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Jason Solomons

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Jason Solomons
Born (1969-10-16) 16 October 1969 (age 55)
Occupation(s)Film critic, journalist, broadcaster, author
SpouseTessa Solomons
Children2
Websitewww.jasonsolomons.com

Jason Solomons (born 16 October 1969) is a British film critic, journalist, broadcaster and author.

Career

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Solomons is a critic who has appeared on BBC News, Sky News and BBC Radio and is the former chairman of the London Film Critics' Circle.[1] He hosted Movie Talk in 2016, an interview series on Sky Arts[2] and has presented a film slot on BBC Radio London's Robert Elms show for more than 15 years.[3] He is a regular reporter on red carpets, has presented Virgin Atlantic's in-flight entertainment show and has attended every Cannes Film Festival since 1997,[4] when he also began his Trailer Trash column, the first dedicated film diary and gossip column in British newspapers,[5] for The Observer newspaper.[6] Solomons' book, Woody Allen: Film By Film (Carlton Books), was published in 2015.[7] His latest film and documentary reviews and interviews can be found on his website.

Early life

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Solomons attended Merchant Taylors' School in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire. He studied French and German at Trinity College, Oxford and lived in Paris for a year[citation needed]. After Oxford, Solomons took a postgraduate course in journalism at City University, London before beginning his career as a journalist and the first graduate trainee at The Daily Express. There, he became showbiz editor and then film critic, before leaving in 1998 for The Mail on Sunday.

References

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  1. ^ Rich Cline, "London Film Critics Appoint New Officers", The Critics' Circle, 9 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Jason Solomons | Filmography", Internet Movie Database.
  3. ^ Simon Yaffe, "Profile: Jason Took the Express Route to the Top of His Profession", Jewish Telegraph.
  4. ^ "About the author".
  5. ^ Jason Solomons Videos, OV Guide.
  6. ^ Jason Solomons, "Trailer Trash", The Observer, 29 September 2013.
  7. ^ Woody Allen: Film By Film Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Carlton Books.
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