Christopher Patrick Gore (born September 5, 1965) is an American speaker and writer on the topic of

independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...

Life and career

Gore was born in

Big Rapids, Michigan Big Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,601 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Mecosta County. The city is located within Big Rapids Township, but it is politically independent. Big Rapids is home o ...

and attended Kimball High School in

Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak is about north of Detroit's city limits. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 57,236. Royal Oak is located along th ...

. Gore is the head writer and the founder of ''

Film Threat ''Film Threat'' is an online film review publication, and earlier, a national magazine that focused primarily on independent film, although it also reviewed videos and DVDs of mainstream films, as well as Hollywood movies in theaters. It first ...

'' magazine, a project dedicated to covering independent and underground film which he started in 1985. He was also the executive editor of ''Computer Player Magazine'' from 1993–1995. During this time, he also made his first television appearances on the Jones Computer Network, the network television precursor to

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, as an editorialist and commentator on the state of video games and society. Gore appeared on the G4 television program ''

Attack of the Show ''Attack of the Show!'' (''AOTS'') is an American live television program and that aired on G4 (American TV network), G4. AOTS features segments on pop culture, video games, and movies. After an initial run from 2005 to 2013 (which originally a ...

'', and had also done a film-related segment on the weekly FX series ''

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''. He was also the host and moderator of '' The New Movie Show with Chris Gore'', also on FX, in 2000, where a panel mixed between critics and celebrity guests reviewed movies. G4 then based a recurring gag in an August 2010 episode of ''Attack of the Show'' on the murder of Chris Gore, bringing up three potential murderers each - furthering the idea that his movies are horrible and that everyone wanted to kill him. Gore co-wrote and produced the independent parody film ''

My Big Fat Independent Movie ''My Big Fat Independent Movie'' is a 2005 independent film produced, written and directed by former film critic Chris Gore spoofing well-known independent films, such as ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'', '' Memento'', '' Swingers'', ''Pulp Fiction'' ...

'', a comedy spoof of other indie films featuring

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. His books include ''The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made'', ''The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide'' and ''The Complete DVD Book: Designing, Producing and Marketing Your Independent Film on DVD''. Gore also co-created ''Sci-Fi Universe'' magazine and created the now-defunct ''Wild Cartoon Kingdom'' magazine. The latter was used by

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under the

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"Thomas Paine" to anonymously criticize

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following his September 1992 firing from ''

The Ren & Stimpy Show ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to Decemb ...

''. In 2009, Gore signed on to host a reality talk show called ''

Hollywood on the Rocks ''Hollywood on the Rocks'' is a television series hosted by Chris Gore, produced by Mini Movie Channel Mini Movie Channel is an online video portal, production company and distribution company affiliated with Russia-based REN Media Group, and es ...

'' produced by

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and distributed by Ovation TV. In 2016, Gore was interviewed in the ''

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'' documentary film '' The Prequels Strike Back: A Fan's Journey''. Gore currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

References

External links

Film Threat

ChrisGore.com
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PodCRASh with That Chris Gore podcast

An interview with Chris Gore
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