Todd McCarthy

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Todd McCarthy (born February 16, 1950 in Evanston , Illinois ) is an American film critic who worked for Variety for 31 years , including as chief critic, and then worked for The Hollywood Reporter until 2020 . In addition, he has repeatedly worked as a film director and screenwriter for documentaries.

Life

Todd McCarthy was born in 1950 in Evanston , Illinois, the son of Daniel and Barbara McCarthy. His mother was a cellist and president of the Evanston Symphony Orchestra. His father was a rancher and real estate developer. McCarthy graduated from Stanford University in 1972 . In July 1993, at the age of 43, he married the documentary filmmaker Sasha Alpert.

From 1974 to 1975 McCarthy worked for Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles as assistant to Elaine May. From 1975 to 1977 he worked for New World Pictures in Los Angeles as director of advertising and public relations. He later worked as the manager of the English language editions of Le Film français .

In 1979 McCarthy began writing for Variety . After his release there he was asked in 1991 by the new editor Peter Bart to return to Variety , where he should focus on film reviewing. After a change of ownership in 2009, McCarthy was fired again and subsequently wrote for IndieWire . Barely a year later, Janice Min offered him the newly created job as chief film critic for The Hollywood Reporter . She also agreed to hire a number of former Variety colleagues, including David Rooney, a New York theater and film writer, Deborah Young in Rome, Leslie Felperin in the UK and Jordan Mintzer in Paris.

In the course of a wave of layoffs following a change in ownership at The Hollywood Reporter , McCarthy was fired in spring 2020, as was his long-time colleague David Rooney at Variety , who, however, a few weeks later became his successor as chief film critic of The Hollywood Reporter .

McCarthy has worked as a filmmaker himself again and again in his life. In 1990 he wrote the script for the episode Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer in the documentary American Masters , also known as Hollywood Mavericks , an Emmy Award- winning film. He has also directed a total of four other documentaries.

McCarthy is a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics .

Filmography

  • 1990: American Masters, Episode: Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (Documentary)
  • 1992: Visions of Light (documentary)
  • 1995: Claudia Jennings (documentary)
  • 1999: Forever Hollywood (documentary)
  • 2007: Man of Cinema: Pierre Rissient (documentary)

literature

  • Todd McCarthy: Howard Hawks: The Gray Fox of Hollywood . Grove Press; Reprint October 16, 2000. ISBN 0802137407

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Todd McCarthy. In: peoplepill.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c d Todd McCarthy: Esteemed THR Lead Film Critic Todd McCarthy Writes About His Abrupt Firing. In: deadline.com, April 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Todd McCarthy. In: indiewire.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro: Hollywood Reporter Publisher Lynne Segall Out, Trade Hit With More Layoffs From Valence Media. In: deadline.com, April 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Andy Lauer: Variety Drops Todd McCarthy. In: indiewire.com, March 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ Roger Ebert: Variety: This thumb's for you. In: rogerebert.com, March 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-rooney-named-chief-film-critic-at-hollywood-reporter-1294097
  8. ↑ Forever Hollywood. In: americancinemathequecalendar.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Todd McCarthy. In: lafca.net. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  10. ^ National Society of Film Critics: Members. In: nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME McCarthy, Todd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film critic, screenwriter, and film director
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Evanston , Illinois, United States