Obituaries

Andy Jones, film critic was 38

JonesAnderson Jones, a freelance film critic who formerly reviewed for E! Online and made appearances on the "E! True Hollywood Story," died after suffering a heart attack at a promotional screening of A Mighty Heart at the Arclight on Thursday night. "Always outspoken, proudly gay and often infuriating," writes Richard Horgan in an appreciation at FilmStew.com, where Jones contributed columns. "One of the coolest, most fun, most entertaining, most outspoken, most outrageous reporters on the west coast junket circuit," blogs Mark Wheaton. Also: Variety, FishbowlLA


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