Barry Monush, author/editor of Screen World 2011, visits Movie Addict Headquarters on January 22 to discuss his work on the latest edition of this beloved movie anthology series and to talk about the upcoming Academy Awards. Barry is also the author of Music on Film: West Side Story, Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the Silent Era to 1965, Everybody’s Talkin’: The Top Films of 1965-1969 and co-author of Lucille Ball FAQ. He recently updated Stanley Green’s Hollywood Musicals: Year by Year.

Barry, who does research for the Paley Center for the Media, admits that he usually can’t stop talking about the Academy Award nominations after they’re announced, so he will be “in rare form” again for this show.  

It’s no surprise that Barry lists his major interests as “Movies, Motion Pictures, and Film -- in that order.” However, he can also be counted on for trivia pertaining to television, theater and musicals. He confesses “only being qualified to do jobs that require watching television during working hours.”    

Many movie fans look forward to each new edition of Screen World because it’s the definitive record of the cinema since 1949. Screen World 2011 (Volume 63) includes an illustrated listing of every significant American and foreign film released in the United States during 2011, documented with more than 1000 black-and-white photographs. It also contains full-page photos of the four Academy Award-winning actors as well as photos of all acting nominees, a look at the year’s most promising new screen personalities, complete film information about cast, characters, credits, production company, date released, rating, capsule plot summary and running time.

According to film and theatre critic Jeffrey Lyons, Screen World is “essential for any film library. . . Quite frankly, the handiest, most useful chronicle of a year spend in the dark. . . A book every film lover should have.”

Barry Monush’s interview airs on BlogTalkRadio at 4 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Pacific Time) on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. During the live show, listeners are invited to call in and to participate in a chat. An archived segment will also be available.

CALL-IN NUMBER: 646-478-5668

HOST: Betty Jo Tucker

PRODUCER: Nikki Starr

LINK TO LISTEN: Click here.