Ian Goldstein
School
University At Albany
Expertise
TV, Comedy, Music, Movies, Sports
- Ian has covered comedy for nearly a decade, writing about the subject for publications including Vulture, Splitsider, and Inverse. Over the years he has conducted a plethora of interviews with various stand-ups, TV comedy writers, and authors.
- He has previously worked at Entertainment Weekly, where his was focus was late-night television, and has reported on TV shows for sites including Vulture and Inverse.
- He reported, wrote about, and interviewed actors involved in various films for publications including New York Magazine and Nylon.
Experience
Ian is a writer, producer, and editor with years of experience writing for sites including New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, and Nylon. He has written humor pieces that have appeared on notable websites like The New Yorker and McSweeney's and has written extensively about television and comedy for Vulture. As an avid consumer of and writer on comedy and TV, he has been asked to appear on various panel shows including "HuffPost Live" and Sirius XM's "Tell Me Everything."
Education
Ian has a bachelor's in English and Journalism from the University At Albany. His degree helped shape his writing style and exposed him to the ins and outs of television production as well as what makes for an interesting story that will not only appeal those in his profession, but the general population at large.
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Stories By Ian Goldstein
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Revisiting the classic war movie? The actor playing Private Jackson should look pretty familiar these days. He's had quite the career.
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This hidden gem involves a powerful, heartwarming story between a son and his mother, alongside a giant monster yew tree voiced by Liam Neeson.
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It's been a long wait, but "Sister Act" is finally becoming the trilogy it was born to be. Here's everything we know so far about the Disney+ project.
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While Hermes Conrad hates to make mistakes on Futurama, one particular blunder has proved to be vital to the show.
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Zac Henry plays the beekeeper in WandaVision. But who is he? You might be surprised to learn how many Marvel projects he's been a part of over the years.
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In 1950s sitcoms, the gags could be taken at face value. While WandaVision might look the part, it's sure to hide clues behind things you might not expect.
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Severus Snape is one of the most complicated characters in fantasy, but one moment from the third movie reveals his true heart.
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Though it's unclear how conscience J.K. Rowling was of her Tolkien overlaps when writing Harry Potter, there are clearly many comparisons that can be made.
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Sex and the City viewers who have been waiting over a decade to catch up with Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte are getting their wish... almost.
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One of the surefire ways you know you've made it in the wizarding world is to land your likeness on a chocolate frog card. How did a goblin get there?
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In Soul's case, there is one plot hole fans have pointed out that has finally been filled in thanks to Kemp Powers and persistent fans.
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Jon Hamm weighs in on the possibility of a Mad Men sequel and how he'll be known as the 1960s adman from here on out.
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Tom Hanks looks unrecognizable now with no hair when he appears on the The Graham Norton Show to talk about his new movie.
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The decision to downsize is understandable, but one character who played a larger role in the books is worth knowing.
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The new version of the trilogy's final installment has a condensed run time, a new beginning, shorter scenes, and one pivotal moment that is completely cut out.
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Even when Zac Efron isn't releasing a new movie, he manages to land a hit. Right now, one of Efron's decade-plus-old comedies is killing it on Netflix.
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At one point in the film, we see a picture of Diana at 'Trevor Ranch.' What's that all about?
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Despite rumors of Lord being inspired by the smoke-and-mirrors personality of Donald Trump, Gal Gadot confirmed the writers had fictional characters in mind.
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Ahsoka Tano's entrance in The Mandalorian season 2 was highly anticipated. Why did the show wait until the second season to introduce this fan favorite?
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The wizarding world of Harry Potter is full of heroes, but there's one important person whom fans never see in the movies.
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Fantastic Beasts 2 introduces all sorts of things into the world of Harry Potter. One of its details even makes this Deathly Hallows scene into a tragedy.
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Francis Ford Coppola almost never directed the film that would make him one of the most significant and successful filmmakers of the 20th century.
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Sometimes all a character needs is one singular black costume, throughout an entire film series, to fit their disposition.
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The critics haven't been so kind to this one, but the movie is currently ranked at number six in the Top 10 U.S. films on Netflix.
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Zach Galifiniakis didn't make the cast of Saturday Night Live, but he was hired as a writer on a trial basis. One sketch he wrote bombed especially hard.
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Ronda Rousey has worn many hats over the years. What if she had been cast as Marvel's She-Hulk?
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The team behind the modern holiday classic Elf recently revealed that the movie almost got derailed by legal troubles.