Category: Cinema Series

Lenore Pomerance interviews Navmoon Mann on presenting “The Lunchbox” for the MAGPS Cinema Series October 6, 2018 movie. Dr. Navmoon Mann and I had a chat about the Indian movie, “The Lunchbox” that we are presenting Saturday, October 6, at Lorraine Wodiska’s house.  Navmoon said this movie is very reflective of middle-class Indian life.  He thought it would not be amusing,… Read More

Mark your calendars now for the Cinema Series Season! Our movie dates are: Saturday, October 6, 2018 – “The Lunchbox” Discussants: Navmoon Mann, MD, & Lenore Pomerance, LICSW, CGP Saturday, December 8, 2018 – “Moonlight” Discussant: Reginald Nettles, PhD, CGP Saturday, February 2, 2019 – “Call Me By Your Name” Discussant: Sonia Kahn, PsyD Saturday, April 13, 2019 – TBD Discussant:… Read More

  Saturday, April 7, 2018 – “Force Majeure”   Discussant: Brian Cross, PhD     Brian Cross, PhD will be presenting “Force Majeure” on Saturday April 7, 2018, at Lorraine and Dan Wodiska’s house. The New York Times described it as a “dark Swedish comedy. …Just under the surface of a seemingly blissful marriage run fissures that a sudden jolt can… Read More

  Saturday, February 10, 2018 – “Get Out”   Discussant: Raquel Willerman, PhD, LCSW & Warren Levy   The Movie ‘Get Out’ Is a Strong Antidote to the Myth of ‘Postracial’ America (NYT)   “Get Out” speaks in several voices on several themes. It subverts the horror genre itself — which has the well-documented habit of killing off black characters… Read More

Judy Tyson interviews Liz Marsh on presenting “Cabaret” for the MAGPS Cinema Series December 9, 2017 movie.   CINEMA SERIES INTERVIEW Judy Tyson and Liz Marsh     JUDY: Liz, I’d like to begin by asking you to say a bit about your choice to present a film for the Cinema Series.   LIZ:   I co-chair the MAGPS membership committee. At a meeting we… Read More

Lenore Pomerance interviews Maryetta Andrews-Sachs and Bob Zeskind on presenting “The Great Dictator” for the MAGPS Cinema Series September 23, 2017 movie.   LMP: At our last movie, we talked about the new MAGPS theme of taking in the political, social and psychological challenges of today and reflecting our response to them in our educational programs.  Bob, you spontaneously thought… Read More

Mark your calendars now for the Cinema Series Season! Our movie dates are: Saturday, April 7, 2018 – “Force Majeure” Discussants: Brian Cross, PhD Past Showings: Saturday, September 23, 2017 – “The Great Dictator” Discussant: Maryetta Andrews-Sachs, LICSW, CGP, FAGPA & Robert Zeskind Saturday, December 9, 2017 – “Cabaret” Discussant: Liz Marsh, LICSW Saturday, February 10, 2018 – “Get Out” Discussant: Raquel… Read More

Interview between Judy Tyson and David Heilman, who will be presenting the next MAGPS Cinema Series movie, “Black Swan,” Saturday, April, 29, 2017.       JUDY: David, I’m looking forward to getting to know you. And I’m wondering about your choice to present Black Swan at the Cinema Series on April 29. DAVID: Absolutely, but before we start, I’d… Read More

  Black Swan: Performance, Competition, and Annihilation in Group  by David Heilman, MM, MPsy Our next Cinema Series presentation will feature the movie, Black Swan. The film follows New York City Ballet dancer Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) as she goes after her big shot of being cast as the lead in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Nina impresses the artistic director, Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassell), but Swan… Read More

Originally posted to Trish Cleary’s blog for Valentine’s Day, we wanted to make sure our community was able to access Trish’s wonderful follow-up entry to her Cinema Series presentation on the film “Moonrise Kingdom.” Please enjoy: Hungry for Love – Trish Cleary, MS, LCPC-MFT-ADC, CGP When bonds of love become broken or altered, we strive to restore them. Sam and… Read More