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More from the movie corner of Graziella: Electric Shadows   This week’s film is a fairly typical heart-warmer made in 2004 by Xiao Jiang — nom de plume of Jia Yan.  […]...

REFLECTIONS By Martha Fagan RN, BSN The crispness in the air and the vibrant foliage colors remind us that autumn is here, and winter awaits.  This is the time of […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: Sweet Bean   Forty years ago we might have said that this week’s recommendation is “the most Japanese of films.” Afraid of stereotyping, we […]...

ACT “AS IF” By Martha E. Fagan, RN, BSN What if the way we act, our chosen behaviors, could change the way we think and feel? William James, considered the […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: The Embrace of the Serpent   This week’s film is one of those rare gems whose refracted light can be harsh and yet rewarding […]...

Among the many anticipated new books this fall is the latest novel by Elena Ferrante, The Lying Life of Adults. Elena Ferrante is a pseudonym for an Italian author whose identity remains […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: Purple Noon   This week’s film, Purple Noon, is a double tribute: to the writer of psychological thrillers Patricia Highsmith (Strangers on a Train was […]...

OUR WEB OF CONNECTION By Martha E. Fagan, RN. BSN While pondering what to write this week my thoughts kept returning to the importance of connection in our lives.  The […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: Wendy and Lucy   This week’s film is one of the best proofs that the spirit of neorealism is alive and kicking in […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: Modern Times   This week’s film takes us to the silent era’s comic genius  and his bold project of making a silent film in […]...