Chris Nashawaty (born 1969)[ 1] is a former movie critic for Entertainment Weekly . He currently works at Netflix Tudum .[ 2]
Nashawaty is the author of the book The Future Was Now published in 2024.[ 3]
Education and career
Nashawaty has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University . He also has a bachelor's degree in arts from Connecticut College .
After college, Nashawaty was a reporter for Reuters in Jerusalem . Then he became a writer, editor, and movie critic for Entertainment Weekly (EW). He spent 25 years at EW.
Nashawaty has reviewed a book for The New York Times .[ 4] He has written for Sports Illustrated .[ 5] Nashawaty has written for Inc. .[ 6] His article has also appeared in Fast Company [ 7] and AARP .[ 8] Nashawaty's writing has appeared in Esquire [ 9] and Esquire UK .[ 10]
Books
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Anthony Lane reviewed The Future Was Now in The New Yorker .[ 11] Chris Vognar reviewed the book for the Los Angeles Times .[ 12] Vanity Fair published an excerpt from the book.[ 13] Mike Householder reviewed The Future Was Now in The Associated Press .[ 14] Wired magazine published an adapted excerpt from the book.[ 15] Hamilton Cain reviewed the book in the Minneapolis Star Tribune .[ 16] The Seattle Times republished the review.[ 17]
Allan Fallow reviewed Nashawaty's book Caddyshack in The Washington Post . The 2018 book is about the 1980 sports comedy film Caddyshack starring Chevy Chase , Rodney Dangerfield , Ted Knight , Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray .[ 18]
Nashawaty's book on the American film producer Roger Corman — published in 2013 and titled Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses: Roger Corman: King of the B Movie — was reviewed in The New York Times by Jason Zinoman.[ 19] Roger Ebert published an excerpt from the book.[ 20]
Personal life
Nashawaty lives in Los Angeles with his family.[ 1]
References
^ a b Daryl M. (1 August 2024). "Interview With an Author: Chris Nashawaty" . lapl.org . Los Angeles Public Library . Retrieved 13 August 2024 .
^ "Chris Nashawaty" . netflix.com . Netflix . Retrieved 13 August 2024 .
^ "The Future Was Now" . macmillan.com . Macmillan Publishers . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ Nashawaty, Chris (27 September 2019). "Made Man: 'In Hoffa's Shadow' Replays a Famous Disappearance" . The New York Times . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ "Chris Nashawaty" . si.com . Sports Illustrated . 17 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ "Chris Nashawaty" . inc.com . Inc. Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ Nashawaty, Chris (2 March 2024). "What brands can learn from Christopher Nolan's enduring crossover appeal" . fastcompany.com . Fast Company . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ Nashawaty, Chris (2 August 2024). "2024 Horror Movies for Grownups Preview" . aarp.org . AARP . Retrieved 16 August 2024 .
^ "Chris Nashawaty" . esquire.com . Esquire . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ "Chris Nashawaty" . esquire.com . Esquire UK . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ Lane, Anthony (15 July 2024). "1982 and the Fate of Filmgoing" . The New Yorker . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ Vognar, Chris (24 July 2024). "The summer of '82 changed sci-fi cinema forever" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 16 August 2024 .
^ Nashawaty, Chris (25 July 2024). "The Offer Leonard Nimoy Couldn't Refuse: "How'd You Like to Have a Great Death Scene?" " . vanityfair.com . Vanity Fair (magazine) . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ Householder, Mike (2 August 2024). "Book Review: 'The Future Was Now' is a brilliant look back at the groundbreaking movie summer of '82" . apnews.com . The Associated Press . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ Nashawaty, Chris (30 July 2024). "The Untold Story of How Ridley Scott Saw Star Wars—and Ended Up Making Alien" . wired.com . Wired . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ Cain, Hamilton (24 July 2024). "New book shows how 'E.T.,' 'The Thing,' 'Blade Runner' and 'Road Warrior' transformed Hollywood" . startribune.com . The Star Tribune . Retrieved 16 August 2024 .
^ Cain, Hamilton (5 August 2024). "New book shows how 'E.T.,' 'Blade Runner,' more transformed Hollywood" . seattletimes.com . The Seattle Times . Retrieved 16 August 2024 .
^ Fallow, Allan (23 April 2018). " 'Caddyshack': A comic masterpiece with 18 plot holes" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ Zinoman, Jason (6 December 2013). "Guilty Pleasures" . The New York Times . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
^ The Editors (5 September 2013). "Book Excerpt: Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses" . rogerebert.com . Retrieved 12 August 2024 .
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