Kevin Thomas (film critic)
Kevin B. Thomas (born 1936) is an American film critic who has written reviews for the Los Angeles Times since 1962. His long tenure makes him the longest-running film critic among major United States newspapers.[1]
Kevin Thomas | |
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| Born | Kevin B. Thomas 1936 (age 86–87) United States |
| Alma mater | Gettysburg College Pennsylvania State University |
| Occupation(s) | Film critic, writer |
Thomas was born in Los Angeles in 1936. He earned a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College in 1958 and master's degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1960.[1][2]
Thomas is known for giving fairly positive reviews compared to other critics, and certainly less critical than Kenneth Turan, who joined the Los Angeles Times in 1991.[3][4][5]
In 2003, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association gave Thomas a Lifetime Achievement Award.[6] Thomas holds an honorary position on the Advisory Board of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics and its Dorian Awards.[7]
References
- ^ a b Interview with Kevin Thomas, Alternative Projections – Los Angeles Filmforum, Retrieved October 21, 2013
- ^ "Gettysburg College Honors Three Distinguished Alumni". gettysburg.edu. May 20, 2000.
- ^ Anderson, John and Laura Kim. I Wake Up Screening: What To Do Once You've Made That Movie, p. 195 (2006) (ISBN 2854188535) (Thomas "can also be very generous to filmmakers")
- ^ Berlin, Joey (June 4, 2001). . Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
I did chuckle, however, at the juxtaposition of Rosenberg's smug "expose" and Kevin Thomas' rave review of "Pearl Harbor".
- ^ von Busack, Richard (July 19, 2006). "Critical Masses – Upon reading the 1,000,000th 'the critic is dead' posting in a blog". Metro Silicon Valley.
Even 30 years ago, he was known as "the Will Rogers of film criticism"—he never saw a movie he didn't like.
- ^ . HighBeam Research. July 10, 2003. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Members". GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics: Home of The Dorian Awards. Retrieved Oct. 5, 2019
External links
- Kevin Thomas at IMDb