Ty Burr | |
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| Born | (1957-08-17)August 17, 1957 (age 68) Boston,Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Dartmouth College New York University |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
Ty Burr (born August 17, 1957) is an Americanfilm critic, columnist, and author who reviews films forThe Washington Post and writes the film and popular culture newsletter "Ty Burr's Watchlist". Burr worked as a film critic atThe Boston Globe from 2002 until 2021.[1]
Born on August 17, 1957, inBoston, Burr grew up inBrookline,Massachusetts. He studied film atDartmouth College andNew York University.[citation needed]
From 1982 to 1987, Burr worked atHome Box Office, where he helped program theCinemax pay cable service as a film evaluator. From 1990 to 2002, he was a senior writer atEntertainment Weekly (EW), where he primarily covered films, video, music, and digital media. An early interest in the Internet led to his hand-coding EW's first webpage and introducing and editing the magazine's New Media section.
From 2002 to 2021, Burr served as the film critic forThe Boston Globe. Beginning in January 2015, he also wrote a weekly Sunday column on pop culture. His columns on breaking cultural issues frequently appeared on the paper's front page. In 2017, Burr was a finalist for thePulitzer Prize in criticism.[2]
In July 2021, Burr left the Globe to start "Ty Burr's Watch List", an online newsletter devoted to reviews of and commentary on theatrical and streaming films, TV, and other popular culture. He also reviews movies forThe Washington Post and contributes criticism and other articles toThe Wall Street Journal,The New York Times, and other publications.
Burr is a member of theBoston Society of Film Critics and theNational Society of Film Critics. He has written articles forThe New York Times,Spin, andThe Boston Phoenix, among other publications. He has appeared onNECN,MSNBC,WGBH'sGreater Boston,NPR'sHere and Now,Bloomberg Radio, and other local and national radio programs to discuss films and cultural matters. Every month, Burr hosts Ty Burr's Movie Night at theWest Newton Cinema in West Newton, Massachusetts.
Burr has written or contributed to five books.The Hundred Greatest Stars of All Time (1998) andThe Hundred Greatest Movies of All Time (1999) are Entertainment Weekly "bookazines" written largely by Burr (with additional material by other staff writers) during his tenure at the magazine.
In 2007, Burr wroteThe Best Old Movies for Families: A Guide to Watching Together, an essay-based reference book for parents and grandparents seeking to introduce children to classic films. It received uniformly positive reviews from critics and readers. In 2012, Burr wroteGods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame, a critical study of celebrity over 100 years of film and cultural history. It was widely and positively reviewed.The New York Times wrote, "not many film historians can see the whole equation as Ty Burr does inGods Like Us"[3] and theBuffalo News called it a "brilliant and even profound history of stardom".[4]
In 2012, Burr published the e-bookThe 50 Movie Starter Kit: What You Need to Know if You Want to Know What You're Talking About, a guide for beginning film lovers.
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