Summer at the Movies
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Nell Minow, the famous Movie Mom, and Mad Movie Man A.J. Hakari drop by Movie Addict Headquarters on May 10th to share their candid opinions about upcoming summer films and DVD releases.
Nell writes about culture, media and values for Beliefnet.com and was recently selected to be one of Roger Ebert’s film critics on Ebert Presents At the Movies. Her book, The Movie Mom’s Guide to Family Movies, has helped parents everywhere select safe and fun entertainment for their children. Nell has been featured in The Chicago Sun-Times, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, Parents, Family Fun and other publications. She has been profiled by The New York Times, The Economist, Forbes, The Chicago Tribune and Ladies Home Journal. Nell is also a lawyer, and Business Week called her “the queen of good corporate governance.”
A.J. is the founder/editor of Passport Cinema, a site devoted to foreign language films. He also contributes movie reviews to Classic Movie Guide, ReelTalk Movie Reviews, and Terror Tube. Because of his interest in horror flicks, A.J. is now writing a book about the subject.
Here are a few 2011 summer films that may be previewed on this show:
BAD TEACHER
BRIDESMAIDS
CARS 2
COWBOYS AND ALIENS
CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE
FRIGHT NIGHT
FINAL DESTINATION 5
GREEN LANTERN
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART II
JANIE JONES
KUNG FU PANDA 2
LARRY CROWNE
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
RISE OF THE PLANE OF THE APES
SUPER 8
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
THE DEBT
THE HANGOVER: PART II
THE HELP
THE SMURFS
THOR
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
ZOOKEEPER
“Summer at the Movies” airs Tuesday, May 10, at 4 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Pacific Time) on BlogTalkRadio. During the live show, listeners are invited to call in and to participate in a chat. An archived segment will also be available.
HOST: Betty Jo Tucker
CO-HOST: Jazz Shaw
PRODUCER: Nikki Starr
LINK TO LISTEN: Click here on or after May 10, 2011.
(Photo: Nell Minow, The Movie Mom)