Film

You may love going to a movie or a museum as a form of entertainment or to escape the craziness of today’s world. But did you realize that your pursuit of culture may also have a therapeutic component to it? New research out of University College London has found a…

For many of us, dating was never a fun experience. But for those who have reached “a certain age,” the question may become, why even bother? Statistics show that being single may be the new normal for those who have reached their 50s, 60s or beyond without a spouse or…

You know them by their single names: Fred and Ginger, Bogey and Bacall, Barack and Michelle- all couples whose relationships seem to exemplify happy couples. And now there’s more scientific research to confirm the value of happy relationships for a meaningful life. The 75-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development (profiled…

Being a caregiver is no laughing matter. But don’t tell that to Jesus Trejo, an up-and-coming comedian and the star of the new documentary, “Care To Laugh.” Developed by AARP studios, a new media entity from AARP that is developing shows for various platforms, the movie follows the day-to-day life…

Rumor has it that this may be his last film role, so lucky for us the early reviews of his performance are glowing. In The Old Man & His Gun, 82-year-old Robert Redford plays Forrest Tucker, a real-life gentleman bank robber, profiled in The New Yorker in 2003, who enjoyed…

While it’s a well-known fact that Jews fleeing the Holocaust settled in all corners of the globe, less well known is what’s happened to these survivors as they’ve grown old in foreign lands. Many survivors fled to Latin America, and it’s the story of one such survivor that’s the focus…