Michael Caine and His Films

On April 29, Movie Addict Headquarters celebrates the film career of legendary actor Michael Caine. Noted film critic John P. McCarthy and award-winning blogger Fausta Rodriguez Wertz discuss Caine’s best movies plus their favorite performances from among his many film appearances. Caine, who turned 80 last month, is still going strong – and his rich upcoming movie schedule will also be covered.  

Choosing Caine’s best films and performances is not an easy task. This talented actor has won acclaim for his brilliant work in such diverse movies as Alfie, The Ipcress File, Secondhand Lions, Sleuth, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Blood and Wine, Zulu, The Italian Job, Dressed To Kill, Get Carter, Little Voice, The Man Who Would Be King, The Quiet American, Cider House Rules and Hannah and Her Sisters. He won well-deserved Oscars for his supporting roles in the last two films mentioned.

Caine performed his latest leading role in the touching drama Last Love.  His upcoming movies include: Ella Graves, a thriller with Kate Beckinsale and Samuel L. Jackson; Imagine, a comedy/drama starring Al Pacino and Annette Bening; The Secret Service, an action thriller with Colin Firth, Lady Gaga and Samuel L. Jackson; Interstellar, a sci-fi mystery with Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey;    

In addition to his impressive acting credits, Michael Caine has written a fascinating autobiography titled What’s It All About? as well as other books about acting including the popular Acting in Film: An Actor’s Take on Movie Making. 

Guests John P. McCarthy and Fausta Rodriguez Wertz are Michael Caine fans. John has written for TV Guide, Variety and USA Today. He also contributes film criticism and analysis to outlets such as Boxoffice.com, America magazine, and Catholic News Service. Besides being an award-winning blogger, Fausta is an outspoken movie buff. Both John and Fausta always come across as entertaining and informative when talking about films.

This Michael Caine Celebration airs on BlogTalkRadio at 4 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Pacific Time) on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. During the live show, listeners are invited to call in and to participate in a chat. An archived segment will also be available.

CALL-IN NUMBER: 646-470-5668

LINK:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/movieaddictheadquarters/2014/04/29/michael-caine-celebration  

 

School-Themed Films

“School is a filmmaker’s dream environment,” writes Amy Matthew in her terrific article for The Pueblo Chieftain today. Describing school as a common experience – one “filled with friends, homework, confusion, laughter, bullies, tears, touchdowns, fumbles, love, heartache, silliness and hot lunch,” Matthew observes that it’s no wonder so many memorable movies have been made with this setting in mind.

Matthew was kind enough to mention some of my favorite school-themed flicks – Election, Fame and Sky High – as well as my comments about them in her well-researched piece that even includes a “Back-to-School Movie IQ” test.

Piggybacking on Matthew's splendid article, I’ve decided to focus on this topic during the September 21st “Movie Addict Headquarters” show on BlogTalkRadio. Noted film critic John P. McCarthy has signed on as our guest “professor” for a special class focusing on school-themed films like Take the Lead,
The Emperor’s Club, Easy A, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Stand and Deliver, Dangerous Minds, To Sir with Love, Lean on Me, Animal House and School of Rock. No tuition is required, but be prepared for at least one pop quiz!

Our “Back-to-School” episode will air at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. During the live show, listeners are invited to call in and to participate in a chat. An archived segment will also be available.

Link to listen:
www.blogtalkradio.com/movieaddictheadquarters

HAIRSPRAY on BlogTalkRadio

I am pleased to announce that film critic John P. McCarthy will be joining me on “Movie Addict Headquarters” tomorrow to discuss “Hairspray,” the big, bold, bodacious movie version of this Broadway hit musical.

John is one of my colleagues at ReelTalkReviews.com, and he is also editor of Cineman Syndicate, which means he is the one responsible for those clever “Little Man in the Chair” reviews published in so many newspapers nationwide. Because I am an avid movie musical fan, I need someone like John to present a more objective evaluation of “Hairspray.” We have very different opinions about the film, so our discussion should be a lively one!

This BlogTalkRadio show airs live on the Internet at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, July 24, and runs for 15 minutes. It will also be available as an archived segment. To listen, click the link below on (or after) July 24.

www.blogtalkradio.com/movieaddictheadquarters