AboutNell Minow Expertise Movies, especially classic movies, current movies, family movies, and movies for children.
Experience I am the movie critic for Beliefnet and radio stations across the country. I have written about movies for USA Today, Parents, Family Fun, Child, Slate, and Daughters, and am the weekly movie critic for twenty radio stations across the US and in Canada and write weekly parental advisories and some movie reviews 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.
Organizations Broadcast, Online, and Washington DC film critics associations, Internet Entertainment Writers Association
Question I love the blue room that Richard Gere stayed in for his weekend trip in "Nights in Rodanthe" with Diane Lane. Can I receive info on the wallpaper, cobalt blue glass sidelights, blue canopy headboard, furniture, artwork, etc. as I would like to purchase these items, along with many of the other items shown in the movie, like the beach glass beads room separator and the "kokopelli"? swinging doors leading from the dining room to the kitchen. I also loved the spirit guide paintings shown in the upper room of the Inn? I understand that the house is actually called "Serendipity" and that many of the interior shots were filmed at another location/house in the area, but am unable to gather contact info. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Answer It is often very difficult to track down the items used in a movie soundstage, but you can try the production designer, Patrizia von Brandenstein, who can be reached c/o her agency: Mirish Agency, 1925 Century Park E., Ste. 1070, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Good luck!
