The Screen Queen's column began 17 years ago in newspapers as far north as Maine, and as far south as Miami, with Indiana someplace (west and) in-between. She can be heard on the Saga Communications Group of radio stations, including her flagship station (on Thursday mornings) WZID in Manchester, New Hampshire, with Mikey in the Morning. Since the late 1990s, she has been a guest on Ron St. Pierre's morning show at WPRO in Providence, Rhode Island.
While The Screen Queen spends most of her time in darkened theaters to see what's hot and what's not, her favorites include underdog, indie, flicks. Yet, her primary focus is the "bus stop mom" - women who sit idle in their cars with morning coffee mugs at the bus stop to send their children off to school. They have long trusted Screen Queen's suggestions on what to see that's family appropriate for kids, elderly parents, and even husbands.
The Screen Queen frequently ventures off her throne to write inspirational and empowerment articles for women's magazines under her civilian name, Lois Cahall. Her work can be found in many Hearst (Seventeen, Marie Claire, Redbook) and Conde Nast magazines (SELF) as well as most recently more general circulations like Reader's Digest, Bon Appetit, and even RED (in the UK.) She's also appeared on numerous Television shows and was the anchor for ABC news "Top Priority" and an occasional host on Good Morning America Now. For segment samples click here:
Oprah's First Book of the Month Club Novelist, Jacquelyn Mitchard talks to Lois about her latest book:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/ playerIndex?id=4314515
Celebrity parent, Michael Lohan (Lindsay's dad) takes on Paparazzo, Scott Button (Click below): http://abcnews.go.com/Video/ playerIndex?id=4291801
When not in Manhattan, Screen Queen can be found in Europe - mainly London or Paris - where she escapes (usually by horse-drawn carriage) to frolic and cavort with fellow royalty.
Okay, but seriously...aside from all that Queen playing, she's just a 'Lady in Waiting' - waiting, that is on her family, and all those issues that come with two daughters, two stepchildren, two cats and one 'boyfriend' (his kids are her step kids and he's often mentioned on "Screenie's" shows.) Screen Queen is just a mom and girl next door - the kind of woman you'd share a cup of coffee. One cream please, no sugar.
You are welcome to send your regards to the Queen. Just hit the "Contact" page of this website to send a message. Screen Queen loves to hear from you.
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Edge of Darkness
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The last time Mel Gibson graced the big screen it was in the movie"Signs" chasing aliens on the farm. The last time we saw him publicly he was being chased for drunk driving and screaming anti-Semitic insanities. But when it comes... read more
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Leap Year
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Despite being fish-out-of-water formulaic, Leap Year has a snappy “Put a Ring On It” angle that makes it more refreshing than most typical American rom coms. The story opens on Anna (Amy Adams), an... read more
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Avatar
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From cinematic icon, James “Alien” and “The Terminator” Cameron, comes his first gigantic film since "Titanic" when all those... read more
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Avatar continued....
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Moving on: The problem with this film is that despite all the “wow” effects, the dialog is really bad and the acting is worse. The two love bird’s “You Had Me At Hello” line is “I see you.” Okay, sure,... read more
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Crazy Heart
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It seems “Drunken Heart” or “Broken-down Heart” might have been a more sensible title about a washed-up country singing crooner, Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) who was destined for this Oscar worthy role. It’s not much of a story, so... read more
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The Blind Side
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It’s hard to imagine this type of 70s, feel-good family still exists but apparently they can be found down in Memphis, Tennessee. With all the underdog elements this plot offers, you’ll be hooked right from the get-go in a true life story... read more
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Brothers
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Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal) is the wilder, younger brother of Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) a decorated Marine whose father (Sam Shepard) idolizes him. Sam is madly in love with his high-school-sweetheart-wife, Grace (Natalie Portman) and his two little girls. But,... read more
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Extraordinary Measures
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"George of the Jungle’s" Brendan Fraser grows up to deliver a role as a father, John Crowley, whose two of his three kids have Pompe Disease (a form of Muscular Dystrophy.) Based on the book “The Cure” the true life tale is a slow moving movie... read more
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A Single Man
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Adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel of the same name that helped define the gay liberation movement, Tom Ford -- yes, that Tom Ford -- writes and directs his debut movie about... read more
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The Lovely Bones
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Based on the monster best seller by Alice Sebold, we know the problem isn’t um, the book….Young, sad, and dead, Susan Salmon (Saiorse Ronan) hovers over her family with dark narrative passages that don’t translate well to the big screen. With one too... read more
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It's Complicated
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..but for a very simple reason. This movie is another late-middle-aged fantasy from writer-director Nancy Meyers. Like her earlier Something’s Gotta Give this focuses on a love triangle in which two men pine for the same fifty-to-sixtyish... read more
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Up In the Air
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An elegant movie for grownup, with dialogue so sharp, witty, and emotional that it makes for the best screenplay of the year. Co-written and directed by Jason “Juno” Reitman, this is the story of Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), an ice-cool exec whose... read more
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Nine
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He’s a director. He’s haunted. He’s Italian. He’s Guido Contini (Daniel Day Lewis), and he’s creatively blocked - ten days before the start of a new movie whose script he hasn't even begun. Beset by his producer, his crew, and the press, he turns to Lilli... read more
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