Ian Freer

For the British general, see Ian Freer (British Army officer).

Ian Freer is a British non-fiction author, film magazine editor and newspaper writer who has written several books relating to films.

He is currently employed with the film magazine Empire and is one of their senior reviewers as well as the assistant editor of the magazine.^[1]

He is also a writer for several newspapers, including the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian covering film subjects and film history.^[2][3]

In 2010, he appeared in the documentary comedy film The People vs. George Lucas.

Works

In 2007, he authored The Complete Spielberg, a guide to the films of Steven Spielberg.^[4]

In 2009, he authored a title Movie Makers: 50 Iconic Directors from Chaplin to the Coen Brothers, published by Quercus that covers film directors including Charlie Chaplin, Quentin Tarantino, and David Lean among others.^[5]

References

1. Empire Magazine, List of senior Staff, Accessed November 2007 Archived 23 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Ian Freer". The Daily Telegraph. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
3. Freer, Ian (3 February 2022). "John Williams at 90: 'He is so much smarter than his critics'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
4. Spielberg, Ian Freer Complete Spielberg book, Accessed 2007 Archived November 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
5. "The Movie Makers. 50 iconic directors from Chaplin to the Coen Brothers". The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, University of Exeter. Retrieved 30 June 2022.