Glenn Kenny
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Glenn Kenny is an American
film critic. Kenny served as a critic and editor at the film magazine Premiere
from 1996 until it ceased publication in 2007. Since the magazine's dissolution, Kenny has worked extensively as a freelance critic, contributing to a variety of publications and websites.
, where he majored in English literature
. He joined the staff of Premiere
in June 1996 after having worked as a freelance film and music critic
for several publications, including The Village Voice
. One of Kenny's first assignments for the magazine was editing David Foster Wallace
's "David Lynch Keeps His Head," which would later be collected in Wallace's book A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
.
Kenny writes two weekly columns for the film website The Auteurs, entitled Tuesday Morning Foreign Region DVD Report and Topics/Questions/Exercises of the Week.
In 2009, Kenny appeared as an actor in The Girlfriend Experience
, directed by Steven Soderbergh
.
Kenny resides in New York City
with his wife.
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film critic. Kenny served as a critic and editor at the film magazine Premiere
Premiere (magazine)
Premiere was an American and New York City-based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., published between the years 1987 and 2007. The original version of the magazine, Première , was started in France in 1976 and is still being published there.-History:The magazine originally...
from 1996 until it ceased publication in 2007. Since the magazine's dissolution, Kenny has worked extensively as a freelance critic, contributing to a variety of publications and websites.
Biography
Kenny attended William Paterson UniversityWilliam Paterson University
William Paterson University is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: , , , , and ....
, where he majored in English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
. He joined the staff of Premiere
Premiere (magazine)
Premiere was an American and New York City-based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., published between the years 1987 and 2007. The original version of the magazine, Première , was started in France in 1976 and is still being published there.-History:The magazine originally...
in June 1996 after having worked as a freelance film and music critic
Music criticism
See also Music journalism for reporting on classical and popular music in the media.The Oxford Companion to Music defines music criticism as 'the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres'. In this...
for several publications, including The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
. One of Kenny's first assignments for the magazine was editing David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace was an American author of novels, essays, and short stories, and a professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California...
's "David Lynch Keeps His Head," which would later be collected in Wallace's book A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments is a 1997 collection of nonfiction writing by David Foster Wallace.In the title essay, originally published in Harper's as "Shipping Out", Wallace describes the excesses of his one-week trip in the Caribbean aboard the cruise ship ,...
.
Kenny writes two weekly columns for the film website The Auteurs, entitled Tuesday Morning Foreign Region DVD Report and Topics/Questions/Exercises of the Week.
In 2009, Kenny appeared as an actor in The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience is a 2009 experimental drama film shot in New York City. It is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars then-active porn star Sasha Grey. A rough cut was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. The film has also been made available on Amazon Video on Demand...
, directed by Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Andrew Soderbergh is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and an Academy Award-winning film director. He is best known for directing commercial Hollywood films like Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and the remake of Ocean's Eleven, but he has also directed smaller less...
.
Kenny resides in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with his wife.
External links
- Glenny Kenny's blog
- Video: Glenn Kenny on The Charlie Rose Show.