people to appear as a "guest star" on Mystery Science Theater 3000; during a Season Nine episode, he was forced by Pearl Forrester to retract his endorsement of the film Gorgo. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American Cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced Pearl Forrester is a character on the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Television series played by Mary Jo Pehl. Gorgo is a 1961 British Science fiction variation on Godzilla (with hints of King Kong) In an earlier episode featuring The Undead, Mike Nelson impersonates Maltin and apologizes to viewers for his good review, saying he must have been on drugs. The Undead is a 1957 Horror film directed by Roger Corman starring Pamela Duncan Richard Garland Allison Hayes and Val Dufour Additionally, his curious rating of two-and-a-half stars to the film Laserblast is the source of much debate in the MST3K episode featuring that film. Laserblast is a low-budget 1978 Science fiction film It stars Kim Milford (as Billy Duncan) and Cheryl Smith (as

In The Simpsons episode "A Star Is Burns" Marge says "Did you know there are over 600 critics on TV and Leonard Maltin is the best looking of them all?". " A Star Is Burns " is the 18th episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season. Lisa replies "Ewwww!"[6] In the 1995 video release of the Star Wars trilogy, there was an interview with George Lucas conducted by Leonard Maltin included before the start of the movies. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded

Maltin is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's shortest movie review. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U His 2 out of 4 star review of the 1948 musical Isn't It Romantic? consists of the word "No". Isn't It Romantic? is a 1948 film from Paramount Pictures, directed by Norman Z [7] In 1985 he delivered a three-word movie review on Entertainment Tonight for that year's horror film spoof, Transylvania 6-5000. For the 1963 animated Short film starring Bugs Bunny, see Transylvania 6-5000 (1963 film. The review begins with a silent Maltin swaying to a recording of the Glenn Miller Orchestra playing "Pennsylvania 6-5000"; in the song the instrumental melody is interrupted by the sound of a telephone ringing after which the band chants the title of the song. Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and In his review, Maltin timed it so that his review began with the phone ringing: "Transylvania 6-5000 . . . stinks!" In 2004 he delivered a five-word review for Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Scooby-Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed is a 2004 film the 2nd and to date last picture in the series and sequel to 2002's Scooby-Doo. His 2 out of 4 star review consisted of the statement "It is what it is. "

References

  1. ^ Leonard Maltin Biography (1950-)
  2. ^ Stereotypes overturned
  3. ^ Lumenick, Lou. "LEONARD MALTIN'S REEL-LIFE STORY -- MOVIE MAVEN WENT FROM TEANECK TO HOLLYWOOD", The Record (Bergen County), October 17, 1994. The Record (colloquially called The Bergen Record or The Record of Hackensack) has the second largest circulation of New Jersey 's daily Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Accessed May 21, 2007. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Leonard Maltin was a so-so student. 'I was the only student in the history of Teaneck High School to fail a take-home, open-book exam,' he says with a mixture of pride and embarrassment. "
  4. ^ Ultimate Disney interview with Leonard Maltin
  5. ^ "MALTIN APOLOGIZES TO LIBELED ACTOR", The Buffalo News, July 20, 1998. The Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD is a website dedicated to covering Walt Disney home video releases with a focus on Disney DVD. The Buffalo News is the primary Newspaper of the Buffalo New York, Metropolitan area and its surrounding Suburbs It is wholly owned Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Accessed October 10, 2007. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Film critic Leonard Maltin, who wrote that the actor who played Bud on "Father Knows Best" became a drug-addicted heroin pusher, issued an apology to Billy Gray as part of a libel settlement, saying it was a mistake. "
  6. ^ http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F31
  7. ^ Maltin, Leonard (2005), p. 700. Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide. ISBN 0-451-21265-7. Signet Books. New American Library (aka NAL began publishing Paperbacks in the 1940s Accessed April 15, 2007.

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