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Questions about Movies/Expert Profile
Expertise
Movies, especially classic movies, current movies, family movies, and movies for families.
Experience in the area
I am the movie critic for Beliefnet and radio stations across the country. I have written about movies for USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun Times, Parents, Family Fun, Child, Slate, and Daughters. I am the weekly movie critic for radio stations across the US and in Canada and write weekly parental advisories for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Kansas City Star. I have appeared on Fox Morning News, the ABC Evening News, CBS This Morning, and NPR, and been profiled in the NY Times, Washingtonian, Chicago Magazine, and the Chicago Tribune. My book, The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies, was published by Avon in April 1999 and is now in its second edition. I can answer questions about movies for special interests, especially family concerns, handling questions from kids like "What do I do when he says everyone else has seen it?" to "My daughter got nightmares from a movie --how can I help her?" or "Why does my child want to see the DVD over and over?" to "What's the deal with Pokemon?" I am pretty good with trivia questions about movies, too, not as good with made-for-TV movies or miniseries. And I don't know much about horror/slasher films, sorry.
Organizations
Broadcast, Online, and Washington DC film critics associations
Publications
The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, USA Today, The Practical Guide to Practically Everything
Awards and Honors
Roger Ebert's "Thumbs Up" award, presenter at Ebertfest and the Tallgrass Film Festival
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared | 11/16/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | OMG that is it! You nailed it ..... |
| Reger | 11/07/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thankee Thankee |
| Sanjay | 11/01/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| tawnia | 10/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE ..... |
| Darryl Blecher | 10/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | You got it right. The movie was ..... |
Recent Answers from Nell Minow
2009-07-04 Unknown Movie Title:
That movie is "Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain" with Anna Chlumsky and Christina Ricci. It is not yet available on DVD, I am sorry to say, but I hope it will be soon. Thanks for writing!
2009-07-02 Tyler Perry:
Yes! Tyler Perry continues to be amazingly productive and successful. He also has "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," "A Jazz Man's Blues," and another film not yet titled in the works. Thanks for writing!
2009-06-14 pelham 123:
He really did take the bribe. At first, I thought he was just saying it to save the boy's life. But the fact that he never actually denied having taken it -- he only said nothing had been proven -- and
2009-06-05 Desperate for help finding movie's title:
I believe you are thinking of "The Blue Bird" with Shirley Temple, which has a scene just like the one you describe. There is a 1976 version as well, so perhaps that is the one you are remembering.
2009-06-04 the name of this movie:
You are remembering correctly -- the movie is "Reckless" and you can find the information about it here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087983/fullcredits Unfortunately, it is not available on DVD.
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