Daniel M. Kimmel (born 1955) is an American film critic and author. In September 2014, he became editor of

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where he served through December 2015. He received a B.A. from the

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and a degree in law from

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. Kimmel was the Boston correspondent for '' Variety'' from 1986 to 2013, and has been a TV columnist for ''

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''. From 1984 to 2009, he was a film reviewer for the ''

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'' in

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. His reviews can be found at NorthShoreMovies.net and the Sci-Fi Movie Page. Until his promotion he was the "Movie Maven" for ''

''. His essays on classic science fiction films were being published in '' The Internet Review of Science Fiction'' from 2005–2010 and are now in ''

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''. He is a past president and current member of the Boston Society of Film Critics. In May 2012, he became founding co-chair of the Boston Online Film Critics Association. Kimmel is the author of several books and has co-written a play ''The Waldorf Conference'' about the Hollywood blacklist. His 2004 history of

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, '' The Fourth Network'', received the Cable Center Award for best book of the year. His collection of essays titled '' Jar Jar Binks Must Die'' was nominated for a

Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier a ...

in the category "Best Related Work". His novel ''Shh! It's a Secret'' was on the shortlist for the

Compton Crook Award The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best English language first novel of the year in the field of science fiction, fantasy, or horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society at their annual science fiction convention, Baltic ...

given to best first novel by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society. His latest is ''Father of the Bride of Frankenstein''. He is the 2018 recipient of the

Skylark Award The Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction, or Skylark, annually recognizes someone for lifetime contributions to science fiction, "both through work in the field and by exemplifying the personal qualities which made the late 'Doc' ...

given by the New England Science Fiction Association.

Books

* '' The Fourth Network: How FOX Broke the Rules and Reinvented Television'' * ''Love Stories: Hollywood's Most Romantic Movies'' * ''Isn't It Romantic'' * ''The Dream Team – The Rise and Fall of DreamWorks: Lessons from the New Hollywood'' * ''I'll Have What She's Having: Behind the Scenes of the Great Romantic Comedies'' * '' Jar Jar Binks Must Die ... And Other Observations About Science Fiction Films'' * ''Shh! It's a Secret – A Novel About Aliens, Hollywood, and the Bartender's Guide'' * ''Time on My Hands: My Misadventures in Time Travel'' * ''Father of the Bride of Frankenstein'' * '' Banned in Boston'' (co-author with Deborah Hand-Cutler)

References

External links

Daniel M. Kimmel Goodreads author's page

Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews by Daniel M. Kimmel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kimmel, Daniel M. 1955 births American film critics 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American Jews Boston University School of Law alumni Living people Writers from Boston University of Rochester alumni 20th-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American Jews