Harry Jay Knowles (born December 11, 1971) is a film critic and writer known for his website called Ain't It Cool News. Knowles is a member of the Austin Film Critics Association. Read full biography of Harry Knowles →
For the last 30 years our cinemas have been ruled by science fiction and horror. We've had some very good Fantasy films in that time period, but... →
Geekiness is that feeling of overwhelming passion for that thing in life that you focus on. Whether it be a nephew's first few steps or the... →
My plan for the online version of 'Famous Monsters' is to become an online 'uncle' to an entire group of people who have never read... →
That's when it hit me. The site is more important than me.
Film for me became how I related to everything else.
I specialize in cool inside movie news. Specifically, the news from movies that excite us fans.
I want to create a kind of new monster language for kids to play with, pick up, and incorporate into their own vocabularies.
My entire generation has grown up in the shadow of one movie: 'Star Wars.'
I grew up with Forrest J. Ackerman's 'Famous Monsters of Filmland' along with a plethora of movie tomes and wanted to write about film... →
I wrote 'Ain't It Cool? Hollywood's Redheaded Stepchild Speaks Out,' because in doing hundreds and hundreds of interviews over the... →
One of the reasons so many kids bought 'Famous Monsters' was that it gave them ability to order 8mm and Super-8 versions of their favorite... →
What I want is a way to put Universal monster toys back in the aisles alongside 'Star Wars' and all the other stuff and introduce today's... →
Harry Jay Knowles (born December 11, 1971) is a film critic and writer known for his website called Ain't It Cool News. Knowles is a member of the Austin Film Critics Association.