Rex Reed - Wikipedia. Rex Taylor Reed (born October 2, 1. Americanfilm critic and former co- host of the syndicated television show At the Movies. Until 2. 01. 7 he wrote the column "On the Town with Rex Reed" for The New York Observer. Early life[edit]Reed was born on October 2, 1. Fort Worth, Texas, the son of Jewell (née Smith) and James M.

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Reed, an oil company supervisor.[1][2] He earned his journalism degree from Louisiana State University in 1. Films and TV appearances[edit]Reed has acted occasionally, such as in the movie version of Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge (1.

After waiting all year I can now comment and tear down your top 25. For one, I think every movie you listed was pretty good, ALL EXCEPT the movie “Under The Skin”. Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they. · Take a look at the worst (lowest) rated movies as rated year round by IMDb users. Find out which 40films rank on the IMDB worst movies of 2014 list. When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they.

Reed also appeared in the films Superman (1. Inchon (1. 98. 1) and Irreconcilable Differences (1. TV show The Gong Show in the late 1. Reed additionally served on the jury at the 2. Berlin International Film Festival in 1.

The Critic. Rex Reed appears in the 2. For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism explaining how important film critics were in the 1. Internet.[5]Before his current job as film critic for The New York Observer, Reed has been a film critic for Vogue, GQ, The New York Times, and Women's Wear Daily. For thirteen years, he was an arts critic for the New York Daily News, and for five years was the film critic for the New York Post. He is a member of New York Film Critics Circle and, because his reviews appear on the Internet, he is a member of New York Film Critics Online.

He is the author of eight books, four of which were best- selling profiles of celebrities: Do You Sleep in the Nude?, Conversations in the Raw, People Are Crazy Here, and Valentines & Vitriol. In the sixties and throughout the seventies, Reed was one of the highest- paid and most in- demand writers of celebrity profiles.

His writing style was considered an exemplary example of The New Journalism and his profile of the aging Ava Gardner was included and praised in Tom Wolfe's anthology, The New Journalism. Controversies[edit]In a 2. South Korean movie Oldboy, Reed wrote: "What else can you expect from a nation weaned on kimchi, a mixture of raw garlic and cabbage buried underground until it rots, dug up from the grave and then served in earthenware pots sold at the Seoul airport as souvenirs?" The Village Voice, which stated that "online forums erupted in protest" at the review, then mocked Reed by imagining him applying similar logic to films from other countries.[6]In a 2. Identity Thief, Reed made several references to Melissa Mc. Carthy's weight, referring to her as "tractor- sized", "humongous", "obese", and a "hippo".[7][8] Film critic Richard Roeper said, "This just smacks of mean- spirited name- calling in lieu of genuine criticism."[9] On Twitter, Paul Feig, who directed Mc. Carthy in Bridesmaids and The Heat, wrote, "I cordially invite Mr.

Rex Reed to go fuck himself."[9] The review was referenced at the 8. Academy Awards on February 2. Seth Mac. Farlane, who joked that Reed would review Adele for singing "Skyfall" at the ceremony.[1. In a column for The Huffington Post, Candy Spelling likened Reed's review to bullying.[1.

Factual errors in reviews[edit]Reed's 2. The Cabin in the Woods[1.

The L Magazine's Henry Stewart noted "his review is literally about 5. His professionalism was also called into question when, in addition to the factual inaccuracies, many felt he was needlessly insulting and mean- spirited towards those who enjoyed the film.[1. In 2. 01. 3, Reed was the subject of controversy when he reviewed V/H/S/2, despite walking out of the film within its first 2. As a result, his review was brief and incorrectly summarized Jason Eisener's segment of the horror anthology.

Many felt that Reed was unprofessional, with journalist Sam Adams stating that Reed was "making a mockery of a noble profession while intelligent critics scramble for crumbs all around him".[1. Personal life[edit]He lives at The Dakota apartment building in New York City.[1.

In February 2. 00. Reed was arrested for shoplifting after leaving a Tower Records in Manhattan with compact discs by Mel Tormé, Peggy Lee, and Carmen Mc. Rae in his jacket pockets. Reed, who had just purchased two other CDs, says he forgot about the other three CDs and his offer to pay for them was refused. The charges were later dropped.[1. According to Reed, several days after the arrest Peggy Lee sent him her entire catalog of CDs, because "she was so thrilled I wanted one of her CDs enough to put myself through so much hell".[2.

Bibliography[edit]Reed, Rex (1. Do you sleep in the nude? London: Allen. ISBN 0- 4. X. Reed, Rex (1. 96. Watch Cimarron Online Etonline more. Conversations in the Raw. New York: World. ISBN 0- 4.

X. Reed, Rex (1. 97. People are crazy here.

New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN 0- 4. 40- 0. Reed, Rex (1. 97. Valentines & vitriol. New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN 0- 4. 40- 0. Reed, Rex (1. 98.

Personal Effects. New York: Jove Books.

ISBN 0- 4. 41- 6. X. Reed, Rex (1. 99. Rex Reed's Guide to Movies on TV and Video, 1.

Warner Books. ISBN 0- 4. References[edit]^"Rex Reed Biography (1. Filmreference. com. Retrieved 2. 01. 0- 0. Rex Reed". Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center.

Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. Rex Reed". New York Critics Film Circle. ^"Berlinale 1. Juries". berlinale. Retrieved 2. 01. 0- 0. For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism at the TCM Movie Database^"Rex is Comedy", The Village Voice, April 1. Reed, Rex. "Declined: In Identity Thief, Bateman’s Bankable Billing Can’t Lift This Flick out of the Red". New York Observer.

Retrieved 1. 5 February 2. Critic calls Melissa Mc. Carthy 'tractor- sized', 'hippo' in review of new film", Today, February 7, 2. Melissa Mc. Carthy Identity Thief Review Is "Mean- Spirited," Says Film Critic Richard Roeper". Us Weekly. February 8, 2. Retrieved February 8, 2.

Grant, Drew (February 2. Rex Reed Got a Shout- Out in Last Night’s Oscar Telecast".

New York Observer. Retrieved March 4, 2. Candy Spelling, 1. Minutes of Fame, The Huffington Post, February 1. The Cabin in the Woods Is a Pixelated Nightmare". How I lost my Respect for Rex Reed".

The L Magazine. 2. Unprofessional Inaccuracies in Rex Reed's Review of Cabin in the Woods". ^"Rex Reed 'V/H/S 2' Review: Controversial Critic Slams Movie He Didn't Finish". The Huffington Post. July 1. 0, 2. 01. Retrieved October 2. Rex Reed, V/H/S/2, and Journalism 1. Dread Central". Dread Central.

July 1. 0, 2. 01. Retrieved September 2. Adams, Sam (July 1. Rex Reed Still World's Worst Film Critic".

Indiewire. ^Tribune Media Services via Buffalo News, June 9, 2. Rex Reed blames his arrest on fever of forgetfulness", USA Today, February 1. St. Louis Post- Dispatch, February 2. External links[edit].