Ty Burr

Ty Burr has been a film critic for the "Boston Globe" since 2002. At the Boston Globe he reviews films alongside Wesley Morris.

Born in 1957, Burr studied film at Dartmouth College and New York University. Currently, he lives in Newton, Massachusetts. Burr has written three books: "The Hundred Greatest Movies of All Time", "The Hundred Greatest Stars of All Time" and "The Best Old Movies for Families: A Guide to Watching Together." The latter was published in February 2007 and offers recommendations of classic films to young viewers.

Burr is a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics and the National Society of Film Critics. Burr has written articles for the "New York Times", "Spin", "The Boston Phoenix", and other publications. Some of the movies to which Burr has assigned his top ratings are Broken Flowers, Sideways and Million Dollar Baby. [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author-1294/best.php] He began his career at Home Box Office in the 1980s, working as a Film Evaluator or in-house critic. From 1992 until 2002 he worked for "Entertainment Weekly" as the magazine's chief video critic. (Burr still contributes to the magazine occasionally.) Burr also makes appearances on NECN, MSNBC, and various local and national radio programs to discuss the latest movies.

External links

Bio and Reviews

* [http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/burr/ Bio and Reviews at The Boston Globe]
* [http://www.ew.com/ew/allabout/0,9930,9004_11_0_,00.html Bio and Reviews at Entertainment Weekly]
* [http://www.randomhouse.com/anchor/features/bestoldmovies/book.html The Best Old Movies for Families page at Random House]
* [http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/blog/ Boston Globe "Movie Nation" blog]

Videos

* [http://video.necn.com/global/video/popup/pop_player.asp?activePane=info&ClipID1=853993 Most Recent Appearance on NECN with fellow film critic at the "Globe" Wesley Morris]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx2-Z8jh7X0 Most Recent Appearance on BU Tonight]