Jeremy Smith
Location
Salt Lake City, UT
Expertise
New Hollywood Cinema, Westerns, Soundtracks
- In 2005, Jeremy created the website Collider with Steve Weintraub and "American Pie" producer Warren Zide.
- His first book, "George Clooney: Anatomy of an Actor", was published by Phaidon Press and is available wherever fine books are sold. His second book, "When It Was Cool", a memoir about his experiences as a pioneering online journalist, is due later this year.
- He was the co-host of the popular "Twin Peaks" podcast "Fire Talk with Me" with Allie Goertz.
Experience
Jeremy Smith is an entertainment writer with over two decades of experience that stretches back to the infancy of online journalism. He found his love for film criticism on Usenet forums in the mid-1990s, and quarreled his way into a staff position at Ain't It Cool News under the nom de plume "Mr. Beaks." Jeremy has previously written for film and pop culture websites like Collider, Yardbarker and Ain't It Cool News, and legacy media publications like Variety, New York and Cahiers du Cinéma. Additional credits include Vice, Fangoria, Thrillist, Polygon, Backstory Magazine, Birth.Movies.Death, CHUD, Creative Screenwriting, Endcrawl and DVD Journal.
Education
Jeremy earned a BFA in Theatre Arts & Drama from Ohio University. His scholastic achievements earned him an internship at the legendary Circle Repertory Theatre, where he continued his theatrical education under the supervision of Austin Pendleton and Milan Stitt.
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Stories By Jeremy Smith
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Here are the only actors still alive from the classic sitcom I Dream Of Jeannie.
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Hollywood has been trying to remake The Six Million Dollar Man for decades but it seems like a Mark Wahlberg project put the brakes on it.
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Whether you're a Chiefs or a Niners fan, everyone walked away from the 2024 Super Bowl a Jeff Goldblum-blessed winner.
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That incredible bridge explosion sequence in James Cameron's True Lies was filmed under some pretty stressful circumstances.
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James Cameron was going to get Tom Arnold in True Lies even if he had to threaten people over it, which is more than anyone else has ever fought for Tom Arnold.
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Kirstie Alley had big comedic shoes to fill when she replaced Shelley Long's Diane on Cheers as a new character, the tough-as-nails bar manager Rebecca.
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Billy Dee Williams, who played the ultra-suave Lando Calrissian, had a major concern when he returned to the role in 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
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Scream scribe Kevin Williamson is bringing four new series to Universal, and two are based on beloved classic films.
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Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are reuniting for a remake of Akira Kurosawa's High and Low.
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Andy Griffith originally wanted Ben Matlock to have a much darker personality.
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Allow us to be your guides to the weapons of Boba Fett and other bounty hunters in Star Wars.
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Bryan Cranston was reminded of a notorious Hollywood tall tale while filming a wild paint-related stunt for Malcolm in the Middle.
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Frank Sinatra knew the best person to adapt Assault on a Queen was The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling.
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Looking for a steamy movie night? Here's how to watch all Fifty Shades of Grey movies in the correct order, and recommendations for other salacious flicks.
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Several major actors were considered for the role of Emmett "Doc" Brown in Back to the Future, but Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh was directly offered the job.
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To rank the Beverly Hills Cop movies is to watch the rise and fall of Eddie Murphy during a period when he felt totally invincible.
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Misery director Rob Reiner allegedly used his own spit to label James Caan's camera marks. Talk about true horror!
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Out of all the terrifying serial killers on Bones, none of them unnerved Emily Deschanel more than Andrew Leeds' Christopher Pelant.
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Woody Harrelson's audition for Cheers proved that more than being funny, the man could act.
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Wes Anderson might be too polarizing to ever win in the feature Oscar categories, but he may yet take home the gold for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
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It was Nicolas Cage's idea to channel Clint Eastwood for his greatest line in Simon West's zany '90s action blockbuster Con Air.
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George Peppard might have overestimated his star power on The A-Team.
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One From the Heart has returned to theaters for a limited time so you can see for yourself if Francis Ford Coppola deserved his biggest flop.
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There's an unfinished animated Conan the Barbarian film called Conan: Red Nails that we'll probably never get to see.
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Elvis Presley starred in a whopping 31 films throughout his career. Here are his 8 best, ranked.
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Twlight Zone: The Movie was undoubtedly an event film, though most critic reviews agreed it was an extremely mixed bag.
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John Lithgow could have played Frasier on Cheers, but he simply had no interest in doing a television series. Plus, his height might have created some problems.