Department chair
Dr. Jonathan Kuntz
Professor of Cinema
Education
PhD, Film and Television, UCLA
MA, UCLA
BA, Psychology, UC Berkeley
Film historian Jonathan Kuntz studied psychology at UC Berkeley (BA, 1972) and UCLA (MA, 1974) before earning a PhD in Film and Television at UCLA (1982). A widely respected expert on Hollywood cinema and the studio system, he has taught generations of LACC students, including CINEMA 003: History of Motion Pictures, offered every semester.
Kuntz has appeared in many documentaries on American film history as an expert on production and exhibition, and has contributed to The New York Times. Known for his encyclopedic knowledge, he has been quoted on topics from the careers of Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe to Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm.