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Will & Harper
A beautiful gerontological movie on friendship and transsexuality in older age.
Issi Israel Doron
Oct 24, 20241 min read
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Beginners
Continuing my search for movies which deal with or focus on the aging of the gay community, I was recommended to watch the movie...
Issi Israel Doron
Mar 19, 20222 min read
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Book Club
Book Club is an American romantic comedy, directed by Bill Holderman, that stars four of the most well-known Hollywood actresses: Diane...
Issi Israel Doron
Sep 4, 20181 min read
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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is a 2017 romantic drama directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Annette Bening and Jamie Bell.The movie...
Issi Israel Doron
Aug 9, 20182 min read
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The Leisure Seeker
There is a known saying that the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment (and the other way around). I don't know why,...
Issi Israel Doron
Jun 19, 20182 min read
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45 Years
Sometimes it is difficult to articulate why you do not like a film. Why didn't I enjoy the movie 45 years? It seems it has all the...
Issi Israel Doron
Apr 23, 20182 min read
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Edith + Eddie
Let me begin with some context before reviewing this unique movie: I am law professor and a gerontologist. My PhD was on elder...
Issi Israel Doron
Apr 14, 20182 min read
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On Golden Pond
Time for some classics: After reviewing some recent gerontological movies, it is appropriate to start going back in time, and remind us...
Issi Israel Doron
Feb 25, 20181 min read
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5 Flights Up
Option for opening 1: Some movies you realize very quickly that they are great; and some very quickly you know they are terrible. But...
Issi Israel Doron
Jan 6, 20182 min read
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Our Souls at Nights
Well, I'm not objective.... both Robert Redford and Jane Fonda were the movies' heroes at my younger age.... so watching them again in...
Issi Israel Doron
Dec 30, 20171 min read
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Hampstead
I must confess that I always liked Diane Keaton. Even more so, as in recent years she has participated in many successful "gerontological...
Issi Israel Doron
Dec 30, 20171 min read
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