American film critic and sports writer (born 1949)
Danny Peary
Born
Dannis Peary[1]
(1949-08-08) August 8, 1949 (age 74)
Philippi, West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality
American
Alma mater
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Southern California
Occupations
Film critic
Sports writer
Years active
1971–present
Known for
Cult Movies
Cult Movies 2
Cult Movies 3
Dannis Peary (born August 8, 1949)[1] is an American film critic[2] and sports writer.[3] He has written and edited many books on cinema and sports-related topics. Peary is most famous for his book Cult Movies (1980), which spawned two sequels, Cult Movies 2 (1983) and Cult Movies 3 (1988) and are all credited for providing more public interest in the cult movie phenomenon.[4]
He is the brother of film critic, columnist, actor, and documentary filmmaker Gerald Peary.[5]
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^Miller, Michael (March 3, 2014). "Miller: Not much to be disappointed about on Oscar Sunday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
^"Authors: Danny Peary". Workman Publishing Company. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^Wloszczyna, Susan (April 21, 2016). "Share Your Love: Author Danny Peary on 'Cult Movies'". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
^Peary, Gerald (January 29, 2015). "Fuse Book Review: 'Silver Screen Fiend' — A Remembrance of Movie Madness Past". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved August 27, 2021. ...he relied on brilliant tomes penned by my film historian brother, Danny Peary.
celebrity interviews for Dan's Papers, in a column called "DannyPeary Talks To..." In 1981, Peary released his book Cult Movies. He followed it up with Cult...
around on his bike, snarling psychotically." In a 1985 interview with DannyPeary, Miller said the characters of Wez and Max are near mirror images of...
book Cult Movies by DannyPeary... so I guess it was rattling around somewhere in my subconscious.[permanent dead link] [Peary's review of Massacre at...
her "the Meryl Streep of bimbos". In his 1991 book Cult Movie Stars, DannyPeary described Leigh as "an interesting, always watchable, and extremely talented...
Phoenix) under the pretense of a date; in his 1993 book Alternate Oscars, DannyPeary argued that Taylor deserved a Best Actress Academy Award for her performance...
American Cinematographer) and DannyPeary (in Cult Movies) endorsed the subsequently added frame story. Nonetheless, Peary emphasized that the added scenes...
Cult Movies 3 is a 1988 book by DannyPeary, a follow-up to his previous books Cult Movies (1980) and Cult Movies 2 (1983). Like its predecessors, it...
announced they wanted Veronica Lake for the lead. In an interview with DannyPeary, director Joseph H. Lewis revealed his instructions to actors John Dall...
Peary may refer to: DannyPeary (born 1949), American film critic and sports writer Gerald Peary (born 1944), American film critic Harold Peary (1908–1985)...
the auteur theory for numerous elements of its physical production. DannyPeary in his book Cult Movies (1981), selected it as a cult classic. Collins's...
was released on DVD in 2001. The film is featured in Cult Movies II by DannyPeary, and has a long entry in the book about 1970s film musicals, We Can Be...
totally sickening it's an irresponsible work itself." In Cult Movies, DannyPeary, who openly disapproves of Shivers and Rabid, calls The Brood "Cronenberg's...
director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival. Peary is the brother of American film critic and sportswriter DannyPeary. He was a reviewer and columnist for the...
fourth-worst, while Entertainment Weekly ranked it as the fifth-worst. DannyPeary had mixed feelings about A View to a Kill but was generally complimentary:...
reminder of how sour and weary and strung-out many rock bands have become." DannyPeary described Stop Making Sense as "Riveting...What takes place on stage...
Steve Jenkins in the Monthly Film Bulletin. In his book Cult Movies 3, DannyPeary suggests this is actually a radical, if ineptly made, film that presents...
offer him something better than this drawn-out, hackneyed story." Critic DannyPeary wrote that "it was great to see Sean Connery return as James Bond after...
English-language version as "I Wish You Love") and turns it into a joyous motif. DannyPeary called it "François Truffaut's witty, sad, insightful meditation on Love...
box-office failure at the time of its initial release but, according to DannyPeary in 1981, it has become a perennial cult favorite. Hellman's two acid...
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