The Village VoiceThe Village Voice is an American news and culture publication based in Greenwich Village, New York City, known for being the country's first alternativenewsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, The Voice began as a platform for the creative community of New York City. It ceased publication in 2017, although its online archives remained accessible. After an ownership change, The Voice reappeared in print as a quarterly in April 2021.
New York PressNew York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, which was published from 1988 to 2011. The Press strove to create a rivalry with The Village Voice. Press editors claimed to have tried to hire away writer Nat Hentoff from the Voice. Liz Trotta of The Washington Post compared the rivalry to a similar sniping between certain publications in the eighteenth-century British press, such as the Analytical Review and its self-styled nemesis, the Anti-Jacobin Review.
Matt Zoller SeitzMatt Zoller Seitz (born December 26, 1968) is an American film and television critic as well as an author and filmmaker. CareerMatt Zoller Seitz is editor-at-large at RogerEbert.com, a television critic for New York magazine and the website Vulture, in addition to being a member of the Peabody Awards board of jurors. He was previously a television critic at Salon.com and The Newark Star Ledger, and also a film critic for The New York Times.
The New York TimesAmerican daily newspaperThe New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the Times serves as one of the country's newspapers of record.
Roger EbertRoger Joseph Ebert ( EE-bərt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, essayist, screenwriter, journalist, and author. He wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Ebert was known for his intimate writing style and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism.
MovieMakerMovieMaker is a magazine, website and podcast network focused on the art and business of filmmaking with a special emphasis on independent film and film festivals. The magazine is published on a quarterly basis, and is known for the annual lists of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee and The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, as well as the occasional Word's Best Genre Festivals lists.
A. O. ScottAnthony Oliver Scott (born July 10, 1966) is an American journalist and cultural critic, known for his film and literary criticism. After starting his career at The New York Review of Books, Variety, and Slate, he began writing film reviews for The New York Times in 2000, and became the paper's chief film critic in 2004, a title he shared with Manohla Dargis. In 2023, he moved to The New York Times Book Review.
Michael BayMichael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions.Chaos (2005 horror film)Chaos is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by David DeFalco and starring Kevin Gage. A film about the rape and murder of two adolescent girls, it is an unofficial remake of Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left, with all character names changed and a different ending. It The film received negative reviews, in particular for its use of gore and the ending.The Island (2005 film)The Island is a 2005 American science fiction action film directed and co-produced by Michael Bay and written by Caspian Tredwell-Owen, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, from a story by Tredwell-Owen. It stars Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Steve Buscemi. The film is about two human clones, Lincoln Six Echo (McGregor) and Jordan Two Delta (Johansson), who live in a dystopian compound isolated from the outside world.
Chicago Sun-TimesDaily newspaper in Chicago, IllinoisChicago Sun-Times logo used until 2018Chicago Sun-Times logo in 2007Chicago Sun-Times logo from 2003–2007Chicago Sun-Times logo in 2003The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily nonprofit newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Since 2022, it is the flagship paper of Chicago Public Media, and has long held the second largest circulation among Chicago newspapers, after the Chicago Tribune.Glenn KennyGlenn Kenny (born August 8, 1959) is an American film critic and journalist. He writes for The New York Times and RogerEbert.com.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.