Just in time for the Oscar’s – Feb 24th, the movie Away From Her offers a portrait of a woman slowly dissolving into Alzheimer’s. Her husband of over 40 years, Grant, watches as his wife, Fiona, puts frying pans into the freezer, instantly forgets what a bottle of wine is for, and covers the house […]

Posted on February 21st, 2008 by Emme Levine
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The movie The Savages is about two siblings (Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman) who have been estranged from their father for many years. When they receive a call that he can no longer live on his own due to dementia, they are forced to put their lives on hold and deal with the heavy chore […]

Posted on December 29th, 2007 by Julie Deaton
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