Janet Maslin

Janet Maslin (born 1948) is an American journalist. She is best known as a film and literary critic for "The New York Times".

Personal

Maslin graduated from the University of Rochester in 1970, with a B.A. degree and a major in mathematics [ [http://rockcriticsarchives.com/interviews/janetmaslin/janetmaslin.html Interview with Janet Maslin ] ] . She was once married to Jon Landau.

Journalism

Maslin currently reviews books for "The New York Times". Previously, she was the paper's long-time film critic, serving from 1977-1999.Sean Elder, [http://www.salon.com/media/feature/1999/09/23/maslin/ "Maslin Bails, Critics Rail"] , "Salon", September 23, 1999, accessed December 21, 2007.] She began her career as a rock music critic for "The Boston Phoenix" and "Rolling Stone".

Notes

References

;Articles written by Janet Maslin
* [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/janet_maslin/index.html "Janet Maslin] : Recent and archived news articles by Janet Maslin of The New York Times." "Times Topics", "The New York Times". Accessed December 21, 2007. (Includes index of "Maslin's articles published in the "New York Times" since April 1996, with navigational links to full texts of the first 1000; not all may be accessible or accessible free.)
* [http://movies.nytimes.com/ref/movies/reviews/author/rev_auth_maslin/index.html "Reviews: Janet Maslin"] . "Movies", "The New York Times". Accessed December 21, 2007. ("Listed below are reviews written by Janet Maslin for The New York Times. Click on a title to read a review, access details about the movie or post your own online review." [Alphabetical index of Maslin's movie reviews.] );Media interviews with Janet Maslin
*Gordon, Dick. [http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2000/02/20000210_b_main.asp Interview with Janet Maslin] . "The Connection". Broadcast on WBUR (Boston), February 10, 2000. Accessed December 21, 2007. (RealAudio format.)

Other related external links

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* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author-341/ "Janet Maslin"] at Rotten Tomatoes – Includes links to full texts of reviews by Janet Maslin.
* [http://rockcriticsarchives.com/interviews/janetmaslin/janetmaslin.html Rockcritics.com interview] - May 2005