Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – August 2019

Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – August 2019 Kaleidoscope group member Lisa Elin of ReelHappiness.com shares her Reel Happiness Cinema Therapy through a write-up called “Kaleidoscope Group Movie Magic.”   This month’s selection is … Bend It Like Beckham. It’s a joyous tale of the dutiful daughter of orthodox Sikh parents, who rebels against their traditional ways and joins a soccer team.  Dir.…

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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – July 2019

Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – July 2019 Kaleidoscope group member Lisa Elin of ReelHappiness.com shares her Reel Happiness Cinema Therapy through a write-up called “Kaleidoscope Group Movie Magic.” Wonder, curiosity, and delight takes a unique form for each of us — what sparks them in one might leave another cold, and what special focus we choose will differ as well. Perhaps…

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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – June 2019

Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – June 2019 Kaleidoscope group member Lisa Elin of ReelHappiness.com shares her Reel Happiness Cinema Therapy through a write-up called “Kaleidoscope Group Movie Magic.”   This month’s selection is … Clouds of Sils Maria. A celebrated actress wrestles a stark change of perspective while starring in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years prior.…

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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – May 2019

Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – May 2019 Kaleidoscope group member Lisa Elin of ReelHappiness.com shares her Reel Happiness Cinema Therapy through a write-up called “Kaleidoscope Group Movie Magic.”   This month we have another trio—choose one, or even better, choose all! Thunder Soul   Sunshine Superman   The Sound of Music   As You Watch Usually there are special theme-specific scenes…

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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – April 2019

Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – April 2019 Kaleidoscope group member Lisa Elin of ReelHappiness.com shares her Reel Happiness Cinema Therapy through a write-up called “Kaleidoscope Group Movie Magic.”   This month calls for us to use our powers of Perspective, which is the ability to perceive things in their actual interrelations or comparative importance. This requires a bird’s eye view, looking…

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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – March 2019

Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – March 2019 Kaleidoscope group member Lisa Elin of ReelHappiness.com shares her Reel Happiness Cinema Therapy through a write-up called “Kaleidoscope Group Movie Magic.”   This month’s selection is Morning Glory. A winsome yet driven TV producer in a career crisis takes the helm of a foundering, chaotic morning show. Dir. Roger Michell. Perf. Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane…

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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – February 2019

Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – February 2019 Kaleidoscope group member Lisa Elin of ReelHappiness.com shares her Reel Happiness Cinema Therapy through a write-up called “Kaleidoscope Group Movie Magic.”   This month’s selection is The Big Sick. Comedian Kumail Nanjiani’s true story of falling for Emily against his family’s strict cultural tradition, and his struggle to navigate his own feelings and both families’ opinions after…

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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – January 2019

Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – January 2019 Kaleidoscope group member Lisa Elin of ReelHappiness.com shares her Reel Happiness Cinema Therapy through a write-up called “Kaleidoscope Group Movie Magic.”   This month’s selection is Can You Ever Forgive Me?  The true story of bestselling biographer Lee Israel, who in the grip of a severe career slump channeled her considerable talent to literary forgery.…

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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – December 2018

Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – December 2018 Kaleidoscope group member Lisa Elin of ReelHappiness.com shares her Reel Happiness Cinema Therapy through a write-up called “Kaleidoscope Group Movie Magic.”   This month’s selection is Captain Fantastic.  The patriarch of a family living off the land in the Pacific Northwest experiences judgment and deep disdain of his parenting when circumstance requires a return to…

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