User:DJWJR/Dennis Willis

Dennis Willis (born January 17, 1967 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American radio and television personality, as well as screenwriter and director. He currently reviews films and provides entertainment industry commentary at KGO AM 810, in San Francisco. He is the author of Flick Nation: 2010 Movie Yearbook.

Radio
Willis originally took his film critic act to radio to promote FilmTrip (which aired on KGO-TV and KCWB in Kansas City), but the radio gig long outlasted the TV show, which lasted one season.

He has served as KGO Radio’s Afternoon News film critic, from 1997 to the present. Willis is also a regular guest on John Rothmann's show.

Flick Nation
Willis is the author of Flick Nation: 2010 Movie Yearbook, a compendium of over 500 current reviews and commentary about the entertainment industry released September 23, 2009. San Francisco Chronicle's John Stanley called it “The work of a genuine movie lover who understands and appreciates the art of cinema.”

Television
In 2008, Willis completed the final season as host, producer and editor of Soundwaves, a Bay Area-based music entertainment show that left the airwaves after a record-setting 25 years (he began hosting the show at 16 years old).

Willis also produced and co-hosted two film-based shows, Reel Life (1993 TV Series) and FilmTrip (1997-98), with Steve Wagner.

Film
Willis and Steven Kirk wrote and directed Unwrapped (2006), an independently-produced short film about exploitation in the Internet age. Their 2006 short documentary The Life and Legacy of George Reeves was released on DVD through VCI Entertainment.

They own and operate Capricorn Entertainment and have collaborated for over 20 years.

Fundraising
Since 1989, Willis and Steven Kirk have produced and hosted the annual Soundwaves Christmas Party, a food, clothing and toy drive to benefit local Bay Area neighborhoods and noteworthy national non-profit organizations. The show is broadcast throughout the Bay Area and has raised 35,000 items.