Jamie Peck

Biography:

Jamie has been reviewing movies since his days writing for his high school's newspaper. Now 21, he is currently the chief film critic and coordinator of movie promotions for The Retriever Weekly, the University of Maryland's official publication. Jamie has won several local awards for his film criticism, and has met and interviewed such actors and filmmakers as Thora Birch, Oliver Parker, John Waters, Jon Lovitz and John Cusack. He one day hopes to get a job in the film industry or make movie-going far more pleasant by ridding the world of Verbal McTalkypantses everywhere. Whichever comes first.

Favorites:

Personal Favorites: The Star Wars Trilogy, Schindler's List, Clueless, Toy Story, The Crucible, Double Indemnity, Disclosure, Ed Wood, To Die For, Sunset Blvd., The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Batman, Scream, and Alien films Favorite Actors and Actresses: Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Ralph Fiennes, Jack Nicholson, Jamie Kennedy, Nicolas Cage, Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver

Publications:

New York Daily News , Oregon Herald , rec.arts.movies.reviews