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Born:
1970-05-26
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Credits:
12 Total Roles
Drew McWeeny
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Drew McWeeny (born May 26, 1970), also known by his pseudonym Moriarty, is a film critic, screenwriter, and the former west coast editor of the Ain't It Cool News website. In a December 2008 review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, McWeeny announced that he would be leaving Ain't It Cool News to work for HitFix.com.
He attended, but did not graduate from, Florida State University, instead choosing to focus on a career in entertainment in Los Angeles. He has two sons, Toshiro Lucas McWeeny, born in 2005 and Allen Miles McWeeny, born in 2008.
McWeeny was the subject of controversy in 1999 when a screenplay he had co-written was favorably reviewed by Harry Knowles on the website "Ain't It Cool News". In reviewing the script, Knowles did not disclose that McWeeny was a regular contributor to the website under the name "Moriarty". Film Threat magazine would later accuse Knowles of lacking journalistic integrity. At the time McWeeny was working as a closed caption editor at VITAC.
McWeeny, along with partner Scott Swan, has since become a working television writer, writing two episodes in the Masters of Horror series, both directed by John Carpenter. The pair also co-wrote the episode "Skin and Bones" for the NBC horror/suspense anthology television series Fear Itself. In May 2008 it was announced that "Bat Out of Hell", a motion picture written by McWeeny and Swan, would be directed by Joe Dante. He also continues to work as a film critic, though he has been banned from Twentieth Century Fox press screenings.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Drew McWeeny, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Drew McWeeny (born May 26, 1970), also known by his pseudonym Moriarty, is a film critic, screenwriter, and the former west coast editor of the Ain't It Cool News website. In a December 2008 review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, McWeeny announced that he would be leaving Ain't It Cool News to work for HitFix.com.
He attended, but did not graduate from, Florida State University, instead choosing to focus on a career in entertainment in Los Angeles. He has two sons, Toshiro Lucas McWeeny, born in 2005 and Allen Miles McWeeny, born in 2008.
McWeeny was the subject of controversy in 1999 when a screenplay he had co-written was favorably reviewed by Harry Knowles on the website "Ain't It Cool News". In reviewing the script, Knowles did not disclose that McWeeny was a regular contributor to the website under the name "Moriarty". Film Threat magazine would later accuse Knowles of lacking journalistic integrity. At the time McWeeny was working as a closed caption editor at VITAC.
McWeeny, along with partner Scott Swan, has since become a working television writer, writing two episodes in the Masters of Horror series, both directed by John Carpenter. The pair also co-wrote the episode "Skin and Bones" for the NBC horror/suspense anthology television series Fear Itself. In May 2008 it was announced that "Bat Out of Hell", a motion picture written by McWeeny and Swan, would be directed by Joe Dante. He also continues to work as a film critic, though he has been banned from Twentieth Century Fox press screenings.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Drew McWeeny, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Jodorowsky's Dune
Self - Film Critic
Run Ronnie Run
Self
Rewind This!
Self
Voir
Narrator (voice)
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
Self
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Self
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Self - Film Critic
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings TV | Self |
| 2023 | Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 TV | Self |
| 2021 | Voir TV | Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant MOVIE | Self |
| 2013 | Jodorowsky's Dune MOVIE | Self - Film Critic |
| 2013 | Rewind This! MOVIE | Self |
| 2013 | The Making of Escape from Tomorrow MOVIE | Self |
| 2012 | The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games MOVIE | Self - Film Critic |
| 2006 | Hitchcocked! MOVIE | Self |
| 2003 | Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life MOVIE | Self |