About Us

FilmBook’s Purpose (About Us)

FilmBook is a independently-owned, entertainment industry news website. Reporting on the film (mainstream and independent) and television show (broadcast, cable, streaming service) industries, FilmBook is the go-to source for the ever-evolving, plugged-in, and media-hungry generation.

FilmBook publishes film & TV show reviews, news articles, trailers, editorials, and podcasts. We attend film & TV festivals and conventions and publish articles and reviews from those events.

FilmBook publishes weekly news columns: ‘Box Office,’ ‘DVD / Blu-ray Releases,’ ‘Now In-Theater‘, and ‘Movie News Weekly‘ (a video recap of the top stories from that week). FilmBook also publishes the weekly editorial ‘The Bottom Line‘ (about that week’s theatrical releases) and the weekly podcast ‘The Animation Podcast‘ about animation news from that week. All of our content can be found on our mobile app, FilmBook App.

Referenced in the New York Times, a Google News source, and a IMDb NewsDesk Partner, our numerous unique visitors read 106-217 thousand pages a month (during peak months) because they’re fascinated and intrigued by what we have to say concerning the news stories we report on. They engage with and follow us via social media because we entertain while edifying them on the latest breaking news.

Founded in 2008, FilmBook is based in the United States with writers in New York, California, Utah, Canada, and England. FilmBook has a Page Rank of 6, a SimilarWeb Global Rank of 374,608, 2263 other websites link to us114 thousand of its URLs have been added to Google’s Index, and our Sitemap is updated each day.

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FilmBook’s Executive Team, Staff Writers, and Contributors

Rollo TomasiRollo Tomasi

A college graduate who started Film-Book.com, ProMovieBlogger.com, and MuscleInvesting.com after attending an eCommerce class in Business School. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Cinema and TV addict. Former writer at Empire Movies. In addition to writing for FilmBook, ProMovieBlogger, and Muscle Investing, he also edits the copy published on the websites, manages their writing staff, back-end operations, site finances, social media accounts, and works with publicists, actors, and companies on press coverage and promotions.

Position: Founder / Editor-in-Chief / Head Writer
Coverage Location: CT / NYC
Author of these articles



Thomas DuffyThomas Duffy

Thomas Duffy is a graduate of the Pace University New York City campus and has been an avid movie fan all of his life. In college, he interviewed film stars such as Minnie Driver and Richard Dreyfuss as well as directors such as Tom DiCillo and Mark Waters. He is the author of nine works of fiction available on Amazon. He’s been reviewing movies since his childhood and posts his opinions on social media.

Position: TV / Film Critic, News Writer
Coverage Location: New York, NYC
Author of these articles

Chris BanksChris Banks

I am irish-canadian. I was born in South Boston, MA. I am the first in my family to graduate from college. A.S. Behavioral Science, B.A Psychology. A product of Massachusetts, my father served in the military and my mother was a single mother. I am an only child. Post grad instead of enrolling in law school, I chose to move to New York City to pursue a creative life. I always was on stage as a kid, and have enjoyed all of the work and all of the people that have filled my life since moving there. My favorite band is U2. My passions include history, law, constitution, the world and helping people.

Position: Podcast Editor, TV / Film Critic
Coverage Location: New York, NYC
Author of these articles

David McDonaldDavid McDonald

David Erasmus McDonald was born in Baltimore into a military family, traveling around the country during his formative years. After a short stint as a film critic for a local paper in the Pacific Northwest and book reviewer, he received an MA in Creative Writing from Wilkes University, mentored by Ross Klavan and Richard Uhlig. Currently he lives in the Hudson Valley, completing the third book of a supernatural trilogy entitled “Shared Blood.”

Position: TV / Film Critic, News Writer
Coverage Location: New York, NYC
Author of these articles

PopcornMovieMaidenPopcornMovieMaiden

I am a lover of all things film and a published poet with a law degree from Howard University School of Law. As a self-professed couch potato, I can usually be caught watching anything produced by Joss and Jed Whedon. My favorite TV shows include the Buffy & Angel Series, Sons of Anarchy, Oz, and The Shield. My favorite current TV shows are …TBD. So for now, I am open to everything on TV and even Netflix, which is doing big things. A D.C. native that frequents local and international film festivals, you can catch my film reviews at PopcornMovieMaiden.blogspot.com

Position: TV Critic
Coverage Location: Washington, D.C.
Author of these articles
Email Address: PopcornMovieMaiden AT film-book Dot com
Website: PopcornMovieMaiden

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FilmBook’s Story

In the beginning…I decided to start a movie website of my own in January of 2008. It was a simplistic website but an informative one.

By 2009, things were going well: we had a Google Page Rank of 3 by this point but then we hit a major bump in the road, resulting in a near catastrophe. That experience and its result are written about below:

After that nightmare ended and some time passed, FilmBook upgraded to a newer, more professional looking website. New contributors starting submitting content and we were upgraded from a Google Page Rank of 3 to 4.

In 2011, we had our first custom website built for this URL.

Also in 2011, we were accepted into IMDb as a NewsDesk Partner.

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In 2012-2013, FilmBook added two new writers, William Kryjak and Romney J. Baldwin, and endured one of the worst advertising fiascoes we have ever encountered. That experience and its result are written about below:

Between 2013-2014, we added six new writers (Sam Joseph, Michael Smith, Deyan Angelov, Shanee Edwards, Nick DeNitto, Drew Stelter) and we were admitted into five national and international film festivals and conventions for the first time:

New York Film Festival

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New York Comic Con

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London Film Festival

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Sundance London Film Festival

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Tribeca Film Festival

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In 2014-2015, FilmBook added more writers (Victor Stiff, Brian Fire, John Sammon, Tyler Morgan, Lindsay Bern, Thomas Jenkins, Thomas Fairfield, K. Andrew Turner, and Kat Smith) and introduced a new department, Podcast.

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All of the Podcasts were accepted into iTunes (FilmBookCast, Arrow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Constantine, The Flash, Film Review, Gotham, The Walking Dead), Stitcher, Player FM, Tune In, and in many other mp3 listening and subscribing venues.

We were admitted into the Sundance Film Festival for the first time:

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In 2015, FilmBook added more writers (Steven Bueno, PopcornMovieMaiden, Mina Wahab, and Shivangi Patel) and introduced the Fear the Walking Dead Podcast, The Complete Works Podcast, The Animation Podcast as well as the news video series Movie News Weekly.

In 2017, FilmBook was added to Google News as one of its official news sources.

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We received some recognition and a quotation for our film review for California Typewriter:

And we were admitted into the Venice International Film Festival for the first time:

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In 2018-2019, FilmBook received more recognition and quotations for its film reviews, including for Wildlife from Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment:

And for our TV show news coverage from Woolfolk Productions Inc.:

In 2020, FilmBook upgraded to a newer, more professional looking website. New contributors starting submitting content and we were upgraded from a Google Page Rank of 4 to 5.

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In 2021, FilmBook was made a member of the Critics Choice Association.

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In 2022, FilmBook was upgraded from a Google Page Rank of 5 to 6.

FilmBook‘s history is ever expanding. Check back frequently for new developments.

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