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Stephanie Zacharek

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Stephanie Zacharek
Zacharek in 2018
EducationSyracuse University (BS)
Occupation(s)Film critic, journalist
Years active1986–present
SpouseCharles Taylor

Stephanie Zacharek is an American film critic at Time, based in New York City. From 2013 to 2015, she was the principal film critic for The Village Voice. She was a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist in criticism.[1] In February 2018, invited to serve as a judge for the main competition unit of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival

Early life

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Stephanie Zacharek received a Bachelor of Science degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, in New York.[2]

Career

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In the 1990s, Zacharek worked for The Boston Phoenix and Inc.[citation needed] From 1999 to 2010, she was a film critic and senior writer at Salon.com, where her husband, Charles Taylor, was also a film critic until 2005.[3] She became chief film critic of Movieline in 2010,[4] and left in mid-2012. In April 2013, the Voice Media Group hired her as chief film critic of The Village Voice.[5] In 2015 she left the Village Voice and became the film critic for Time magazine.[6] In February 2018, she was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[7]

Personal life

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Zacharek was married to film critic Charles Taylor, but they are now divorced.[3][8] Zacharek tried to have children when she was younger, but never got pregnant. However, today she has "zero regrets" about not having children.[8] As of 1999, she lives in New York.[9]

Top 10 Lists

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References

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  1. ^ "Finalist: Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice, New York, NY". The Pulitzer Prizes official site. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Stephanie J. Zacharek". LinkedIn.com.
  3. ^ a b "Against Consensus: An Interview with Film Critic Charles Taylor". Slant Magazine. February 19, 2006.
  4. ^ VanAirsdale, S.T. (April 12, 2010). "Welcome Stephanie Zacharek, Moveline's New Chief Film Critic!". Movieline. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  5. ^ Albert, Sarah (June–July 2013). "The Village Gets a New Voice". American Journalism Review. Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  6. ^ "Time Magazine Names New Film and TV Critics (Exclusive)". November 9, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "The International Jury 2018". Berlin International Film Festival. February 6, 2018. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Zacharek, Stephanie (January 3, 2019). "Why I Have Zero Regrets About My Childless Life". TIME. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Stephanie Zacharek's Articles at Salon.com Page 2". www.salon.com. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
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