This is absolutely shocking and unbelievably sad.
Anderson Jones, a freelance film critic who formerly reviewed for E! Online and made appearances on the "E! True Hollywood Story," died after suffering a heart attack at a promotional screening of A Mighty Heart at the Arclight on Thursday night, according to LAObserved.com.
I did not know Andy well, but I did know him. We met almost five years ago at a swank party at the home of Chris McGurk who was then the head of MGM. We gabbed for hours that night. This was when he was still at E! Since then, I'd seen him at all kinds of events both Hollywood-related (mostly media screenings) and National Association of Gay and Lesbian Journalists-related. The last time we hung out was at the opening night party for Outfest and he so kindly brought over drinks for everyone without anyone asking. That was a fun night and how I'll remember him.
Richard Horgan in an appreciation at FilmStew.com: "Always outspoken, proudly gay and often infuriating. One of the coolest, most fun, most entertaining, most outspoken, most outrageous reporters on the west coast junket circuit."