Harry Knowles with Cole and Bobby of atthemovies.us

Harry Jay Knowles (born December 11, 1971 in Austin, Texas) is an online film critic best known for his movie news and review website, Ain't It Cool News. He also appears in Sky Movies News for Sky Digital, and since April 2006, as the film critic for Penthouse magazine. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Travis County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  296. ... Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films, individually and collectively. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Screenshot of Aint It Cool News. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films. ... Penthouse, a mens magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and soft-core pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. ...

Biography

Knowles's early years were spent traveling the Southwest and Mexico with his parents, Jay and Helen, who did light shows for touring rock bands. His parents then settled in Austin and began trading comic books and movie memorabilia from the upstairs floor of their Victorian era house. Knowles's parents also produced the Austin Fantasy Film Fest in 1976, one of the first science fiction conventions in Austin. Knowles spent many hours watching B-grade horror movies as well as other genres from mostly bootlegged 16 mm prints. The Southwest region of the United States is drier than the adjoining Midwest in weather; the population is less dense and, with strong Spanish-American and Native American components, more ethnically varied than neighboring areas. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called science fiction fandom) of various forms of speculative fiction including science fiction and fantasy. ... Horror Movie redirects here. ... An assortment of bootleg recordings A bootleg recording (or simply bootleg or boot) is an audio and/or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist, or under other legal authority. ...

In 1983, Knowles's parents divorced and his mother received custody of him and his younger sister Dannie. The kids lived with their mother on her family's ranch in West Texas. His mother took possession of the comics and films also. With nothing better to do on the ranch, Knowles spent more time immersed in reading comics and watching movies. Knowles's other activities included the Boy Scouts of America and he attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... // Definition There is no universally agreed definition of ranch. ... The dry plains of West Texas, have often been divided up into tracks of land divided by barbed wire fences. ... For the Boy Scouting program within the BSA, see Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America). ... An Eagle Scout is a Scout with the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). ...

At age seventeen, Knowles moved back in with his father. His mother died shortly thereafter in a fire.

In 1994, Knowles fell while pushing a cart up a ramp at a convention, and was subsequently run over by the cart with its 1200 pound load of memorabilia. The accident injured his back and left him virtually bedridden. With money from his mother's life insurance, he purchased a top-of-the-line computer and a friend arranged for Internet service allegedly so they could play Doom online together. After teaching himself how to navigate the Internet, Knowles began frequenting newsgroups to exchange gossip and rumors with other fans about upcoming films. After being chastised by future film critic Mike D'Angelo for posting binary image files to the newsgroups, Knowles launched the website that would become Ain't It Cool News in February 1996. A principal offering was Harry's colorful movie reviews, but the secret weapon was the insider news. People went to the site for secret news received from Knowles' alleged 'spies' inside the industry. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Life insurance or life assurance is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the policy owners death. ... The NASA Columbia Supercomputer. ... Doom (or DOOM)[1] is a 1993 computer game by id Software that is a landmark title in the first-person shooter genre. ... A newsgroup is a repository, usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users at different locations. ... Mike DAngelo (born 1968) is the chief film critic for Esquire magazine. ...

Due to the popularity, or perhaps the notoriety, of the website, Knowles was sought out by the mainstream media, including magazines, newspapers, and television news programs. In 2000, he was ranked #95 in the Forbes Power List. This is in recognition of the influential power of his website. Due to his unorthodox style of journalism, Quentin Tarantino referred to Knowles as "the Wolf Blitzer of the Internet." Knowles has made guest appearances on Siskel & Ebert at the Movies and Politically Incorrect. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. ... Wolf Blitzer (born March 22, 1948 in Buffalo, New York) is an American journalist and author. ... Ebert & Roeper at the Movies (more commonly known as Ebert & Roeper) is a movie review television program featuring film critic Roger Ebert and columnist Richard Roeper, both of the Chicago Sun-Times. ... Politically Incorrect was a late-night, half-hour political talk show hosted by Bill Maher that ran from 1993 to 2002. ...

On March 15, 2003, Knowles's place in the pop culture pantheon was solidified when he was impersonated by Horatio Sanz in a sketch on Saturday Night Live, wherein he was referred to as "that chubby guy from Ain't It Cool News." Knowles feigned offense on his website at being called "chubby." "I'm morbidly obese," he quipped on his site, "and I've worked hard to get there!". is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Popular culture, sometimes called pop culture, consists of widespread cultural elements in any given society. ... Horatio Sanz (born June 4, 1974[1]) is an American comedian and actor, known as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90 minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is associated with certain health conditions or increased mortality. ...

Knowles married Patricia Jones on July 15, 2007 at Green Pastures in Austin.^[1] is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Green Pastures is a historic plantation home housing a restaurant of the same name in south Austin, Texas. ...

Film Events

Every year since 1999, on the weekend closest to his birthday (December 11th), Harry Knowles hosts an event called the Butt-numb-a-thon. The event, also known as Geek Christmas, is a 24-hour celebration of film, featuring un-official premieres, and vintage films- from classics reprinted for the big-screen, to the rare, weird and unheard of. Film fans and professionals alike travel from all over the United States and the world to attend the event, which is hosted in the critic's hometown of Austin, Texas at the original Alamo Drafthouse. The Butt-Numb-A-Thon has been called "...the world's most exclusive and mysteriously secretive film celebration" and "the hardest film event to get into in the country". Butt-Numb-A-Thon (also known as BNAT) is an annual film marathon held every December since 1999. ... Premiere, from French language première meaning first, generally means a first performance. Premieres for theatrical, musical, and other productions are often extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media attention. ... A movie theater cum brewery, based in Austin, Texas, USA reknown for beer and movies. ...

Additionally, Harry Knowles co-programs Austin's Fantastic Fest, an eight-day film festival focusing on the genres of horror, science fiction and fantasy. This event is also held annually in September at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's South Lamar location in Austin. Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas, sponsored by the Alamo Drafthouse and Aint It Cool News. ... A movie theater cum brewery, based in Austin, Texas, USA reknown for beer and movies. ...

Film credits

• The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)
• Colin Fitz (1997)
• The Faculty (1998)
• Monkeybone (2001)
• Ghosts of Mars (2001)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
• No Pain, No Gain (2005)
• Pathogen (2006)

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Resources

• Harry Knowles, Paul Cullum, Mark Ebner. (March 5, 2002). Ain't It Cool? Hollywood's Redheaded Stepchild Speaks Out (1st edition). Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-52597-9.

References

External links

• Ain't It Cool News
• Harry Knowles at the Internet Movie Database
• The AICN article where Harry mentioned Drew McWeeny's screenplay
• List of articles about Harry, with photos
• Harry's MySpace page