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.

Owen Gleiberman
Born (1959-02-24) February 24, 1959
Lausanne, Switzerland
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationFilm critic, writer, author
Years active1981–present
Home townAnn 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
  1. Gleiberman, Owen (2016). Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies. United States: Hachette Books. ISBN 0316382949.
  2. "Owen Gleiberman Joins Variety as Chief Film Critic". Variety. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies Owen Gleiberman.
  6. "Owen Gleiberman". New York Film Critics Circle. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  7. "For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism". Turner Classic Movies. 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2012.


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