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Jay Cocks
Born
Jan 12, 1944
Age 82
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
14
Movies
1
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Jay Cocks
Writing
Biography
John C. "Jay" Cocks Jr. (born January 12, 1944) is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Kenyon College. Before shifting to screenplay writing, he was a critic for Time, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone, among other magazines.
Movies
14
TV Shows
1
Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress'
as
Self
2019
An American Named Kazan
as
Self
2019
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
as
Self
2017
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
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Self
2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as
Self
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as
Self
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as
Self
2008
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
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Self
2007
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
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Self
2007
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as
Self
1993
The Scorsese Machine
as
Self
1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
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Self
1990
Movies Are My Life
as
Self
1988
Street Scenes 1970
as
Self
1970
