Harlan Jacobson
| Harlan Jacobson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Harlan Marshall Jacobson February 15, 1949 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Status | Married |
| Occupation | Film critic/Literary Editor/Radio Host/Author |
| Notable credit(s) |
Variety Film Journalist (1973-1980) Film Comment Editor-In-Chief (1982-1990) USA Today correspondent WFUV On-Air Film Critic WBGO On-Air Film Critic For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009) Manufacturing Dissent (2007) |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Jacobson |
| Children |
Samson Elodie Blaise |
Harlan Jacobson (born February 15, 1949 in Cincinnati, OH) is an American film critic, literary editor, radio host, film Lecturer and author.
Education
Harlan Jacobson received a Bachelor's Degree in English from Haverford College in 1971.
Career
Harlan Jacobson is an established film critic who has interviewed numerous actors, musicians, directors, and producers over his 30 year career, some of whom include Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola , Robin Williams and Mia Farrow.
Jacobson's interview with Michael Moore ("Michael & Me") in the December 1989 edition of Film Comment Magazine for the film Roger & Me sparked an international debate over the methodology of Moore's misrepresentation of then General Motors CEO Roger Smith in the film.
His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The LA Times, USA Today , Newsday, The Toronto Star, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe and many other national news publications.
From 1982 to 1990 Harlan Jacobson was the Editor in Chief of Film Comment Magazine. He continues to contribute articles and is co-editor of Film Comment to this day.
Jacobson was a contributing author in Variety's History of Show Business (Abrams, 1993), Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise (Univ. Mississippi Press / 2001) as well as Steven Soderbergh's The King of Cannes: Truth or Consequences (Univ. Mississippi Press / 2002).
He and his wife founded and run Talk Cinema , a multi-city club for cinephiles, which has early showings of new films with comments by a local critic and audience participation.
References
Harlan Jacobson's Interview with Francis Ford Coppola for Film Comment Magazine.
List of Harlan Jacobson's USATODAY articles.