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Two Sweet Movies

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Kathy

I’ll limit my Cinematheque recommendations this week to the one film I’ve already seen–Kolya, a Czech Academy-Award winner from 1996. Frequently, it seems, the foreign-film Oscar goes to the most sentimental and accessible of the candidates, i.e., the “heartwarming” one. Kolya fits … Continue reading →

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Your Weekend Plans

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Kathy

This weekend you can have your mornings and afternoons to yourself. Your evenings belong to me. The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque offers stellar movies for your enjoyment. I thought My Left Foot (1989) might have been the first film … Continue reading →

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Lunatics and Laughs

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Kathy

Federico Fellini’s last film, The Voice of the Moon  (1990), shows this Saturday at 5:15 pm at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Crazily, this movie was never released in the U.S. It’s so odd that Americans had no way to … Continue reading →

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Insights from Book Group

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Kathy

Some people question the purpose of book groups. I’ve had people (mostly men, to be honest) ask, “What’s the point? Why not just read the book? Who really cares what anyone else thinks?” Most everyone, however, can comprehend at least … Continue reading →

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Three for the Show

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Kathy

This weekend, abbreviated because of the holiday, offers only three movies, all of them good bets. You can see Ozu once again, as part of the Cinematheque series Marriage a la Ozu, in the 1957 family drama Tokyo Twilight. Less … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Kathy

This Mother’s Day made me feel sad. Our family’s last grandmother, my step-mother-in-law Grace, died last year. Also, the news all around us conveys so much grief for and about mothers—Sandy Hook, Boston, and now Cleveland’s horrendous news of abducted and … Continue reading →

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Ordination, Irish Women, and the Pope

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Kathy

The Roman Catholic Church officially offers seven sacraments, but, as a friend of mine always says, men have seven sacraments, whereas women have only six, because ordination to the priesthood is not an option for Catholic women. Lots of people … Continue reading →

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Gun Control on Easter

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Kathy

Nothing says “holiday” like a family discussion about gun control. After the dishes were cleared  and relatives had made their cases, I came home to the Cleveland Plain Dealer and a sobering op-ed by Leonard Pitts, Jr. Pitts writes that … Continue reading →

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Bliss

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Kathy

Today’s episode of “Radiolab” on National Public Radio, replayed from December of last year, related to happiness and its definition. The show explored the idea of bliss, including a fascinating story about a man named Bliss. Here’s the show, well worth listening to. While I … Continue reading →

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Ann Patchett’s “Run”

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Kathy

Novelist Ann Patchett was here in Cleveland last week. She’s a polished, funny speaker, and the crowd loved her. I got to ask her a question about her novel Run and decided to rerun my review of that book from … Continue reading →

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