Although they are a devoted couple, empty nesters Kay and Arnold Soames (Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones) need some help to put the passion back in their marriage. Ever since Arnold had surgery many moons ago, they have slept in separate rooms, giving up any chance of intimacy or physical affection. One day Kay […]
Girl, Interrupted
In the spring of 1967, 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) voluntarily checks herself into Claymoore Hospital after overdosing on aspirin. She denies that she was attempting to commit suicide, claiming that she was just “trying to make the shit stop.” Susanna tells her therapists that she does not actually want to go to college and […]
Social Anxiety Disorder and Cinema Therapy
Social anxiety disorder, also called social phobia, is an anxiety disorder in which a person has an excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations. Anxiety (intense nervousness) and self-consciousness arise from a fear of being closely watched, judged, and criticized by others. A person with social anxiety disorder is afraid that he or she will […]
Movie Therapy How It Changes Lives
Movie therapy: Do you believe in the healing power of film? Having a mid-life crisis? Overburdened with guilt? Unable to form healthy relationships? The answer to these problems could be as simple as sitting down to watch your favorite DVD. At least, that is what the psychotherapist and film buff Bernie Wooder believes. He is […]
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