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This Weekend Only: Sheldon Seigel’s Terrific Mysteries for Only 99 Cents

posted by Nell Minow

Looking for a great beach read?  The electronic versions of Criminal Intent, Final Verdict and The Confession will be available on Kindle and Nook for 99 cents each this weekend only.  Author Sheldon Seigel writes smart, engrossing mysteries with great characters [...]

My Visit to Movie Addict Headquarters To Talk About the Best and Worst Movie Dads

posted by Nell Minow

In honor of Father’s Day, I visited Movie Addict Headquarters to talk about the book I am working on, 50 Must-See Movies: Fathers.  Thanks to Betty Jo Tucker for having me back on, and to A.J. Hakari for joining the discussion. [...]

The Teenagers Who Created Superman

posted by Nell Minow

Seventy-five years ago, two teenage boys created Superman, the most enduring superhero of all time.  He has appeared with great success in every possible form of media, starting in comic books and radio and then in movies and several television [...]

Interview: Steve Taravella, Author of a New Book about Mary Wickes

posted by Nell Minow

I love the great character actress Mary Wickes, who was the nun who was replaced by Whoopi Goldberg as choir director in “Sister Act,” the nurse who was “a treasure” opposite Bette Davis in “Now Voyager,” and the hotel staff [...]

Previous Posts

Linda Holmes: Where Are the Women in Movies?
Linda Holmes of NPR's Monkey See blog has written a piece that is more than the usual "Why aren't there more women in/making movies?" There are 617 movie showings today — that's just today, Friday — within 10 miles of my house. Of those 617 showings, 561 of them — 90 percent — are storie

posted 3:59:07pm Jun. 18, 2013 | read full post »

Claire LaZebnik Remembers A Visit from Patricia Neal
Claire LaZebnik wrote a beautiful piece in the Wall Street Journal about a visit from the late Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal.  The first movie I ever reviewed -- for my high school paper -- was Neal's comeback film, "The Subject Was Roses" (with a very young Martin Sheen as her son).  Neal

posted 8:00:26am Jun. 18, 2013 | read full post »

Opening This Week: World War Z and Monsters University
It's one of the biggest weeks of the year at the movies with two huge openings.  It's the zombie apocalypse vs. monsters, Brad Pitt vs. Mike and Sully. Pitt stars in a movie based on World War Z, a book by Max Brooks (son of Oscar-winners Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks).  It is directed by Marc F

posted 3:59:28pm Jun. 17, 2013 | read full post »

Contest: Jack the Giant Slayer -- and An Exclusive Look at the New "Jack the Giant Slayer" Game for Kids
I really enjoyed Jack the Giant Slayer, next week's DVD/Blu-Ray Pick of the Week, and I am very excited to have five copies to give away.  Send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with "Jack" in the subject line, and tell me your favorite fairy tale.  Don't forget your address!  (US addresses on

posted 7:00:23am Jun. 17, 2013 | read full post »

Quiz: Father's Day Movies
How many of these can you identify? 1. This movie is based on the true story of a pioneering "motion study" couple (efficiency, occupational safety, and ergonomics) engineer who brought their techniques to family life. 2. What movie has a widower with a young son who almost marries the wrong w

posted 3:35:25pm Jun. 16, 2013 | read full post »


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