Larry Ratliff -- Speaker, Film Critic, Humorist Public Speaker from San Antonio, TX

Larry Ratliff, a nationally known, award-winning film critic, public speaker, humorist and author, has reviewed thousands of movies, traveled much of the world interviewing A-list celebrities and covered the Academy Awards for NBC during his 30-plus-year career. Larry entertains and informs with witty and funny behind-the-scenes movie industry, celebrity and life stories. His love for movies and seeing the humor in life are contagious. Movie Memories presentations, which last about an hour, combine movie clips, Larry's quick wit and unique insight to celebrate the magic of the movies past and present. His wide variety of topics span from classic to theme-relating. Performance titles include "Hollywood's Great Romantic Scenes," "Savor Those Tunes – Great Movie Music," "A Salute to the Great War Movies," "The Best Movies You've Never Heard Of," "Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays: Great Holiday Movies," "Hollywood's Classic Movie Moms" and "Father Knows Best, Or Does He?" Larry is called "The Jalapeño Guy" because throughout his 30-year-career he has rated movies on a scale of one-to-four jalapeños. For over three years, Larry's movie reviews and interviews were syndicated nationally and internationally to 210 NBC network TV affiliates in the United States and to 15 foreign countries. His comments have been quoted in movie ads in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, as well as in other newspapers nationwide. Larry's comments have also appeared on video boxes across the United States and beyond. Larry loves movies, talking about his frequent meetings with Hollywood's biggest stars and sparking Movie Memories that are forever.