Joe Williams (film critic)
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Joe Williams is the film critic for the daily St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(#29 among U.S. newspapers) and the Web site STLtoday.com in St. Louis, Missouri
. He has been a staff writer for the newspaper since 1996. From 2003-2006, he was the on-camera movie reviewer for St. Louis TV station KMOV
, and he is a frequent guest on radio and television broadcasts in the region.
Williams is a graduate of the University of Southern California
, where his mentor was the novelist T.C. Boyle, and of the Missouri School of Journalism
at the University of Missouri
.
From 1988-90, Williams was a staff writer for the music industry trade magazine Cash Box in Los Angeles, California
. He is also the author of "Entertainment on the Net" (Que Publishing, 1996), which was one of the first comprehensive guides to music, movie and television sites on the Internet.
Williams' reviews, columns and interviews with celebrities are syndicated to newspapers across the U.S., and his reviews are excerpted on the popular Web sites Rotten Tomatoes
and Metacritic
. Williams serves as a juror, panelist and adjunct host for the annual St. Louis International Film Festival
.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwestern United States, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, as far south as...
(#29 among U.S. newspapers) and the Web site STLtoday.com in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. He has been a staff writer for the newspaper since 1996. From 2003-2006, he was the on-camera movie reviewer for St. Louis TV station KMOV
KMOV
KMOV, virtual channel 4, is the CBS-affiliated television station in St. Louis, Missouri. KMOV is owned by the Dallas-based Belo Corporation, with its studio and office facilities in St...
, and he is a frequent guest on radio and television broadcasts in the region.
Williams is a graduate of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, where his mentor was the novelist T.C. Boyle, and of the Missouri School of Journalism
Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism at University of Missouri in Columbia, claims to be the oldest formal journalism school in the world. Founded in 1908, only the Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Paris established in 1899 may be older...
at the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
.
From 1988-90, Williams was a staff writer for the music industry trade magazine Cash Box in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He is also the author of "Entertainment on the Net" (Que Publishing, 1996), which was one of the first comprehensive guides to music, movie and television sites on the Internet.
Williams' reviews, columns and interviews with celebrities are syndicated to newspapers across the U.S., and his reviews are excerpted on the popular Web sites Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
and Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
. Williams serves as a juror, panelist and adjunct host for the annual St. Louis International Film Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival
The St. Louis International Film Festival is an annual film festival in St. Louis, Missouri, which has been running since 1992. The coordinating organization changed its name to "Cinema St. Louis" in 2003...
.