Person

Jay Cocks

Writing · Born 1944-01-12

John C. "Jay" Cocks Jr. (born January 12, 1944) is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Kenyon College. Before shifting to screenplay writing, he was a critic for Time, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone, among other magazines.

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  A Complete Unknown

  Screenplay

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  Gangs of New York

  Screenplay

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  The Last Temptation of Christ

  Additional Writing

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  Mr. Scorsese

  Self

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  Silence

  Screenplay

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  The Age of Innocence

  Screenplay

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  Strange Days

  Screenplay

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  Street Scenes 1970

  Self

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  Martin Scorsese Directs

  Self

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  De-Lovely

  Writer

• 2025Mr. ScorseseSelf
• 2024A Complete UnknownScreenplay
• 2019Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress'Self
• 2019An American Named KazanSelf
• 2017Martin Scorsese's Journey Into SilenceSelf
• 2016SilenceScreenplay
• 2008A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty HarrySelf
• 2008The Long Shadow of Dirty HarrySelf
• 2008The Business End: Violence in CinemaSelf
• 2008The Craft of Dirty HarrySelf
• 2007Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and EvilSelf
• 2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001Self
• 2004De-LovelyWriter
• 2002Gangs of New YorkScreenplay
• 1995Strange DaysScreenplay
• 1993The Age of InnocenceScreenplay
• 1993Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'Self
• 1990The Scorsese MachineSelf
• 1990Made in MilanWriter
• 1990Martin Scorsese DirectsSelf
• 1988The Last Temptation of ChristAdditional Writing
• 1988Movies Are My LifeSelf
• 1970Street Scenes 1970Self