I didn’t hate it! Nick Doob is a phenomenal cameraman – and he and Shari Cookson directed and produced this episode. I’m a little baised on that front, he has worked with my husband on a couple of films as well…so I admit that warmed me up for this episode. Here are my thoughts as [...]
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Episode One: HBO’s Alzheimer’s Project
Posted in art, cultural phenom, disability, film, public education, tagged alzheimer's, creativity and dementia, episode one, HBO Alzheimer's Project on May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Hope at the expense of caution”: NYT’s reviews HBO’s Alzheimer’s Project
Posted in cultural phenom, film, medicine, public education, tagged alzheimer's, forget memory, HBO Alzheimer's Project, memory loss, NYT's review on May 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ll watch the HBO series with an open heart and mind – I swear I will. But the reviews are certainly daunting. The whole point of Forget Memory is that there is MORE to Alzheimer’s than tragedy. That there is HOPE in science, but there is also HOPE in human beings – in our ability [...]
The Pre-Game to HBO’s Alzheimer’s Documentaries
Posted in cultural phenom, disability, film, public education, science of memory, tagged alzheimer's, David Shenk, dementia, film, HBO Alzheimer's, Maria Shriver, Naomi Boak, NYTs Magazine, peter whitehouse on May 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
And now we learn, in the 2 weeks before the release of HBO’s new Alzheimer’s Project on May 10th, that Maria Shriver is an executive producer. She’s making the press rounds to promote the project now – I’ve seen her last Sunday’s NYT’s Magazine and this article and interview in AARP’s mag. I am reminded [...]
Song from HBO Trailer
Posted in cultural phenom, disability, film, music, tagged HBO Alzheimer's song on April 20, 2009 |
I’m seeing lots of traffic of people looking for who sings the song on the trailer to the HBO series on Alzheimer’s. It’s Gary Jules. Here’s a youtube clip.
HBO’s Alzheimer’s Project to Begin May 10th
Posted in cultural phenom, film, public education, tagged film, HBO Alzheimer's Project, memory loss, television on March 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The big headline on the HBO Alzheimer’s Project says HOPELESS with the LESS crossed out. This made me excited for this unprecedented, three-part series on this most important of issues. But then I watched the trailer. And it was HOPELESS. I will watch and I’m sure hoping to find a little more hope – that [...]
Films at GSA
Posted in cultural phenom, film, public education, tagged Afloat, Annie Lloyd, conference, films on aging, forgetfulness, GSA, Kyokoo naturally on November 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
What great fun I had curating a Festival of Short Films for the Gerontological Society of America, and coordinating the screening of a feature length film as well. Over 200 people saw the shorts on Saturday night, and another full house gathered Sunday night for the feature-length film. The feature-length film was Andrew Jenks, Room [...]
Choke and Dementia
Posted in cultural phenom, film, public education, tagged alzheimer's, Choke, dementia, film, memory loss, Story of Forgetting on October 22, 2008 |
I haven’t seen it yet…but I hope to soon (don’t I always write that? I must have kids or something…). Choke, a 2008 film by Clark Gregg, is based on a novel by Fight Club author Chuck Palahnuik. In it, Angelica Huston plays a woman with dementia, whose son is the lost protagonist of the [...]
Billy Collin’s on Forgetfulness
Posted in cultural phenom, film, public education, tagged Billy Collins, dementia, forgetfulness, forgetting, poetry on July 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I love Billy Collin’s poetry, and particularly his readings of his poetry. And even more, animations of his poetry with him reading them. Take a look at this animated version of Forgetfulness on YouTube. It’s by Julian Gray of Headgear animation in Toronto.
Diminished Capacity reviewed by NYT’s
Posted in film, tagged Diminished Capacity, films and dementia, forgetting on July 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Diminished Capacity, with Alan Alda and Matthew Broderick playing uncle and nephew (respectively) with matching memory problems, is in limited release. The NYT’s was lukewarm…I’ll write my own review after the film makes its way to Milwaukee…
Forgetting to be rebroadcast
Posted in books, cultural phenom, film, public education, tagged alzheimer's, books, David Shenk, dementia, films, The Forgetting on June 12, 2008 |
Looks like PBS will be rebroadcasting The Forgetting this summer. I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, the film certainly has been a powerful tool for raising awareness. The local feeds afterward, which feature more nuanced discussions of the experience of dementia, are very informative and moving. But the film itself is pure tragic [...]
