Kevin Thomas (film critic)
| Kevin Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kevin B. Thomas 1936 (age 78–79) United States |
| Occupation | Film critic, writer |
Kevin B. Thomas (b. 1936) is an American film critic. He began writing film reviews for the Los Angeles Times in 1962, and served in that role until 2005. His long tenure made him the longest-running film critic among major United States newspapers.[1]
Generally speaking, Thomas was known for giving fairly positive reviews compared to other critics, and certainly less critical than Kenneth Turan, who joined the Times in 1991.[2][3][4]
In 2003, the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association gave Thomas a Lifetime Achievement Award.[5]
Thomas was born in Los Angeles in 1936. He earned a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College in 1958 and master's degree from Penn State in 1960.[1][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Interview with Kevin Thomas, Alternative Projectiions - Los Angeles Filmforum, Retrieved 21 October 2013
- ↑ 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 (4 June 2001). For Studios, Junkets Are Just Cost-Effective, Los Angeles Times ("I did chuckle, however, at the juxtaposition of Rosenberg's smug "expose" and Kevin Thomas' rave review of "Pearl Harbor."")
- ↑ Von Busack, Richard (19 July 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.")
- ↑ (10 July 2003). Pioneering Film Critic Kevin Thomas to be Recognized by Lesbian & Gay Journalists at National Convention, usnewswire (press release)
- ↑ (20 May 2000). Gettysburg College Honors Three Distinguished Alumni, gettysburg.edu (press release)