I was sure that when I turned in the final copy of the book to the publisher on Tuesday, that it was already out of date. I’d just given two talks at chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association, and the audiences really got what I was saying. We can no longer raise awareness of Alzheimer’s with [...]
Archive for the ‘film’ Category
My Point Exactly
Posted in cultural phenom, film, public education, tagged alzheimer's, alzheimer's demographics, Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter, Deborah HOffman, dementia, fear, film and dementia on May 16, 2008 |
Film and Forgetting
Posted in cultural phenom, film, tagged alzheimer's, film and dementia, forgetting on April 22, 2008 |
I’ve noticed a ton of traffic searching for info on film and forgetting. I am covering this pretty extensively in the book, so I thought I’d share some of the types/lists of films. There are films that directly address dementia and aging (Iris, Away From Her, the Notebook, Aurora Borealis, Diminished Capacity etc.). There are [...]
An update on Diminished Capacity
Posted in film, tagged Diminished Capacity, films on dementia, films on memory loss on April 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I went to update my list of films about dementia in the book (my new deadline for final copy is May 1st!), and I found out that Diminished Capacity, the film about memory loss and dementia (with Matthew Broderick and Alan Alda) that played at Sundance this year, has been picked up by IFC. Looks [...]
New short animations on Alzheimer’s
Posted in books, cultural phenom, film, public education, tagged David Shenk, dementia, short films on Alzheimer's, The Forgetting on March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are 4 new short “pocket” films about Alzheimer’s disease out and available for open use. They are made by the team that brought us The Forgetting (the film and book). David Shenk, author of The Forgetting, wrote and directed the pieces. Naomi Boak (exec. producer of the Forgetting), Dr. Steven DeKosky, Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, [...]
The Oscar Alzheimer’s Joke
Posted in cultural phenom, film, tagged alzheimer's, dementia, Jon Stewart, Julie Christie, memory loss, Oscars on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
With Julie Christie up for Best Actress at the Oscars last night, you knew there was going to be an Alzheimer’s joke. Remarkably, host Jon Stewart found a way to make a joke that wasn’t at the expense of people with dementia. When he mentioned Julie Christie’s nomination, he said “a film about a woman [...]
We HAVE to Laugh
Posted in cultural phenom, film, tagged dementia, forgetting, Julie Christie, laughter and Alzheimer's, Screen Actors Guild award, senior moments on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There’s a brewhaha over Julie Christie’s little throw-away line after she accepted the Screen Actor’s Guild Award for Best Actress. Apparently, she made a joke about forgetting to name some of the people she should have thanked. The article quotes Peter Braun, who runs the California Southland chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association who said: “It [...]
Dementia Goes to Sundance
Posted in film, tagged dementia, Diminished Capacity, film on January 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Looks like there’s another new film that tackles the dementia experience. Diminished Capacity,directed by Terry Kinney, features Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, and Virginia Madsen. Here’s how the Sundance Catalog describes it: “After a concussion leaves him unfocused, short on short-term memory, and demoted from the political pages to the comics, Cooper (Broderick), a Chicago newspaper [...]
Wendy Grows Up: The Savages
Posted in cultural phenom, film, Uncategorized, tagged dementia, The Savages on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Finally! I went to see The Savages on MLK day. I saw it at Milwaukee’s “Downer” Theatre – named after the street, not the type of movies they show. The Savages isn’t an “upper” for sure. But it’s a sweet tale of a brother and sister who, at long last, wrestle with their past and [...]
Dementia Goes to the Movies: Part Two
Posted in cultural phenom, film, Uncategorized, tagged alzheimer's, Away From Her, dementia, disability films, Julie Christie, Laura Linney, Oscar nominations, sarah polley, The Savages on January 23, 2008 |
Away From Her and The Savages were recognized in the Oscar nominations this week. Sarah Polley was nominated for Best Screenplay Adaptation for the script of Away From Her, and Julie Christie was nominated for Best Actress. Laura Linney was also nominated for Best Actress for her work in The Savages. Christie seems a shoe-in, [...]
Dementia goes to the movies
Posted in cultural phenom, film, tagged Away From Her, dementia, film and dementia, film and disability, Golden Globe, memory loss, The Savages on January 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Julie Christie won the Golden Globe (too bad we didn’t get to SEE it…) for Best Actress this year for her work playing Fiona in Sarah Polley’s Away From Her (2007). This winter movie season has brought a surge of films dealing with aging and disability. The latest in the dementia category is The Savages, [...]
