Jeremy Smith
Location
Salt Lake City, UT
Expertise
New Hollywood Cinema, Westerns, Soundtracks
- In 2005, Jeremy created the website Collider with Steve Weintraub and "American Pie" producer Warren Zide.
- His first book, "George Clooney: Anatomy of an Actor", was published by Phaidon Press and is available wherever fine books are sold. His second book, "When It Was Cool", a memoir about his experiences as a pioneering online journalist, is due later this year.
- He was the co-host of the popular "Twin Peaks" podcast "Fire Talk with Me" with Allie Goertz.
Experience
Jeremy Smith is an entertainment writer with over two decades of experience that stretches back to the infancy of online journalism. He found his love for film criticism on Usenet forums in the mid-1990s, and quarreled his way into a staff position at Ain't It Cool News under the nom de plume "Mr. Beaks." Jeremy has previously written for film and pop culture websites like Collider, Yardbarker, and Ain't It Cool News and legacy media publications like Variety, New York, and Cahiers du Cinéma. Additional credits include Vice, Fangoria, Thrillist, Polygon, Backstory Magazine, Birth.Movies.Death, CHUD, Creative Screenwriting, Endcrawl and DVD Journal.
Education
Jeremy earned a BFA in theatre arts and drama from Ohio University. His scholastic achievements earned him an internship at the legendary Circle Repertory Theatre, where he continued his theatrical education under the supervision of Austin Pendleton and Milan Stitt.
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Stories By Jeremy Smith
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No one writes a scene for Paul Rudd and thinks it will end up on the cutting room floor, but that's exactly what happened with Bridesmaids.
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If horror films typically scare you so much that you don't like watching them, try Steven Soderbergh's Presence. It's more of a family drama than a frightfest.
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It was never a question whether or not Amy Poehler would join the cast of Saturday Night Live, but she still had to audition like everyone else.
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Most of Stephen King's books are currently banned in Florida's public schools. Here's why the beloved horror writer has been deemed 'dangerous.'
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One of the key actors in Mean Girls was able to immediately quit their retail job after discovering they booked the part in the Lindsay Lohan comedy.
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The way Sylvester Stallone sees it, one of his previous flops is essentially a prequel to Taylor Sheridan's Tulsa King (and Sly's role therein).
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The one 2025 Best Supporting Actor Oscar candidate just about everyone predicted would be nominated wound up being overlooked instead. How come?
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Being the outspoken sort, John Wayne couldn't help but comment on what he considered perhaps the worst Western he'd ever starred in.
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Kevin Costner's breakthrough performance in The Untouchables made him a movie star, but he wishes he'd had more experience before tackling the role.
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One of the stars of the Mission: Impossible TV series passed on playing Spock in Star Trek, noting newscasters are 'more emotional' than the Vulcan.
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Here's why unexpected action superstar Bruce Willis became frustrated with action cinema after the genre-redefining success of 1988's Die Hard.
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Warren Beatty was originally eyed to play Paul Sheldon in Stephen King's Misery, the role that eventually went to James Caan. Here's what went wrong.
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50 years later, Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon remains a scintillating actors' showcase. Let's catch up with the film's surviving cast members.
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The majority of David Lynch's work may not exactly be considered "family friendly," but one of his film is perfect for younger viewers.
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Bob Uecker, who has died at age 90, changed baseball movies forever with his hilarious, wildly quotable performance in 1989's Major League.
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Stephen King is one of many individuals arguing the 2025 Oscars ceremony should be canceled in light of recent real-world events.
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Clint Eastwood has starred in countless classic Westerns, but the most unconventional Western on his resume is one he wished had been a better experience.
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An older quarantine-themed episode of SpongeBob SquarePants sent Nickelodeon into a panic when the COVID-19 lockdowns went into effect in 2020.
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Years after Bruce Willis worked with Quentin Tarantino on Pulp Fiction, the actor mightily impressed the writer/director with a much different performance.
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Two years before making Dumb and Dumber, Bobby and Peter Farrelly worked on a Seinfeld episode that was, unsurprisingly, more risqué than usual.
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A French action thriller called Ad Vitam, which is reminiscent of Taken, completely dominated Netflix's popularity charts in the early days of 2025.
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Over a decade after headlining a pair of all-time box office bombs, Taylor Kitsch is ruling the Netflix charts thanks to his grisly new Western show.
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Thanks to some off the cuff comments Claire Danes made after filming in a foreign country, there has been a blanket ban on all of her films and TV shows there.
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Kevin Costner has played many cowboys in his career, but there's one Western role he once referred to as "perfect" for him.
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Jim Carrey was once attached to one of the hottest scripts in Hollywood, but Mel Gibson took over the role and it was a massive flop.
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While the rebooted Hawaii Five-O pulled in strong ratings throughout its 10-season run, there were multiple reasons CBS chose to cancel it in 2020.
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Matt Damon and Brad Pitt reunited with some of their showbiz buddies to make this 2002 movie a full-blown Ocean's Eleven reunion.