School
The University of Puget Sound, The Academy of Entertainment and Technology
Expertise
Cult movies, International Cinema, Star Trek
- Witney belongs to the Hollywood Critics Association and the Online Film Critics Society.
- He regularly appears on KCRW in Los Angeles to review the week's new releases on the air.
- He wrote several prize-winning audio drama scripts for the National Audio Theater Festival.
Experience
In addition to his decades of writing and reviewing experience, Witney Seibold has also been podcasting professionally since 2011 as the co-host of "The B-Movies Podcast" and then the Critically Acclaimed Network, both with co-host William Bibbiani. He once served as film editor for the defunct newspaper NoHo>LA, and he has written for CraveOnline, Nerdist, IGN, and Blumhouse. For many years, Seibold worked as a projectionist of 35mm and 16mm film at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
Education
Witney attended The University of Puget Sound as a theater major. He also attended The Academy of Entertainment and Technology and majored in film and film business.
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Michael Dorn, who played Worf across several Star Trek projects, said that he nearly quit The Next Generation after just two seasons because of all that makeup.
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Drama Movies
By Witney Seibold
The 1960s were over 50 years ago. As you might imagine, some films from that era haven't aged very well. Here are five examples.
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Horror Shows
By Witney Seibold
This 1990s horror fantasy featuring Christopher Walken wasn't a hit, but it became a cult classic for a good reason. Now it's on Paramount+.
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Superhero Movies
By Witney Seibold
Marvel had their own Teen Titans-style superhero team, but the group has been virtually retired every since a controversial decision.
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Superhero Movies
By Witney Seibold
Superhero films released in the 1970s look nothing like the comic book movies we see today, and here are five our our absolute favorites.
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Comedy Shows
By Witney Seibold
After numerous cancellations and revivals, Futurama has proven to be unkillable. Here's why the animated sci-fi comedy is weirdly comforting.
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Comedy Shows
By Witney Seibold
Before Seinfeld, Jason Alexander starred in the 1987 sitcom Everything's Relative, which was canceled after one season and is hard to find (legally) today.
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Romance Movies
By Witney Seibold
Wuthering Heights is returning to the big screen with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, but the 1939 adaptation starring Laurence Olivier is still a must-watch.
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History Movies
By Witney Seibold
One of Liam Neeson's best and most underappreciated films impressed the late, great Roger Ebert. Here's why you should check out this historical adventure.
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Before working on Alien: Resurrection, filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet directed Ron Perlman in a truly visually extravagant sci-fi fantasy movie.
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Drama Movies
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Legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan once said that his favorite movie was Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ.
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The Boys star Karl Urban once lead a sci-fi crime series executive produced by J. J. Abrams, but it ended up getting canceled way too soon.
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Drama Movies
By Witney Seibold
As a director, Guillermo del Toro has never backed down from a challenge. Unfortunately, perhaps his toughest film to make was also a box office flop.
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James Cameron's favorite Avatar: Fire and Ash scene involves glowing worms, aggressive tendrils, and careful character work from Oona Chaplin and Stephen Lang.
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Stephen King's all-time favorite movies include a classic Western film that, fittingly enough, often plays more like a horror story.
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What many consider to be the first Midnight Movie, this surreal (though controversial) Western flick found a loyal supporter in John Lennon.
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has delivered a fascinating Deep Space Nine epilogue in which one of that show’s greatest mysteries is resolved.
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy pays tribute to Avery Brooks in an episode that explores the lingering mystery of Benjamin Sisko.
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Thriller Movies
By Witney Seibold
2001's The Score brought Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando together on screen, but a major request from Brando made it a stressful film to shoot for De Niro.
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The direct sequel to Star Trek: First Contact didn't happen on the big screen, but instead in the pages of a Star Trek/X-Men crossover comic book.
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Legendary sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison is responsible for one of the very best episodes of the original Star Trek series, but he hated Hollywood.
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Even film students are struggling to sit through feature-length movies these days, but there's a way for them (and everyone else) to change that.
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Thriller Movies
By Witney Seibold
One of Sam Raimi's most underrated films was a supernatural thriller co-written by Billy Bob Thornton. No, we're not making this up.
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Superhero Movies
By Witney Seibold
Ian McKellen is returning as Magneto in Avengers: Doomsday, and he's seemingly revealed a spoiler about something the character does in the movie.
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Comedy Movies
By Witney Seibold
The late, great David Lynch only directed one Western during his career, and the results are characteristically interesting.
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One of Orson Welles' lesser-known vehicles, this '60s Western stars the legendary actor/filmmaker as a pretty terrifying (and slimy) villain.
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Varang, the Na'vi villain in Avatar: Fire and Ash, rides an ikran called a Nightwraith. But the creature had a much cuter name behind-the-scenes.
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