Leonard Maltin
birthday: 1950-12-18
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Leonard Maltin

Biography

Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is best known for his eponymous annual book of movie capsule reviews, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, which was published annually from 1969 to 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Maltin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

2019 . movie

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990 . movie

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

2023 . movie

Curtains for Roy Earle

Curtains for Roy Earle

2003 . movie

Forgotten Silver

Forgotten Silver

1997 . movie

Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada

Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada

1994 . movie

W.C. Fields: Straight Up

W.C. Fields: Straight Up

1986 . movie

Heckler

Heckler

2007 . movie

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

1998 . movie

Cinema Finds Its Voice

Cinema Finds Its Voice

2021 . movie

Pablo

Pablo

2012 . movie

Only in Theaters

Only in Theaters

2022 . movie

Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'

Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'

1997 . movie

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

2011 . movie

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011 . movie

Cinema's First Colors

Cinema's First Colors

2021 . movie

The Sci-Fi Boys

The Sci-Fi Boys

2006 . movie

The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors

The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors

. movie

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

2020 . movie

Cartoon Camera

Cartoon Camera

2017 . movie

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

2000 . movie

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

2009 . movie

8 Winds

8 Winds

2021 . movie

Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

2003 . movie

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

2003 . movie

Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'

Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'

2003 . movie

Bloodsucking Cinema

Bloodsucking Cinema

2007 . movie

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

2003 . movie

Drive-In Movie Memories

Drive-In Movie Memories

2001 . movie

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992 . movie

Cinerama Adventure

Cinerama Adventure

2002 . movie

It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’

It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’

2004 . movie

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

2011 . movie

Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'

Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'

2001 . movie

A Conversation with Roy Disney

A Conversation with Roy Disney

2004 . movie

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

2023 . movie

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

2007 . movie

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

2008 . movie

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

2007 . movie

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

2013 . movie

The Making of the Stooges

The Making of the Stooges

1984 . movie

That Guy Dick Miller

That Guy Dick Miller

2014 . movie

A Conversation with Fess Parker

A Conversation with Fess Parker

2001 . movie

John Ford Goes to War

John Ford Goes to War

2002 . movie

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

2022 . movie

The Lost Stooges

The Lost Stooges

1990 . movie

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

2015 . movie

Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage

Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage

1985 . movie

Dick Tracy Special

Dick Tracy Special

2009 . movie

The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

1997 . movie

Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis

Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis

2005 . movie

Songs of the Silly Symphonies

Songs of the Silly Symphonies

2001 . movie

The Crockett Craze

The Crockett Craze

2001 . movie

From Kansas City to Hollywood

From Kansas City to Hollywood

2005 . movie

The Man Behind the Duck

The Man Behind the Duck

2004 . movie

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007 . movie

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022 . movie

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

2009 . movie

Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

2007 . movie

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

2024 . movie

Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

2007 . movie

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

2004 . movie

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

1999 . movie

Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

Frank and Ollie... and Mickey

2002 . movie

The Voice Behind the Mouse

The Voice Behind the Mouse

2004 . movie

Mickey's Cartoon Comeback

Mickey's Cartoon Comeback

2004 . movie

Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

1993 . movie

Junket Whore

Junket Whore

1998 . movie

Fanarchy

Fanarchy

2015 . movie

A Conversation with Joe Grant

A Conversation with Joe Grant

2004 . movie

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013 . movie

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

2024 . movie

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

2010 . movie

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

2022 . movie

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

2016 . movie

James Dean and Me

James Dean and Me

1995 . movie

American Scary

American Scary

2006 . movie

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

2000 . movie

Celebrating Dumbo

Celebrating Dumbo

2001 . movie

Vittorio D.

Vittorio D.

2009 . movie

This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

2017 . movie

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001 . movie

William Powell: A True Gentleman

William Powell: A True Gentleman

2005 . movie

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

2017 . movie

Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT

Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT

2004 . movie

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008 . movie

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008 . movie

The Great Buster: A Celebration

The Great Buster: A Celebration

2018 . movie

Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

2001 . movie

Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons

Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons

1989 . movie

A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'

A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'

2003 . movie

The Making of High Noon

The Making of High Noon

1992 . movie

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs

2019 . movie

Notfilm

Notfilm

2015 . movie

Carl Laemmle

Carl Laemmle

2019 . movie

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 . movie

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

2009 . movie

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

2011 . movie

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

2015 . movie

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

2003 . movie

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997 . movie

Keepers of the Frame

Keepers of the Frame

1999 . movie

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

2000 . movie

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

2000 . movie

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007 . movie

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

2019 . movie

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

2019 . movie

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

2012 . movie

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

2018 . movie

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

2019 . movie

They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'

They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'

2005 . movie

Remembering Harold

Remembering Harold

2005 . movie

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

2000 . movie

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

1993 . movie

The One and Only June Foray

The One and Only June Foray

2013 . movie

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

2020 . movie

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

2009 . movie

Women He's Undressed

Women He's Undressed

2015 . movie

Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin

Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin

2005 . movie

My Dad, Walt Disney

My Dad, Walt Disney

2006 . movie

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

2003 . movie

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

2005 . movie

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

1999 . movie

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

2000 . movie

The Secrets of 007

The Secrets of 007

1997 . movie

Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'

Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'

2003 . movie

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

1994 . movie

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

2005 . movie

Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

1992 . movie

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

2000 . movie

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

2009 . movie

The Méliès Mystery

The Méliès Mystery

2021 . movie

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

2006 . movie

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

2014 . movie

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

2009 . movie

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White

2005 . movie

The Life and Times of Farmer Al

The Life and Times of Farmer Al

2024 . movie

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

2022 . movie

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

2008 . movie

Searchers 2.0

Searchers 2.0

2007 . movie

The Making of 'The Quiet Man'

The Making of 'The Quiet Man'

1992 . movie

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017 . movie

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

2024 . movie

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

1981 . tv

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000

1989 . tv

The View

The View

1997 . tv

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 . tv

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

1954 . tv

Good Day Live

Good Day Live

2001 . tv

Maltin on Movies

Maltin on Movies

2010 . tv

Freakazoid!

Freakazoid!

1995 . tv

100 Years of Warner Bros.

100 Years of Warner Bros.

2023 . tv

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

2010 . tv

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

1981 . tv

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

2014 . tv

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 . tv

Eli Roth's History of Horror

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018 . tv