Questions about Movies/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| What movie was it? | 1/31/2009 | Nell Minow |
| Q: I saw Last Chance Harvey which I thoufht was a mature soft romantic moive. It reminded me oof a ... A: You're thinking of "An Affair to Remember" with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, which was referred to ... | ||
| Help! | 1/30/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: i watched a film years ago about a woman who finds out her husband was leading a double life after ... A: the movie is called A Secret Life. "A woman's life is turned upside down when her husband's on a ... | ||
| Movie title | 1/29/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I watched a movie with my mom years ago and I can't remember the name of it. It started out with a ... A: the name of the movie is Rigoletto. "Things are not going well in the depression-era town of Castle ... | ||
| Name this movie please. | 1/28/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: The plot: A man takes his wife to the country because of her mental illness so that she can have ... A: it sounds like you are describing the film Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. "A neurotic housewife named ... | ||
| Name of the movie with a game pod | 1/27/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I seen a little bit of a movie where there was this game pod that took you to a fantasy world with ... A: it sounds like you are describing the film eXistenZ. "Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in ... | ||
| Old movie question | 1/27/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: Around 1969 or 1970 I saw a movie on tv. I was 6 or 7 and don't remember much, except somehow time ... A: it sounds like you are describing an episode from The Outer Limits called "The Premonition". "When ... | ||
| film | 1/25/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: im looking for a film made in the 70's maybe 80's where a kids football team find a car buried under ... A: the movie is called Catch Me If You Can. "The local highschool is threatened to be closed, unless ... | ||
| 70's movie | 1/25/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: In the 70's I saw a movie I thought was old at the time but was probably late 50's/60's. A girl in ... A: the name of the movie is The Last Leaf. "An Easter Parable: As lingering pneumonia takes her will ... | ||
| Find movie | 1/24/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: Don't remember the name. I watch the movie on TV about ten years ago. Film based in real facts, ... A: I'm not sure if this is the right one, but try "Family of Spies". "Fact based story of John A. ... | ||
| Title of a movie of the 80-90s | 1/24/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I am trying to find the name of a movie about a man who seduce/abduct a woman for her beauty and he ... A: the movie is called Boxing Helena. "A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once ... | ||
| can't remember a kids movie from the 90's | 1/23/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: Ok when i was younger i remember watching this movie and so does my brother and i absolutely cant ... A: the name of the movie is Adventures in Dinosaur City. "A scientist's kids are sucked into a TV ... | ||
| movie | 1/22/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I'm looking for a movie that is base on a true story and can't seem to find it. The movie is about a ... A: the name of the movie is Resurrection. "Ellen Burstyn experiences the afterlife for a brief time ... | ||
| i dont know the title of this movie? | 1/22/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: all i know is there is this girl and her parents force her to a all girls school and and all the ... A: it sounds like you are describing the film Strike! "It's 1963, and the pupils at Miss Godard's ... | ||
| Movie Title Unknown | 1/20/2009 | Shant istamboulian |
| Q: I recently saw a movie called “Eagle Eye”. It appeared to me that this plot was copied from another ... A: Eagle Eye was actually criticized for ripping off a plethora of popular films from the past, among ... | ||
| Can't remember the title | 1/19/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: All I can remember about this movie is that it was about an overprotective mother and her son. The ... A: the name of the movie is Loverboy. "Emily tells her son Paul, now six years old, the story of his ... | ||
| What is this horror movie? | 1/19/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I have been looking for this movie for a while but can not find it! The scene I remember was where ... A: you're right about it being one of the Amityville sequels. It's called Amityville 1992: It's About ... | ||
| Doubt | 1/18/2009 | Nell Minow |
| Q: What is the significance of the priest's long fingernails in the current release movie, Doubt? A: I think the fingernails are just one of many different details about the characters that are ... | ||
| A hit and run movie | 1/17/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I need to know the name of a movie where there is a man and he hits a little boy and leaves, then ... A: the movie is called Reservation Road. "On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan ... | ||
| horror movie | 1/16/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: This movie had a little canibal doll that came to life and chased a women around her apartment, and ... A: the movie is called Trilogy of Terror. "...In the final story, Amelia (Karen Black... again) in a ... | ||
| Title of movie | 1/16/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I watched a movie a couple of years ago where a group of guys went to Vegas (I think) for a bachelor ... A: the name of the movie is Very Bad Things. "A group of friends head to Las Vegas for a bachelor ... | ||
| movie question | 1/15/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: whats the name of the movie where a buch of soldiers go out into the woods to find this container ... A: there are probably many movies with similar plots but try Mutant Species. "A rocket containing ... | ||
| looking for a movie title? | 1/15/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: this is a sci-fi movie dates back between 1990-2000 its about two kids who play a reality space game ... A: it sounds like you are describing the film Zathura: A Space Adventure. "Danny and Walter are two ... | ||
| Can't remember the title of an old drama | 1/14/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I am Italian! I am trying to find the title of an old movie, a black and white drama, about the ... A: the movie is called The Bad Seed. "Christine Penmark seems to have it all: a lovely home, a loving ... | ||
| Movie title | 1/14/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: Back in the 80's I watched several made for video post apocalypse type films,that had android's of ... A: the name of the movie is Exo-Man. "A professor, who has been paralyzed in an attack by mob hitmen, ... | ||
| western movie | 1/13/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: saw a movie 5-10 years ago about a woman who went west in (I believe during the gold rush) and lived ... A: I think you are describing the film The Ballad of Little Jo starring Suzy Amis. "Based on a true ... | ||
| horror movie title | 1/13/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: ok i cant' remember the title but the killer in this movie name is Marty and he returns to kill some ... A: the movie is called Slaughter High. "A group of popular students play a cruel prank on a shy nerd ... | ||
| British Movie circa late 1990's | 1/12/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I saw about 20-25 minutes of this movie circa 2000 give or take a year. Probably the middle or so ... A: it sounds like you're describing the movie The War Zone. "An alienated 15 year old (Freddie ... | ||
| looking to find a name of a film | 1/12/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: im looking to find a name of a film. Its about an American woman who is a photographer, who answers ... A: It sounds like you are describing Straight from the Heart. "Jordan Donavan, a photographer in New ... | ||
| Name of an old horror movie | 1/12/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: It's about a cat, something,a rat-like creature,will run out of its mouth to bite people and people ... A: the movie is called Uninvited. "A bunch of young people are invited to a Caribbean cruise on a ... | ||
| Name of the movie | 1/11/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: This movie was released may be in the past 5/6 years. Its a high rise luxury building. This guy ... A: it sounds like you are describing the movie Sliver. "Carly Norris is a book editor living in New ... | ||
| Cant remeber movie title | 1/10/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: i watched a movie in 2006 and I cant remember the title. It was about a man who was in the mob and ... A: the name of the movie is Running Scared. "After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge ... | ||
| Bible believers | 1/10/2009 | Dr. Ted Baehr |
| Q: I have an email regarding what you said about a survey taken in Britain that 70% of those people ... A: A December 17, 2007 report by Barna Research Group says that a recent poll shows that 75% of ... | ||
| Film title | 1/9/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: Its a film set in 60/70s I think. Group of kids. One child has glasses & I can remember him getting ... A: I think you may be describing the film A Christmas Story. "Ralphie, a young boy growing up in the ... | ||
| Before Wall-e | 1/9/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: Can you ID the movie which had a runaway robot called Wally (I think) who falls in love with a young ... A: it sounds like you are describing the film Short Circuit. His name is SAINT Number 5 (Strategic ... | ||
| Crimefighter | 1/9/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: Looking for a movie about a crimefighter who witnesses his parent's murder by pirates on a sailboat. ... A: the movie is called The Phantom. "After a young boy saw his parents killed by pirates known as ... | ||
| FilmTitle | 1/8/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: Do you know the title of this film please? I watched it when I was younger, I think its set between ... A: this isn't a complete match, but you might be thinking of the movie The Dollmaker. It was made in ... | ||
| Old Horror movie | 1/7/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: Its a old black and white, in English. It's about blob like creatures with one tentacle, maybe more ... A: the movie is called Island of Terror. "A small island community is overrun with creeping, blobbish, ... | ||
| Old scary movie | 1/4/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: There was an old scary movie shown - I think it was the 3:30 movie here in Chicago - about a woman ... A: it sounds like you are describing the film Crowhaven Farm. "An aura of mystery and tales of ... | ||
| student teacher love story and magic cage | 1/4/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I'm trying to dig up the title of an old 80's movie with a kid who falls in love with his teacher, ... A: the name of the movie is 14 Going on 30. "Danny is hopelessly in love with his teacher Peggy Noble. ... | ||
| horror TV | 1/4/2009 | Quinn |
| Q: I am looking for this movie. It was on TV back in the 70's It was about a guy who killed women and ... A: it sounds like you are describing the film Scream, Pretty Peggy. "A sculptor hires young college ... | ||
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Questions about Movies
Nell Minow
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Movies, especially classic movies, current movies, family movies, and movies for families.
Experience
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
Education/Credentials
film critic for high school and college papers before becoming a professional movie critic
Awards and Honors
Roger Ebert's "Thumbs Up" award, presenter at Ebertfest and the Tallgrass Film Festival, member of the Online, DC, Broadcast and women's film critic/writer associations.
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