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Cinematherapy
Cinematherapy Goes To The Oscars: The Girls Guide to the Best Movie Medicine Ever Made
Get ready for some of the best movie medicine ever made.
The smash hit women's film guide Cinematherapy taught women that comfort, self-acceptance, inspiration, and humor were no farther away than the video store - and inspired the daily primetime show on the WE Network (Women's Entertainment). Now the authors are back with a Cinematherapy take on the Oscar canon and how these award-winning films serve not only as a celluloid pharmacy but also as a window into ourselves, our relationships, and our times.
Starting with the present and working backward by decade, Cinematherapy Goes to the Oscars uncovers the grand themes of each decade's award-winning films, from the Father Issue films of the seventies, with their ambiguous father figures (Patton, Kramer vs. Kramer) to bad girls acting out for disapproving fathers' love (Klute, Cabaret), to the Unsung Hero films of the fifties (On the Waterfront, The African Queen). Along the way there is great dish on who wore what on the Red Carpet, who said what in their acceptance speeches, and party tips for throwing a four-star Oscar bash, as well as returning popular sidebars like the Handy Hunk Chart.
As the first female take on these sacred cows of the Silver Screen, focusing on the moments, messages, leading ladies, and supporting men that matter to us most, Cinematherapy Goes to the Oscars is the ultimate indulgence for every woman ready to curl up and take charge of her own remote control.
Get ready for some of the best movie medicine ever made.
The smash hit women's film guide Cinematherapy taught women that comfort, self-acceptance, inspiration, and humor were no farther away than the video store - and inspired the daily primetime show on the WE Network (Women's Entertainment). Now the authors are back with a Cinematherapy take on the Oscar canon and how these award-winning films serve not only as a celluloid pharmacy but also as a window into ourselves, our relationships, and our times.
Starting with the present and working backward by decade, Cinematherapy Goes to the Oscars uncovers the grand themes of each decade's award-winning films, from the Father Issue films of the seventies, with their ambiguous father figures (Patton, Kramer vs. Kramer) to bad girls acting out for disapproving fathers' love (Klute, Cabaret), to the Unsung Hero films of the fifties (On the Waterfront, The African Queen). Along the way there is great dish on who wore what on the Red Carpet, who said what in their acceptance speeches, and party tips for throwing a four-star Oscar bash, as well as returning popular sidebars like the Handy Hunk Chart.
As the first female take on these sacred cows of the Silver Screen, focusing on the moments, messages, leading ladies, and supporting men that matter to us most, Cinematherapy Goes to the Oscars is the ultimate indulgence for every woman ready to curl up and take charge of her own remote control.
The smash hit women's film guide Cinematherapy taught women that comfort, self-acceptance, inspiration, and humor were no farther away than the video store - and inspired the daily primetime show on the WE Network (Women's Entertainment). Now the authors are back with a Cinematherapy take on the Oscar canon and how these award-winning films serve not only as a celluloid pharmacy but also as a window into ourselves, our relationships, and our times.
Starting with the present and working backward by decade, Cinematherapy Goes to the Oscars uncovers the grand themes of each decade's award-winning films, from the Father Issue films of the seventies, with their ambiguous father figures (Patton, Kramer vs. Kramer) to bad girls acting out for disapproving fathers' love (Klute, Cabaret), to the Unsung Hero films of the fifties (On the Waterfront, The African Queen). Along the way there is great dish on who wore what on the Red Carpet, who said what in their acceptance speeches, and party tips for throwing a four-star Oscar bash, as well as returning popular sidebars like the Handy Hunk Chart.
As the first female take on these sacred cows of the Silver Screen, focusing on the moments, messages, leading ladies, and supporting men that matter to us most, Cinematherapy Goes to the Oscars is the ultimate indulgence for every woman ready to curl up and take charge of her own remote control.
Get ready for some of the best movie medicine ever made.
The smash hit women's film guide Cinematherapy taught women that comfort, self-acceptance, inspiration, and humor were no farther away than the video store - and inspired the daily primetime show on the WE Network (Women's Entertainment). Now the authors are back with a Cinematherapy take on the Oscar canon and how these award-winning films serve not only as a celluloid pharmacy but also as a window into ourselves, our relationships, and our times.
Starting with the present and working backward by decade, Cinematherapy Goes to the Oscars uncovers the grand themes of each decade's award-winning films, from the Father Issue films of the seventies, with their ambiguous father figures (Patton, Kramer vs. Kramer) to bad girls acting out for disapproving fathers' love (Klute, Cabaret), to the Unsung Hero films of the fifties (On the Waterfront, The African Queen). Along the way there is great dish on who wore what on the Red Carpet, who said what in their acceptance speeches, and party tips for throwing a four-star Oscar bash, as well as returning popular sidebars like the Handy Hunk Chart.
As the first female take on these sacred cows of the Silver Screen, focusing on the moments, messages, leading ladies, and supporting men that matter to us most, Cinematherapy Goes to the Oscars is the ultimate indulgence for every woman ready to curl up and take charge of her own remote control.
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256 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2004
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About the author
Nancy Peske
15 books10 followersNancy Peske is a freelance writer, author, ghostwriter, and developmental editor, and a former in-house editor at HarperCollins, who has co-written, ghostwritten, and edited many bestsellers and perennial sellers.
Nancy is the coauthor of the successful six-book Cinematherapy series, which has over 270,000 copies in print in all editions including foreign sales to Italy, Germany, China, Korea, Indonesia, and Japan. Television rights for Cinematherapy were sold to Women’s Entertainment, which created a prime-time series based on Cinematherapy that lasted for a decade.
Nancy Peske is also the coauthor of Raising a Sensory Smart Child: A Practical Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Integration Issues, a groundbreaking book that has won a National Parenting Publications Award and an iMedia Parenting Award. The site for Nancy’s spinoff brand, Sensory Smart Parent, is at www.SensorySmartParent.com.
Nancy has worked with Marianne Williamson, Christiane Northrup, David Perlmutter, John Gray, Dean Ornish, Julie Morgenstern, Julia Ross, Colette Baron-Reid, Alberto Villoldo, and other top authors.
She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with her husband and son.
Nancy is the coauthor of the successful six-book Cinematherapy series, which has over 270,000 copies in print in all editions including foreign sales to Italy, Germany, China, Korea, Indonesia, and Japan. Television rights for Cinematherapy were sold to Women’s Entertainment, which created a prime-time series based on Cinematherapy that lasted for a decade.
Nancy Peske is also the coauthor of Raising a Sensory Smart Child: A Practical Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Integration Issues, a groundbreaking book that has won a National Parenting Publications Award and an iMedia Parenting Award. The site for Nancy’s spinoff brand, Sensory Smart Parent, is at www.SensorySmartParent.com.
Nancy has worked with Marianne Williamson, Christiane Northrup, David Perlmutter, John Gray, Dean Ornish, Julie Morgenstern, Julia Ross, Colette Baron-Reid, Alberto Villoldo, and other top authors.
She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with her husband and son.
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August 10, 2022
Helen Tanner’s sweet children’s tale follows a studious kind-hearted Oscar Rabbit as he imagines the places and friends he will meet when he finally decides to travel to the Moon to meet a very special friend. The book is beautifully illustrated in calming colors to serve as the perfect bed time story that can be read a loud while encouraging friendship and determination. The book was released on July 20, 2022, by Ninewise.Publishing to coincide with the anniversary of the first lunar landing to purchase a copy or find a local retail visit www.Ninewise.com or @ninewise.Publishing.
September 14, 2023
Pretty good. Nice to have as a reference when wanting to watch a movie.
May 10, 2013
Most of the movies I've watched because I'm such an Oscar fan. I love that this book is such eye candy on my shelves, so I'm not giving this book up anytime soon.
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