Early in the history of cinema, psychiatrists studied the movies to understand their appeal and power. Meanwhile, filmmakers have long been intrigued by psychiatry and frequently portray this mysterious world in film. Both movies and psychiatry focus on human thought, emotions, behavior, and motivation-making a link between the two subjects inevitable. Psychiatry and the Cinema […]
Jung and Film
Jung and Film: Post-Jungian Takes on the Moving Image brings together some of the best new writing from both sides of the Atlantic, introducing the use of Jungian ideas in film analyis. Illustrated with examinations of seminal films including Pulp Fiction, Blade Runner, and 2001 – A Space Odyssey, Chris Hauke and Ian Alister, along […]
The Motion Picture Prescription
If you have a love of movies and an interest in psychological matters, The Motion Picture Prescription: Watch This Movie and Call Me in the Morning is for you. It guides the reader to films that address a situation or a particular need. A specific recommended movie may provide therapeutic help in the viewing. It’s […]
Gay Cinematherapy
Think Will and Grace Go to the Movies and you’ve got Gay Cinematherapy: The Queer Guy’s Guide to Finding Your Rainbow One Movie at a Time, a film guide that understands what gay men and their best friends have known for years: that the Oscars isn’t just an awards show but the Gay Super Bowl, […]