Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; she previously wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found dominating the audio round at her local bar trivia night or tweeting about movies.
Megan Stein is the executive editor for The Pioneer Woman, and oversees entertainment, features, and news for the website. Whether it's catching up on the latest true crime podcast, or re-watching the best '80s movies for the zillionth time, she's always here to talk about anything and everything relating to pop culture.
Many people are fans of the horror movie genre, but for people with anxiety, it can be more than just a fun, spooky hobby. For some, watching scary movies is actually a powerful way to deal with their anxiety symptoms.
Fortunately, there are many strategies and techniques to help people handle their anxiety. Horror movies may be one such tool, in addition to therapy and other more traditional coping strategies. For people who already enjoy the genre, Clark said she works to uncover insight into why, and incorporate it into their individualized coping toolkit.
Matthew Strohl is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montana. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and blogs about movies, food, and philosophy of art at strohltopia.com and aestheticsforbirds.com.
How did the von Trapps feel about The Sound of Music? While Maria was grateful that there wasn't any extreme revision of the story she wrote in The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, and that she herself was represented fairly accurately (although Mary Martin and Julie Andrews "were too gentle-like girls out of Bryn Mawr," she told the Washington Post in 1978), she wasn't pleased with the portrayal of her husband. The children's reactions were variations on a theme: irritation about being represented as people who only sang lightweight music, the simplification of the story, and the alterations to Georg von Trapp's personality. As Johannes von Trapp said in a 1998 New York Times interview, "it's not what my family was about. . . . [We were] about good taste, culture, all these wonderful upper-class standards that people make fun of in movies like 'Titanic.' We're about environmental sensitivity, artistic sensitivity. 'Sound of Music' simplifies everything. I think perhaps reality is at the same time less glamorous but more interesting than the myth."
The more you love film, the more you're likely to love TCM. It presents a wider variety of movies, across film's century-plus history, than any other network or streaming service. Thanks to its knowledgeable and enthusiastic co-hosts, it puts those films into context. It creates a sense of community and enthusiasm among its viewers, which is invaluable. TCM doesn't just present movies, it curates them. It explains why some films and performances are so good, and why you should watch and value them. And it presents those films, every one of them, unedited, uninterrupted and without commercials.
The team that's been running TCM for years has been serving up treats like this with regularity, and with exceptional taste. There are pockets on the schedule for silent movies, for underground films, for film noir, for musicals, and so much more.
A silent film set during World War I, Wings became the standard to which future aviation movies would be held for its innovative aerial shooting and realistic depiction of flight and dogfights. Around 300 pilots were involved in shooting the film, including some from the United States Army Air Corps, and director William A. Wellman was an experienced flyer himself.
Why am I writing this? What is the purpose of me writing this? Did you know all of the Marvel comic movies and TV series combine the average gross earning was $231,510,686 and DC comic series are standing strong with average gross earning $155,288,211 (reference: ). Why do people love watching super hero movies? What is it that people get attracted to it? In human nature we like to enjoy ideal situations - situations which "we think" only exist in movies. We love the parts where heroes in their own rights, leaders even (Thor, Iron Man, etc) fighting side by side as a team against evils forces. In our mind we say "yeah - I wish I was part of a team like that", my challenge to you (who ever is reading) why do you feel like this kind of team spirit can only be in movies and not in real life? Your answer might be "but I am not a leader - I don't have the power given by my position or title", one big picture which all of us are forgetting is your leader (project manager, program manager, department manager, directors, managing directors, etc) is also part of your team. Their success is also your success and vice versa. We forget about that - of course an argument can be made as "my leader do not listen, unfair and not understanding" - the flip side of the coin can be "did we try to voice out?". Do we have this fear in us - if such conversation were to be ignited between you and your leader - your job is at risk? If that is the fear you have your in the wrong organisation my friend.
As a team I believe - we should be transparent and kind. Sometimes truth hurts but we forget a balanced team is build out of trust. How can you trust one other if you are not your authentic self? You might say "you are dreaming", yes I maybe dreaming but at the same time where ever I go I will do my best to voice out when I see a risk for my team, because I believe we all have something to offer not only to our team but also to ourselves as we contribute in different roles offered to us by different organisations. We as individuals and as team mates have the power to shape and define the future and bring values to society (directly or indirectly) each and everyday. Push aside politics, self interest and seeing each other as a threat. Replace them with empathy, listening and two-way communication for a better future and we can be in our own super hero movies.
THE BEST 75
HONG KONG FILMS
OF THE 2010s
Four months after we announced it,
we're finally starting our countdown for
The Best 75 Hong Kong
Films of the 2010s.
For the next few weeks we'll be
revealing the films as voted upon
by over 130 readers and passerbys
of LoveHKFilm.com. Each person took
time ouf of their busy lives to send in
lists of movies that they like,
even if the movie was as bad as Meow.
Check Damn You Kozo for
tbe newest updates.
SPOILER: You will not see Meow
in the Top 75.
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LoveHKFilm.com is finally revealing the results of our Best Hong Kong Films of the 2010s reader vote and it's been a long time coming. We're sorry for taking so long to get it done, but life seldom waits for dumb things like website updates. Usually it just barrels forth, ruining your plans and even your fortunes, if it's feeling frisky.
Apparently, life is SUPER frisky right now because everything is in a state of destablization and disarray that would impress even the most dedicated pessimist. It's kind of amazing, actually, how totally effed up everything is. If you tend to be complacent or cavalier about these things, we ask you to stay alert. If you're freaking out, please calm down. Panic helps nobody.
We hope that during all this wacky and worrisome chaos that you find the time to watch new Hong Kong movies. It's a dumb message but it's all this dumb website is authorized to suggest because, well, this is a Hong Kong movie website. We don't know how to solve the world's problems and don't feel comfortable pushing any particular solution. But man, we do like a good Hong Kong movie every once in a while. So that's all we'll say.
Take care of yourselves.
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