Member Profile
Wade Major
- Primary Outlet:
- KPCC FilmWeek
- Additional Outlets:
- CineGods.com
- Website:
- http://scpr.org
- Biography:
- Wade Major is a veteran screenwriter, producer and film journalist. He presently serves as editor-in-chief of entertainment site CineGods.com and appears regularly on NPR affiliate KPCC's FilmWeek. He is also producer/host of the longstanding DigiGods podcast, as well as a regular guest on KABC radio and KNBC television. Previously a Senior Film Critic at Boxoffice Magazine, his work has been featured in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the New York Daily News, People.com and ABCNews.com. His writing has also been featured in a variety of books on Hong Kong Cinema (e.g. “Jackie Chan,” “Hollywood East”) as well as the anthology “Brian De Palma: Interviews." His numerous audio commentaries are featured on DVD and Blu-ray releases of such films as the Oscar-nominated "The Insult" (2018), the Oscar-winning "Howards End" (1992) Andre Techiné's "Barocco" and "The Brontë Sisters” and Costa-Gavras' "Amen.” Major is also the producer of the award-winning “Schlock: The Secret History of American Movies” and executive produced the award- winning Refugee (2020), one of the final ten shortlisted live-action shorts for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards.