Film School Rejects

Film School Rejects is an American blog devoted to movie reviews, interviews, film industry news, and feature commentary. It was founded by Neil Miller in February 2006.^[1][2]

Film School Rejects

Type of site	Film blog
Available in	English
Headquarters	Austin, Texas
Created by	Neil Miller
URL	www.filmschoolrejects.com
Commercial	Yes
Launched	February 15, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-02-15)
Current status	Active

The site was nominated for Best News Blog by Total Film magazine and named one of the 50 best blogs for filmmakers by MovieMaker magazine.^[3][4] Its weekly podcast, Reject Radio, was voted as the fourth best podcast for movie fans by Movies.com.^[5]

Film School Rejects and its contributors have been featured and quoted in regional and national media outlets, including CNN, the Los Angeles Times, Mashable, and American Public Media.^[6][7] The site's April Fools' Day pranks have been covered on MTV,^[8] Fandango,^[9] and BuzzFeed.^{[10][unreliable source]}

Awards and recognitions

• #4 Best Podcast for Movie Fans – Movies.com, 2012^[5]
• #3 Best Movie Blog – BlogRank, 2012^[11]
• 50 Best Blogs for Filmmakers – MovieMaker magazine, 2010^[4]
• Best News Blog (nominated) – Total Film, 2010^[3]
• Site of the Week – AMC, 2008^[12]

References

1. Savlov, Marc (June 18, 2010). "The Cool Keeps On". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
2. Hynes, Thomas (April 27, 2012). "A Brief Blog Profile: Film School Rejects". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017.
3. "2010 Blog Awards: Best News Blog". Total Film. December 1, 2009. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012.
4. Pahle, Rebecca (January 21, 2010). "50 Best Blogs for Moviemakers". MovieMaker. Archived from the original on January 27, 2010.
5. Hall, Jacob S. (July 18, 2012). "The Ten Greatest Movie Podcasts Any Fan Should Subscribe To". Movies.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019.
6. France, Lisa Respers (July 20, 2012). "Shootings cast pall over 'Dark Knight Rises' blockbuster weekend". CNN. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019.
7. Beggs, Scott (July 31, 2012). "'The Hobbit' to be turned into three films" (Interview). Interviewed by Jeff Horwich. Marketplace Business. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013.
8. Rosenberg, Adam (April 1, 2010). "April Fools 2010 Pranks Around The Movie-Loving Blogosphere". MTV. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021.
9. Davis, Erik (April 1, 2010). "The Five: Best Movie-Related April Fool's Day Pranks". Fandango. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016.
10. apriltruth (Apr 1, 2010). "April Fools Prank Watch". BuzzFeed.
11. "Top 50 Movies blogs". Blogrank. Blogmetrics. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
12. Fall, Christine (April 10, 2008). "Site of the Week: Film School Rejects". AMC. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012.

External links

• Film School Rejects