Category Archives: movies

New Memoir Project

I’ve started writing a memoir titled Everything I Learned About Being Human I Learned from Movies. This is a rough draft of the introduction. I hope you enjoy it and will make comments. Introduction  “Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’sContinue reading “New Memoir Project”

Mental Health Movie: Home Before Dark

This is the third installment of our Classic Cinema With the Sage Sisters movies that are about characters with mental and emotional health issues. In each of the three so far, what the characters need most to heal is a strong support system. Home Before Dark is from 1958 and like, Now, Voyager before it,Continue reading “Mental Health Movie: Home Before Dark”

Mental and Emotional Healing in Now, Voyager

Celeste and I continued our Classic Cinema With the Sage Sisters series of movies about mental and emotional health with this very famous movie, Now, Voyager (1942) with Bette Davis, Claude Rains, and Paul Henreid. Here’s the description of the movie. Charlotte Vale, a member of a wealthy Boston family, has a nervous breakdown andContinue reading “Mental and Emotional Healing in Now, Voyager”

Classic Cinema With the Sage Sisters: People Will Talk

My favorite movies have many layers of meaning. People Will Talk (1951) is one of those movies. It’s based on a German play titled, Dr. Praetorius by Curt Goetz and is about an unusual doctor who believes that there are many ways to help his patients get well. Which is very progressive thinking for theContinue reading “Classic Cinema With the Sage Sisters: People Will Talk”

Recognizing the Linchpin

This post contains affiliate links. “Anyone who tries to make the distinction between education and entertainment doesn’t know the first thing about either.” ~ Marshall McLuhan “Entertainment is there to improve people’s quality of life. After your basic needs, there’s entertainment.” ~ Satoru Iwata “After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we needContinue reading “Recognizing the Linchpin”