Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman (born February 24, 1959)[1] is a Swiss-born American film critic who has been chief film critic for Variety magazine since May 2016, a title he shares with Peter Debruge. Previously, Gleiberman wrote for Entertainment Weekly from 1990 until 2014. From 1981 to 1989, he wrote for The Phoenix.
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Born | Lausanne, Switzerland | February 24, 1959
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Occupation | Film critic, writer, author |
Years active | 1981–present |
Early life and education
Gleiberman was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to American parents.[2] He was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan.[3]
Career
Gleiberman's work has been published in Premiere and Film Comment, and collected in the film criticism anthology Love and Hisses.[3] Gleiberman reviews movies for NPR and NY1.[3] He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle.[3] 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.[4]
Gleiberman is also the author of Movie Freak, his autobiography, published by Hachette Books.
References
- Gleiberman, Owen (2016). Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies. United States: Hachette Books. ISBN 0316382949.
- Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies Owen Gleiberman.
- "Owen Gleiberman". New York Film Critics Circle. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- "For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism". Turner Classic Movies. 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2012.