Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman (born February 24, 1959)[1] is a Swiss-born American film critic who has been chief film critic for Variety since May 2016, a title he shares with Peter Debruge.[2][3] Previously, Gleiberman wrote for Entertainment Weekly from 1990 until 2014.[4] From 1981 to 1989, he wrote for The Phoenix.
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Born | Lausanne, Switzerland | February 24, 1959
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Occupation | Film critic, writer, author |
Years active | 1981–present |
Home town | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
Early life and education
Gleiberman was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to American parents.[5] He was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan.[6]
Career
Gleiberman's work has been published in Premiere and Film Comment, and collected in the film criticism anthology Love and Hisses.[6] Gleiberman reviews movies for NPR and NY1.[6] He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle.[6] He is one of the critics featured in Gerald Peary's 2009 documentary film For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism.[7]
Gleiberman is also the author of Movie Freak, his autobiography, published by Hachette Books.
References
- Gleiberman, Owen (2016). Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies. United States: Hachette Books. ISBN 0316382949.
- "Owen Gleiberman Joins Variety as Chief Film Critic". Variety. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- McGowan, Rose (July 6, 2016). "Rose McGowan Pens Response to Critic of Renee Zellweger's Face: "Vile, Damaging, Stupid and Cruel" (Guest Column)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Beaujon, Andrew (April 2, 2014). "Entertainment Weekly lays off Owen Gleiberman and six others". Poynter. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies Owen Gleiberman.
- "Owen Gleiberman". New York Film Critics Circle. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- "For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism". Turner Classic Movies. 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2012.