About Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd was born and raised in Orlando, Fla., loving movies. During high school, he worked at the same cinema where he saw “Star Wars” as a small boy. Over the course of the summer of 1986 he watched “Aliens” nearly 100 times, and had all the moments when the audiences’ heads snapped back in surprise timed down to the minute.
After transferring to several different colleges, he set his sights on a career in film journalism. He received a B.F.A. in Cinema Studies at New York University, and a M.S. from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Twice he took a year off from school to earn money to continue his education, returning to his old movie theater as a manager. During the second hiatus he also wrote movie reviews for a small Orlando suburban weekly.
Upon graduation from Medill, his first attempt at paid journalism was an article on the film comedies of Adam Sandler for Orlando’s alternative newspaper, which earned a $25 kill fee when they refused to run it.
Lloyd eventually got a position at a small weekly (later daily) newspaper in Lady Lake, Fla., writing mostly political news but making a weekly 3-hour trek down to Orlando for press screenings of new films. This trend continued when he worked for the Star-Banner a few miles north in Ocala, first as a political reporter and later entertainment editor. After 10 years of making the journey to Orlando to review movies, Lloyd still believes he could make the drive blindfolded.
In 2005, he was appointed entertainment editor at The Indianapolis Star, and later became an arts & entertainment reporter, always writing occasional film reviews. In April 2008 he began reviewing movies on a freelance basis for a few client newspapers, chiefly the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Lloyd is currently a freelance journalist and blogger living in Indianapolis with his wife, Jean, and an excess of animals.
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Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:52 pm
“Star Trek Into Darkness” grabs the top spot at the box office, though its numbers are down from 2009. Continue reading →
Tags: Star Trek Into Darkness, the film yap, weekend box office
5 yaps
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:47 am
If there’s a greater actor in a better role than Paul Newman in “The Verdict,” I haven’t met it. Continue reading →
Tags: barry reed, charlotte rampling, classic film, David Mamet, edward binns, jack warden, james handy, james mason, joe seneca, julie bovasso, lindsay crouse, milo o'shea, paul newman, Reeling Backward, roxanne hart, sidney lumet, the verdict, wesley addy
4 yaps
Posted on May 14, 2013 at 12:57 am
A grand, brave film, “Cloud Atlas” is often puzzling but sometimes brilliant, a true sci-fi epic. Continue reading →
Tags: andy wachowski, ben whishaw, cloud atlas, david mitchell, doona bae, halle berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, james d'arcy, jim broadbent, Jim Sturgess, keith david, lana wachowski, tom hanks, Tom Tykwer, video review
Posted on May 13, 2013 at 7:26 pm
“The Great Gatsby” had a better than expected debut weekend, though “Iron Man 3″ held onto the top spot. Continue reading →
Tags: the film yap, The Great Gatsby, weekend box office
4.5 yaps
Posted on May 13, 2013 at 12:34 am
Best remembered for that iconic kiss on the beach, “From Here to Eternity” actually belongs to Montgomery Clift and his bold, sideways performance. Continue reading →
Tags: burt lancaster, classic film, claude akins, daniel taradash, deborah kerr, donna reed, ernest borgnine, frank sinatra, fred zinnemann, from here to eternity, jack warden, james jones, montgomery clift, philip ober, Reeling Backward
Posted on May 9, 2013 at 10:27 am
The Heartland Film Festival has announced details about its 2013 lineup, including new venues and events. Continue reading →
Tags: 2013 film festival, Heartland Film Festival, indianapolis film festival, news, the film yap
4 yaps
Posted on May 9, 2013 at 9:16 am
Oversized and ambitious, “The Great Gatsby” better captures the passions and human conflict of Fitzgerald’s book than previous film adaptations. Continue reading →
Tags: Amitabh Bachchan, Baz Luhrmann, carey mulligan, craig pearce, Elizabeth Debicki, f. scott fitzgerald, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Great Gatsby, tobey maguire
4 yaps
Posted on May 7, 2013 at 12:35 am
The creepy, atmospheric horror flick shows you how to effectively use CGI effects without overwhelming the story. Continue reading →
Tags: Andrés Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Daniel Kash, Isabelle Nélisse, Jane Moffat, Javier Botet, Jessica Chastain, mama, Megan Charpentier, Neill Cross, nikolaj coster-waldau, video review
3 yaps
Posted on May 6, 2013 at 12:12 am
A production design in search of a movie, “The Great Gatsby” is a curiously bloodless adaptation of the iconic Fitzgerald novel. Continue reading →
Tags: Bruce Dern, classic film, Francis Ford Coppola, jack clayton, karen black, Mia Farrow, Reeling Backward, robert redford, sam waterston, Scott Wilson, The Great Gatsby
Posted on May 5, 2013 at 5:05 pm
Things are off to a fast start with “Iron Man 3″ taking in $175 in its opening weekend. Continue reading →
Tags: box office grosses, iron man 3, the film yap news
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