Greenlight Reviews

In January 2005, I started co-hosting “Supper and the Silver Screen” on the radio with longtime friend Ann Elder. In December of 2005, the program’s name was changed to “Greenlight Reviews,” and it has become strictly a podcast. Both projects were inspired by our producer, Joan Andrews.

For those of you who don’t know, a podcast is a broadcast you can listen to any time you like. You can download the 15-minute segments either onto your iPod or directly onto your computer. Just click here to begin listening to our latest review, as well as the previous episodes.

We rate the new films like a traffic signal. A GREEN light means, “Go—don’t miss this one.” A YELLOW light means, “It depends on your mood and taste—so approach with caution.” And a RED light means, “Stop! Do not go out and see this lousy movie.”

Granted, these are our opinions. Even if you haven’t seen the film we’re reviewing—and possibly have no desire to, either—you still might enjoy hearing Ann and me firing our sometimes contrasting viewpoints at one another. In addition to current reviews, Ann and I bring in a favorite rental, usually an older and often obscure film, to recommend to our listeners.

MEET THE HOSTS

I’ve seen more movies than I can count in my lifetime and in the past year since becoming a critic. But I believe my real experience comes not only from my love of film, but also from my 24 years in Hollywood, where I worked as a writer and producer of films and television. Both Ann and I have been blessed with a freakish ability to have almost perfect recall about anything having to do with the movies. Just ask us who was nominated for best supporting actress from a little-known film—The Pope of Greenwich Village in 1984, for example—and we’ll be racing to see who can spit it out first. (Give up? It was Geraldine Page, an amazing actress.)

Ann Elder is a two-time Emmy winner for TV writing, and also made a name for herself in television production. In addition to replacing Goldie Hawn as the “ditsy, sexy blonde” on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, she has appeared in several films and TV shows. She can be witty and sweet, but watch out if she doesn’t like a film—she’ll cut it to pieces, and make no bones about telling me how wrong I am in my affection for it. We first met 35 years ago, when we were both toiling away in Hollywood, and reunited just over a year ago to work on this project, finding we could dish the movies as if no time had passed at all.

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“Greenlight Reviews”
In January 2005, I started co-hosting “Supper and the Silver Screen” on the radio with longtime friend Ann Elder. In December of 2005, the program’s name was changed to “Greenlight Reviews,” and it has become strictly a podcast. Both projects were inspired by our producer, Joan Andrews. For those of you who don’t know, a podcast is a broadcast you can listen to any time you like. You can download the 15-minute segments either onto your iPod or directly onto your computer. Just click here to begin listening to our latest review, as well as the previous episodes. We rate the new films like a traffic signal. A GREEN light means, “Go—don’t miss this one.” A YELLOW light means, “It depends on your mood and taste—so approach with caution.” And a RED light means, “Stop! Do not go out and see this lousy movie.” Granted, these are our opinions. Even if you haven’t seen the film we’re reviewing—and possibly have no desire to, either—you still might enjoy hearing Ann and me firing our sometimes contrasting viewpoints at one another. In addition to current reviews, Ann and I bring in a favorite rental, usually an older and often obscure film, to recommend to our listeners. MEET THE HOSTS I’ve seen more movies than I can count in my lifetime and in the past year since becoming a critic. But I believe my real experience comes not only from my love of film, but also from my 24 years in Hollywood, where I worked as a writer and producer of films and television. Both Ann and I have been blessed with a freakish ability to have almost perfect recall about anything having to do with the movies. Just ask us who was nominated for best supporting actress from a little-known film—The Pope of Greenwich Village in 1984, for example—and we’ll be racing to see who can spit it out first. (Give up? It was Geraldine Page, an amazing actress.) Ann Elder is a two-time Emmy winner for TV writing, and also made a name for herself in television production. In addition to replacing Goldie Hawn as the “ditsy, sexy blonde” on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, she has appeared in several films and TV shows. She can be witty and sweet, but watch out if she doesn’t like a film—she’ll cut it to pieces, and make no bones about telling me how wrong I am in my affection for it. We first met 35 years ago, when we were both toiling away in Hollywood, and reunited just over a year ago to work on this project, finding we could dish the movies as if no time had passed at all. Return to Home.