Film

Some of us are feeling the need to be useful and enhance our skills during this forced downtime. Others need a release from the guilt of not trying to be productive. No matter which way you fall in this divide, all of us need some pleasant distractions to make us…

So let’s assume you’re following public health guidance and staying at home. No more movie theaters, music performances, lectures or other outside social gatherings, right? Well, assuming you’re reading this post on your phone, tablet or computer, you’re not without resources to keep your mind engaged and brain cells humming…

It’s not uncommon for today’s movies to present stereotypical images and experiences of older adults on screen: Characters easy to ignore, or portraying faulty memories or cognitive decline, or even seniors dismissed as caricatures of real people. It’s the rare film that provides a real picture of the complex and…

It’s not exactly cocktail conversation, but there’s something brewing in our society’s new openness to talking about death and the rituals that surround it. Perhaps the funeral industry is just another area ripe for “disruption.” A recent exposé in Washington Monthly details the way the “death industry” has taken advantage…

You may know her as Mary, Maria or Eliza. In fact, during her remarkable career, 83-year-old Dame Julie Andrews has portrayed a number of the most beloved and iconic female characters on stage and screen. Whether portraying Eliza Doolittle during the stage premiere of My Fair Lady in 1956, Mary…

Did you experience the thrill of seeing it on Broadway in 1957? Or maybe you first caught wind of the phenomenon that is West Side Story when the original movie came out in 1961, starring Natalie Wood. No matter how you know it, you’re likely aware of the uniquely American…