Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a 27-year-old public radio journalist with an artist girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard), of whom his best friend and co-worker Kyle (Seth Rogen) disapproves. Adam learns he has schwannoma neurofibrosarcoma (a malignant tumor) in his spine and must undergo chemotherapy. He sees on the Internet that his chances of survival […]
Raising Hope: The Series
Sweet but dim Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff) finds himself a father after a cute one-night stand turns out to be a serial killer. Jimmy brings their daughter Hope home, to the dismay of his parents–Virginia (Martha Plimpton), a surly housecleaner, and Burt (Garret Dillahunt), owner of a rag-tag pool-cleaning business–who already have their hands full […]
A Separation
A Separation is about the struggles within a family. Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) argue about whether they should live abroad. Simin prefers to live abroad to provide better opportunities for their only daughter, 11-year-old Termeh (Sarina Farhadi). However, Nader refuses to go because he thinks he must stay in Iran and take […]
Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia and Cinema Therapy
Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Memory loss is an example. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. Dementia is not a specific disease. It’s an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory […]