Movies on the Jordan Rich Show

Movie shows are great fun.  Mark your calendars for these shows coming up in 2009:

The Blockbuster Summer Edition—Saturday, July 18

The Holiday Special—Saturday, November 7

I’ve assembled a really cool movie team. We get together for a rip roarin’ Saturday night at the movies. Subjects include everything from old films we love to new films we don’t, favorite heroes and villains, directors, special effects, movie music, and so much more!

Here is the Movie Show cast…

Casey Lamarca:
Casey Lamarca reminds me a lot of me! Sure, he's young enough to be my son, but we share a similar zest and passion for films. And his tastes are as varied as mine---from James Bond, Star Wars and classic comedy to Fellini,Scorcese and Bergman. Casey, in his early twenties, not only loves going to the movies---he has a ball reviewing them. You can read his insightful critiques of hundreds of films on his web site. Casey Lamarca is going places in the movie biz. I'm honored to have him join me when we talk movies. Visit Casey's Website

Jon Hitesman:
Jon Hitesman of Manchester-by-the-sea, Mass has an interest in film music that was due to his father. Jon's father, Walter was the head of Reader's Digest Books and Music division for some 15 years from 1960-1974. He has had the pleasure of attending many recording sessions in New York and London over the years. He sat with the conductor, Charles Gerhardt and his producer, George Korngold. George was the son of the legendary film composer, Erich Wolfgang Korngold who scored many of the legendary Warner Brothers classics of the 30's and 40's. Chuck and George were extremely kind to take Jon under their wings to advance his knowledge and interest in all forms of music particular interest paid to film scores. As a result, Jon considers Chuck and George his mentors and had enormous respect and admiration for their work. In the early 1970's at the behest of Jon's father, Chuck proceeded to do a series of classic film scores for RCA Records. George produced all the recordings, many are considered definitive recordings of legendary composers.

Jon has profiled their works along with the works of Bernard Herrmann. He plans to continue featuring works of famous composers on future shows with Henry Mancini on his next appearance. He has some 3.600 cds in his library where he draws his material. He can be reached at: Jonathon_65@msn.com.

Frank Ochieng:
Movie lover and critic, Frank is a member of the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) ands the Internet Entertainment Writers Association (IEWA). You can read him in several places including TheWorldJournal.com, MovieEye.com and his own site www.moviefrank.com. E-mail Frank (and argue with him if you’d like) at theochman@hotmail.com.

Garry and Marilyn Armstrong:
Many folks know Garry from his many wonderful years as one of Boston’s finest TV reporters. He and his terrific wife Marilyn, who is an accomplished freelance writer, provide our movie show with great insight into films far and wide. Garry is addicted to Turner Classics and knows much more about old movies than anyone I know; Marilyn adds the essential woman’s touch and even though us guys outnumber her, she can hold her own in the defense of chick flicks…trust me! You can e-mail Garry at kching290@earthlink.net.

I'd love to hear from you about your own movie picks. E-mail me at with your favorites at Jordan.Rich@WBZ.com . Feel free to disagree with my choices and tell me why I'm wrong!

Favorite films
1939 The Wizard of Oz
1941 The Maltese Falcon
  Citizen Kane
1942 Casablanca
1946 It's a Wonderful Life
1952 Singin' in the Rain
  High Noon
1964 Doctor Strangelove
1972 The Godfather
1991 Cinema Paradiso
Scariest films
1922 Nosferatu
1931 Dracula
1960 Psycho
1963 The Haunting
1968 Night of the Living Dead
1973 The Exorcist
1979 The Evil Dead
1982 Alien
1987 The Stepfather
1991 Silence of the Lambs

Funniest Flims
  Abbott and Costello
1947 Buck Privates Come Home
   
  Woody Allen
1969 Take the Money and Run
   
  Mel Brooks
1968 The Producers
1974 Young Frankenstein
1974 Blazing Saddles
  Marx Brothers
1935 Night at the Opera
1937 Day at the Races
   
  Billy Wilder
1959 Some Like it Hot
   
  "Various Artists"
1964 The Pink Panther (entire series)
1999 Austin Powers,
The Spy Who Shagged Me

See Brando Man's Top Ten List

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