Michael Sragow | |
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| Born | (1952-06-26)June 26, 1952 (age 73) New York City, United States |
| Alma mater | Harvard University New York University |
| Occupations | Writer, film critic, columnist |
Michael Sragow (born June 26, 1952) is an American film critic and columnist who has written forThe Orange County Register,The Baltimore Sun,Film Comment, theSan Francisco Examiner,The New Times,The New Yorker (where he worked withPauline Kael),The Atlantic andSalon.com. Sragow also editedJames Agee's film essays (for the bookAgee on Film), and has written or contributed to several other cinema-related books.
Sragow attendedNew York University andHarvard University, where he majored in history and literature.[1] Sragow began his career at the magazineBoston, and went on to become the film critic forRolling Stone. From 1985 to 1992, he was the lead film critic for theSan Francisco Examiner.[2] Commencing in 1999, he was a film critic forSalon.com, and commencing in 2001, he was a film critic forThe Baltimore Sun. In March 2013 he became the first film critic in a decade forThe Orange County Register in California.[3]
In 2008, Sragow published a biography of directorVictor Fleming. In his review, John Gallagher writes that Sragow's biography "restores the director to his rightful place in film history and popular culture. It's a fantastic read, assiduously researched, using primary archival resources and a full complement of remembrances from Fleming's family and colleagues."[4] Jeanine Basinger wrote, "Steven Spielberg said about Fleming, 'We honor his movies and don't know him, because he did his job so well.' Thanks to Michael Sragow, we now know Victor Fleming."[5] Sragow's book won the 2008Marfield Prize, which is a national award for arts writing.[6]
In January 2010, Sragow taught a course on "Classic American Films" atCentre College for the school's three-week "Centre Term."[7] Sragow has constantly supported British filmmakerDavid Yates through his online blog "Sragow Gets Reel", naming him "a big-screen master of tension, atmosphere and emotional suggestion".[8][9]
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