Christy Lemire is the movie critic for The Associated Press, based in Los Angeles. She began reviewing films for the AP in March 1999 while covering general assignments in the Dallas bureau, then moved to New York in 2000 to write about all aspects of entertainment. There, she became the first full-time film critic in the AP's history in 2004.

Christy has covered the Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, Grammys, Latin Grammys and MTV Video Music Awards. She's also reported from the New York, Tribeca, AFI and South by Southwest film festivals. Christy has filled in as a guest critic on "At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper" and appeared on the show's newest incarnation, "At the Movies." She's been a guest host on "The View" and appeared on "Good Morning America,", "Today," "American Morning," "The O'Reilly Factor" and "Charlie Rose," to name a few. She's also a regular contributor on ReelzChannel's "Dailies." Christy grew up in Woodland Hills, Calif., graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and is happy to be back home.

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