Film School Rejects
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Type of site | Film blog |
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| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
| Created by | Neil Miller |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | February 15, 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
Film School Rejects is an American blog devoted to movie reviews, interviews, film industry news, and feature commentary. It was founded by Neil Miller in February 2006.[1][2]
The site was nominated for Best News Blog by Total Film magazine and named one of the 50 best blogs for filmmakers by MovieMaker magazine.[3][4] Its weekly podcast, Reject Radio, was voted as the fourth best podcast for movie fans by Movies.com.[5]
Film School Rejects and its contributors have been featured and quoted in regional and national media outlets, including CNN, the Los Angeles Times, Mashable, and American Public Media.[6][7] The site's April Fools' Day pranks have been covered on MTV,[8] Fandango,[9] and BuzzFeed.[10][unreliable source]
Awards and recognitions
[edit]- #4 Best Podcast for Movie Fans – Movies.com, 2012[5]
- #3 Best Movie Blog – BlogRank, 2012[11]
- 50 Best Blogs for Filmmakers – MovieMaker magazine, 2010[4]
- Best News Blog (nominated) – Total Film, 2010[3]
- Site of the Week – AMC, 2008[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Savlov, Marc (June 18, 2010). "The Cool Keeps On". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Hynes, Thomas (April 27, 2012). "A Brief Blog Profile: Film School Rejects". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017.
- ^ a b "2010 Blog Awards: Best News Blog". Total Film. December 1, 2009. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Pahle, Rebecca (January 21, 2010). "50 Best Blogs for Moviemakers". MovieMaker. Archived from the original on January 27, 2010.
- ^ a b Hall, Jacob S. (July 18, 2012). "The Ten Greatest Movie Podcasts Any Fan Should Subscribe To". Movies.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019.
- ^ France, Lisa Respers (July 20, 2012). "Shootings cast pall over 'Dark Knight Rises' blockbuster weekend". CNN. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019.
- ^ Beggs, Scott (July 31, 2012). "'The Hobbit' to be turned into three films" (Interview). Interviewed by Jeff Horwich. Marketplace Business. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013.
- ^ Rosenberg, Adam (April 1, 2010). "April Fools 2010 Pranks Around The Movie-Loving Blogosphere". MTV. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021.
- ^ Davis, Erik (April 1, 2010). "The Five: Best Movie-Related April Fool's Day Pranks". Fandango. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016.
- ^ apriltruth (Apr 1, 2010). "April Fools Prank Watch". BuzzFeed.
- ^ "Top 50 Movies blogs". Blogrank. Blogmetrics. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ Fall, Christine (April 10, 2008). "Site of the Week: Film School Rejects". AMC. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012.