Janet Maslin

Literary Critic

Female

Born 1949

Age 64

Janet R. Maslin is an American journalist, best known as a film and literary critic for The New York Times. She served as the Times' film critic from 1977–1999.

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Janet Maslin, Paul Weitz and Robert DeNiro TimesTalks event held at The Times Center.

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Mar 13, 2012

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Janet Maslin 10th Annual New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend event, held at the Times Center

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Jan 8, 2011

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Taylor Hackford, Janet Maslin and Helen Mirren Academy Award winners attend The New York Times Sp...

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Jun 13, 2010

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Norb Vonnegut: The Worst Credit Card Story Of All Time
Huffington Post - Jan 24, 2013

"Do you know where I am?" "It's three in the morning," croaks Son, his voice raspy from sleep. "I make it ... twenty-two minutes after three ... London time." Dad is calm, his voice commanding. His accent hints of a childhood down south. He is standing outside on the street corner, cell phone in one ear, finger in the other as cabbies scrape and squeal for post-Broadway fares. "Can't this wait? I have a test tomorrow morning." "At that fine center for higher learning whe...
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Janet Maslin’s 10 Favorite Books Of 2012
NYTimes - Dec 17, 2012

“Bring Up the Bodies” by Hilary Mantel, “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn and more.
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Thomas Gladysz: Louise Brooks Stars In Beggars Of Life
Huffington Post - Jul 30, 2012

Is there any silent film star as popular as Louise Brooks? The actress, best known for her bangs and signature black bob, seems to be just about everywhere these days. On July 14, Pandora's Box (1929), the film for which Brooks is best remembered today, played twice in the United States. One screening took place at the 800 seat Music Box Theater in Chicago. The other before a crowd of 1,400 at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, where a gorgeous new restoration of the G.W. P...
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Reese Witherspoon To Produce Big Screen Adaptation Of 'Gone Girl'
MTV News - Jul 13, 2012

By Meg Malone Gillian Flynn's latest novel is getting the big screen treatment. Deadline reported that Flynn's "Gone Girl" has been acquired by 20th Century Fox for an undisclosed seven-figure sum. That's a big chunk of change, and there's also already a big name producer attached. According to Deadline, Reese Witherspoon will produce the project along with Bruna Papandrea and Leslie Dixon. "Gone Girl" is Flynn's third book, and Deadline notes that her other two works ("Dark Places" a...
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CHILDHOOD

1949 Birth Born on August 12, 1949.

TWENTIES

1977 27 Years Old 1 More Event

She served as the Times' film critic from 1977–1999. … Read More

FIFTIES

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

2009 59 Years Old Her film criticism career, including her embrace of American independent cinema, is discussed in the 2009 documentary film For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism. … Read More

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