For The Love Of Movies

Cast Member | JAMI BERNARD

Founder of Barncat Publishing Inc., Bernard is a former film critic for “The New York Daily News.” She is the author and editor of five books on film, including “The X List: Movies That Turn Us On,” and one about breast cancer, which she successfully battled. She also has written a Lois Lane and a [...]

Cast Member | RICHARD CORLISS

Since 1980, Corliss has written film reviews and many cover stories for “Time” magazine. Earlier, he edited the magazine, “Film Comment,” and wrote the important book, ‘Talking Pictures,” making an argument for the key roles of the screenwriter and screenwriting in the artistry of movies. He has been a television guest 14 times on “The [...]

Cast Member | ROGER EBERT

The best-known and probably best-loved American film critic, Ebert has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and, in 2009, was made an honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America. He’s written thousands of reviews for “The Chicago Sun-Times” since 1967, and, for 23 years, he co-hosted a popular television show with [...]

Cast Member | OWEN GLEIBERMAN

At age 22, Gleiberman graduated from reviewing for the college newspaper at the University of Michigan to, in 1981, writing for “The Boston Phoenix,” where he eventually became first-string critic. He has been a critic for “Entertainment Weekly” since the magazine began in 1990. He is also a reviewer for NY-1, New York’s 24-hour cable [...]

Cast Member | MOLLY HASKELL

From working at the French Film Office in the 1960s, Haskell went to “The Village Voice,” where she was a groundbreaking, extremely influential feminist film critic. Her feminist consciousness also informed her classic 1977 best-seller, “From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies.” Her 1990 memoir, “Love and Other Infectious Diseases,” chronicled [...]

Cast Member | J. HOBERMAN

His first film review for “The Village Voice” was in 1977. He’s been there ever since, and as senior film critic since 1986. Additionally, he’s a professor of film studies at New York University, and the author of a wide-range of scholarly film books, from “Midnight Movies” (with Jonathan Rosenbaum) to “Bridge of Light: Yiddish [...]

Cast Member | STANLEY KAUFFMANN

Born in 1916, Kauffmann has been writing about films for “The New Republic” since 1958, easily the longest run of an American reviewer. Additionally, he has published twelve books of criticism, seven novels, and a memoir, “Albums of Early Life.” His anthology (with Bruce Hensell), “American Film Criticism: From the Beginnings to Citizen Kane,” is [...]

Welcome to “For The Love Of Movies”

“For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism” is the first documentary to dramatize the rich saga of American movie reviewing. Directed by The Boston Phoenix critic, Gerald Peary, “For the Love of Movies” offers an insider’s view of the critics’ profession, with commentary from America’s best-regarded reviewers, Roger Ebert (The Chicago Sun-Times), A.O. Scott (The New York Times), Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly), Kenneth Turan (The Los Angeles Times) Read More →

Movie Love Contest

“For the Love of Movies” Video Contest We love movies, and so do film critics. That’s why we made our feature-length documentary, For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism. In our film, famous critics like Harry Knowles (ainitcoolnews.com), Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly), Elvis Mitchell (KCRW), J. Hoberman (The Village Voice), divulge their earliest, most potent movie memories. They tell us about films that freaked them out, that changed their lives! Do you want to see our film? It’s easy to order our DVD. If you adore movies as much as we do, then prove it! In two minutes or less, make your own video in which tell us about, or show us, how one film had a major impact on your life. It could be the one that scared you when you were a wee one, the one that made you laugh till you regurgitated buttery popcorn, the one that convinced you to quit your job and try to make a difference, or the one that showed you the mysterious, dream-like wonders of the cinema. If it made a seminal impression on you, then share it with us! Read More →

New York premiere – 6/1

For the Love of Movies: the Story of American Film Criticism, will play at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) three times on Tuesday, June 1. Amy and I will do Q&A at the 4:30 screening, and there will be a critic panel at the 6:50 screening with Jim Hoberman, Lisa Schwarzbaum, and Brandon Harris. And a 9:30 screening. For more info or to order advance tickets, click here. Also, check out Dave Kehr’s piece in his Sunday New York Times video column. See you at the screening? Come on, come all, to New York! Read More →

New Audio Interview with KTEP/NPR

Check out Gerry’s interview with Charles Horak on his show, On Film. Charles and Gerry talked by phone with El Paso’s NPR Station when the film went through the Southwest last month. From the show’s website: On Film has been on the air since 1993 and showcases the talents of local filmmakers and their work. The program provides listeners with a forum for the discussion and understanding of what makes quality films, and helps foster an appreciation for the art of cinema. Through its weekly presentations of information and interviews, On Film encourages listeners and film lovers to support local filmmakers, productions, film series, and other film related events. On Film also covers current and past cinema by providing coverage of first-run theatrical films and noteworthy releases on DVD. With its film reviews, On Film surveys and analyzes both the noteworthy and the notorious in current cinema through honest and insightful commentary. You can listen to the interview here! Read More →