JoBlo.com
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Type of site | Film review |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Berge Garabedian |
| Created by | Berge Garabedian |
| URL | Official website |
| Launched | 1998 |
| Current status | Active |
JoBlo.comis an anchor website of theJoBlo Movie Networkfocused on news,film reviews,andmovie trailers.The network hasYouTubechannels that focus on trailers, movie clips, celebrity interviews, original content, andfilm distribution.[1]
History
[edit]In 1998, Berge "JoBlo" Garabedian founded JoBlo.com.[2]His film reviews generally critiqued movies from the perspective of an average movie-goer. The site eventually hired other critics to write reviews. Garabedian wrote more than 1,400 reviews as the site's main critic, until health problems forced him to withdraw in 2007. The website’s name is a play on "Joe Blow,"and registered users of the website were known as" schmoes. "The site also features news about movies,movie trailers,movie previews, and celebrity interviews.
In 2001, the site started holding an annual awards presentation for films chosen by the sites' visitors that became known as "The Golden Schmoes."[3][4]
In 2007, Garabedian was invited to take part in the "Masters of the Web" panel at the SDCC alongside other popular movie fansites such as ComingSoon.net, Dark Horizons, CHUD, Ain't It Cool News, and Collider.[5]
In February 2009, JoBlo.com started a weekly podcast calledThe Good, The Bad, and The JoBlo Movie Podcast.Podcast guests have includedBobcat Goldthwait,Duncan Jones,andClifton Collins, Jr.
In 2009, JoBlo.com launched the movie community section called MovieFanCentral. The community was shut down in early 2018.[5]
In 2010, Garabedian was interviewed for the documentary film,The People vs George Lucas.That year, he created JoBlo Movie Productions to executive-produce several of his own films, including 2015'sThe Shelterand two documentaries,Arcade Dreamsand1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever.
In 2019, JoBlo.com's Editor-in-Chief Chris Bumbray began doing weekly movie reviews on the CTV NEWS channel.[6]
Reception
[edit]In 2006,Entertainment Weeklycalled JoBlo one of its 25 favorite online entertainment sites.[7]In 2007,Timemagazine called Garabedian one of the "new tastemakers" in Hollywood.[8]In 2001,USA Todaycalled JoBlo.com one of the "Web's hottest fansites."[9]In 2004,Varietysaid that "Websites like JoBlo.com and Ain't-It-Cool-News, which were once 'renegades', are now courted heavily by publicists"[10]and that JoBlo was considered an "E-frathouse; strident in its opinions but less reliant on the rumor mill".[11]Maclean’sSeptember 29, 2014, issue called JoBlo one of the "YouTube stars" who was "making the most of it."
Writer/directorKevin Smithwrote the foreword to Garabedian’s 2002 book,JoBlo.com presents the 50 Coolest Movies of All-Time,[12]in which Smith compared the film critic to a "good blowjob."
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Gilliand, Blu (August 8, 2002)."JoBlo a full-blown film lover's delight".Montgomery Advertiser.p. 9.Archivedfrom the original on April 1, 2023.RetrievedApril 1,2023.
- ^"Berge Garabedian | Producer, Writer, Actor".IMDb.RetrievedMay 16,2024.
- ^Weinberg, Scott (February 24, 2006)."Time to Vote for JoBlo's Golden Schmoes!".Rotten Tomatoes.Archivedfrom the original on May 26, 2022.RetrievedMay 25,2022.
- ^"What Are the Golden Schmoes?".JoBlo.com.Archivedfrom the original on October 27, 2023.RetrievedOctober 27,2023.
- ^ab"Full 2007 San Diego Comic-Con Schedule Announced".Archivedfrom the original on May 30, 2022.
- ^"Search Results".www.ctvnews.ca.Archivedfrom the original on May 30, 2022.RetrievedMay 30,2022.
- ^Kohn, Eric; Mangalindan, J.P. (June 14, 2006)."Bookmark This Page!".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on February 9, 2007.RetrievedMarch 11,2010.
- ^Keegan, Rebecca Winters (April 19, 2007)."Movies: Boys Who Like Toys".Time.ISSN0040-781X.RetrievedJune 2,2022.
- ^"Web abuzz with apes, a mummy and Spidey".USA Today.Archivedfrom the original on May 30, 2022.RetrievedJune 2,2022.
- ^Fritz, Ben (August 1, 2004)."Geek chic".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on May 30, 2022.RetrievedJune 2,2022.
- ^Rushfield, Richard (March 15, 2005)."Web masters".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on May 30, 2022.RetrievedMay 30,2022.
- ^Garabedian, Berge (2002).JoBlo.com Presents... The 50 Coolest Movies of All Time.Quiet Storm Books.ISBN978-0-9714296-6-6.