ANSWERS
It’s time to answer at least some of the questions I get asked as the author of this blog.
Q- Have you seen every movie in your articles?
A- Mostly. Sometimes I refer to movies I have not seen. 
Q- How many movies do you watch, anyway?
A- Probably 4-5 per week; around 250 a year. My computer data base contains around 4500 movies I have seen; these are the ones I can remember.
Q- Do you ever go to a real theater?
A- Oh, yes. Since the column deals with movies available for watching at home, that’s where most of my viewing takes place. But I probably average two-three times a month in a real theater. 
Q- Is there any subject off-limits for your column?
A- Well, yeah. I never write about horror or slasher movies cause I don’t like them.  Other than porn, anything else is fair game.
Q- Who are your favorite critics, and who don’t you like?
A- The late Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times was my all-time favorite. I also like Kenneth Turan of the LA Times, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone  and all of the New York Times reviewers. I do not like David Denby of The New Yorker, who seems to hate everything. 
Q- How do you know what movies are available on video and DVD?
A- This information is readily available to anyone on the internet. Amazon.com is a good site to find this.
Q- How do you decide what ages are suitable for a movie?
A- I’m a father, grandfather and life-long movie nut. Mostly it’s just a gut feeling from the content. I pay as much attention to the boredom factor as I do to sex and violence. 
Q- How do you decide what to write about?
A- The inspiration, if you can call it that, can come from anywhere.  Friends and readers make suggestions. A new movie may inspire a note to write a column about that subject when the movies goes into video. The death of an actor or director may warrant a column on their work. 
Q- What recent technological advance do you like best?
A- Almost every DVD now has subtitles. I don’t hear as well as I used to, and I find this to be a real blessing. And, if you watch some Irish or British films, it doesn’t matter how good your hearing is, you won’t understand the words. 
Q- What bugs you about other movie fans?
A- Some people won’t watch black and white films; others won’t tackle films with subtitles. I have a friend who steadfastly refuses to watch animation. They are missing way too much!
Q- What’s a fun thing about being Mr. Movie?
       A- People ask me to find a movie for them based on something they vaguely remember- an actor, a plot line, part of the title. I try to track it down and usually I can!