Kimberly Potts, author and entertainment journalist, joins the Movie Addict Headquarters gang next Tuesday for a special Mother’s Day show about films featuring mothers as key characters. Among the movies to be discussed are: Mommie Dearest, Carrie, Postcards from the Edge, Terms of Endearment, Stella, Monster-in-Law and Lorenzo’s Oil.

Potts is the author of several books, including George Clooney: The Last Great Movie Star and Everything I Need To Know I Learned from a Chick Flick. She’s also written for AOL Television, TV Guide, US Weekly, Inside TV, Movies.com, LATimes.com, Metromix.com, E! Online, Daily Variety, iVillage.com, Teenmag.com, the Detroit Free Press, and the Cincinnati Enquirer.   

This MAHQ Mother’s Day show airs Tuesday, May 5, on BlogTalkRadio at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. During the live show, listeners are invited to call in and to participate in a live chat. An archived segment will also be available.

Questions for discussion include:

What are the best and worst films focusing on a mother in the key role?

Which actresses have given the best and worst film performances as mothers?

Why do so many movies paint such a negative portrait of mothers?

CALL-IN NUMBER: 646-478-5668

HOST:  Betty Jo Tucker

CO-HOST:  Jazz Shaw

PRODUCER: Nikki Starr

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(Poster for Mommie Dearest: © 1981 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.)