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Jay Cocks

Jay Cocks

Known for: Writing

Born: January 12, 1944

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.

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Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress'
2019
Street Scenes 1970
Street Scenes 1970
1970
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
An American Named Kazan
An American Named Kazan
2019
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
2017
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
Movies Are My Life
Movies Are My Life
1988
The Scorsese Machine
The Scorsese Machine
1990
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
The Craft of Dirty Harry
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007
Mr. Scorsese
Mr. Scorsese
2025
Martin Scorsese Directs
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
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