James Monaco

This article is about the film critic. For the composer, seeJames V. Monaco.

James Monaco
Born	(1942-11-15)November 15, 1942 Flushing, New York,U.S.
Died	November 25, 2019(2019-11-25)(aged 77) Manhattan, New York,U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film critic, film historian, publisher
Years active	1965–2019
Spouse(s)	Susan Schenker (3 children)
Website	http:// JamesMonaco

James F. Monaco(November 15, 1942 – November 25, 2019)was an Americanfilm critic,author,publisher,andeducator.

Life and Work

Monaco foundedBaselinein 1982, an early online database about the entertainment industry, and a forerunner of theIMDb.It was taken over byThe New York Times Companyin 2006. In 2011 the Times sold the company to Project Hollywood LLC, which is majority owned by entrepreneurs Laurie Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein, who sold it toGracenotein 2014 for a reported $50 million.

He has taught atThe New School for Social Research,Columbia University,New York University,and theCity University of New York.He was a mediacommentatorforMorning EditiononNPRin the 1980s, and has written forThe New York Times,The Village Voice,andThe Christian Science Monitor.

He wrote several books, includingThe New Wave: Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette(1976),How To Read A Film(1977, 1981, 1999, 2009)andAmerican Film Now(1979). Monaco was also a contributing editor and writer to the Canadian film magazine, Take One, for many years.

He was the founder and president of UNET 2 Corporation, and he ran Harbor Electronic Publishing in New York and Sag Harbor. In 2012 he co-founded the Long Island Nature Organization, Inc., sponsors of the annual Long Island Natural History Conference.

Since 2001 In Germany a reputable student film award is named after James F. Monaco, "Der Goldene Monaco" or The Golden Monaco.[1][2]

Every year the student award is handed over to the winners in a large Oscar like show in front of up to 1,600 students in theSiegerlandhalle,a large venue in the city ofthe University of Siegen,where the award was born.

James Monaco died of vascular disease on November 25, 2019.

Published works

• The New Wave: Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette.Oxford University Press, 1976
• How to Read A Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond.Oxford University Press, 1977, 1981, 2000, 2009
• Celebrity.Dell, 1978
• Media Culture.Dell, 1978
• Alain Resnais: The Role of Imagination.Oxford University Press, 1978
• American Film Now: The People, The Power, The Money, The Movies.Oxford University Press, 1979. New York Zoetrope, updated edition 1984
• Who's Who in American Film Now.New York Zoetrope, 1981, updated edition 1987
• The French Revolutionary Calendar.New York Zoetrope, 1982.
• The Connoisseur's Guide to the Movies.Facts on File Publications, 1985
• The International Encyclopedia of Film.Putnam and Virgin, 1991
• The Movie Guide. Putnam and Virgin,1992, 1994
• Cinemania: Interactive Movie Guide- DVD-ROM. (Contributor) Microsoft, 1992
• The Dictionary of New Media.Harbor Electronic Publishing, 1999
• How To Read a Film: Multimedia Edition.Harbor Electronic Publishing, 2000

External links

• About James Monaco - readfilm
• Background and Links