Todd McCarthy

Todd McCarthy

Todd McCarthy is an American film critic. He wrote for Variety for 31 years as its chief film critic until 2010. In October of that year, he joined The Hollywood Reporter where he subsequently became chief film critic. Was born on February 16, 1950 in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Daniel and Barbara McCarthy. His mother was a cellist and served as the president of the Evanston Symphony Orchestra. His father was a rancher and real-estate developer. McCarthy graduated from Stanford University in 1972. McCarthy married at age 43 to Sasha Alpert on July 4, 1993 on his family's ranch in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Sasha is a documentary film maker. From 1974 to 1975, McCarthy worked for Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles as an assistant to Elaine May. He helped her edit Mikey and Nicky. He edited Kings of Bs: Working Within the Hollywood System with Charles Flynn which was published in 1975. It is a book that discusses the great filmmakers of B movies. From 1975 to 1977, McCarthy worked for New World Pictures in Los Angeles as the director of advertising and publicity. McCarthy was later the manager English-language editions of Le Film français in 1977. The next year, he got a job as a Hollywood editor for Film Comment. McCarthy became a film critic and wrote for Variety in 1979. In 1990, McCarthy wrote a documentary called Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer which won an Emmy Award. He directed four documentaries about film: Visions of Light (1992), Claudia Jennings (1995), Forever Hollywood (1999), and Man of Cinema: Pierre Rissient (2007). Visions of Light was named the Best Documentary of the Year award by the National Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Circle. Forever Hollywood has been played at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre for more than a decade. In 2007 he wrote Fast Women: The Legendary Ladies of Racing. He wrote about the famous producer/director Howard Hawks in his book, Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood which was published in 2000. McCarthy also wrote Des Ovnis, des Monstres et du Sexe: Le Cinéma Selon Roger Corman (2011). McCarthy lost his job Variety in March 2010, having been the longest-serving member of their staff. McCarthy began working with an independent blog called Indiewire after leaving Variety. He was hired at The Hollywood Reporter in October 2010. He was hired as the chief film critic under Janice Min. He wrote the introduction to Painting with Light that was published in 2013.

  • Title: Todd McCarthy
  • Popularity: 1.671
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1950-02-16
  • Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
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Todd McCarthy Movies

  • 2014
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    One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

    One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

    6.6 2014 HD

    The grim woes that surrounded famed director Peter Bogdanovich and his film, "They All Laughed."

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  • 2019
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    Searching for Mr. Rugoff

    Searching for Mr. Rugoff

    7 2019 HD

    The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater...

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  • 2009
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    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    6.3 2009 HD

    The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot...

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  • 1992
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    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    6.9 1992 HD

    Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...

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  • 1999
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    Howard Hawks: Reporter's Notebook

    Howard Hawks: Reporter's Notebook

    1 1999 HD

    A review of Howard Hawks's work, focusing on "His Girl Friday".

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  • 1977
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    Grand Theft Auto

    Grand Theft Auto

    5.3 1977 HD

    A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of...

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  • 2004
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    Cary Grant: A Class Apart

    Cary Grant: A Class Apart

    6.875 2004 HD

    Documentary that explores the life and career of leading man Cary Grant through film clips and interviews. Produced as S18E03 of the long running...

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  • 1976
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    Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

    5.7 1976 HD

    A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which...

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  • 1970
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    The Reality Trip

    The Reality Trip

    1 1970 HD

    Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations - from widescreen to 3D, Cinerama to Showscan and IMAX -...

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  • 1994
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    Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

    Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

    6 1994 HD

    A documentary profile on Quentin Tarantino broadcast by the BBC's "Omnibus" strand in 1994 to coincide with "Pulp Fiction" hitting UK cinemas.

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  • 1976
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    Cannonball

    Cannonball

    5.538 1976 HD

    Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which...

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  • 2017
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    David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

    David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

    3.8 2017 HD

    A compelling personal journey with David Stratton, as he relates the fascinating development of our cinema history. David guides us from his boyhood...

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  • 2011
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    Corman's World

    Corman's World

    7.1 2011 HD

    A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film...

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  • 2018
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    The Other Side of the Wind

    The Other Side of the Wind

    6.7 2018 HD

    Surrounded by fans and skeptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he...

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  • 1992
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    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    6.9 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    6.9 1992 HD

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  • 1990
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    Hollywood Mavericks

    Hollywood Mavericks

    6 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

    Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

    6 1990 HD

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  • 2007
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    Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema

    Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema

    4 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema

    Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema

    4 2007 HD

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  • 1995
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    Claudia Jennings

    Claudia Jennings

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    Claudia Jennings

    Claudia Jennings

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1999
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    Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

    8 1999 HD

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  • 1999
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    Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

    8 1999 HD

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