Personal Growth
Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – November 2018
Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – November 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 Pride The triumphant true story of a London LGBTQ community center who recognized the suffering of striking Welsh miners and rallied to their aid. Dir. Matthew Warchus. Perf. Ben Schnetzer,…
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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – October 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 Paterson. It’s an exquisite character study of a bus driving poet and his gentle walk through life’s ups and downs. Dir. Jim Jarmusch (also wrote). Perf. Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Nellie.…
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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – September 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 Lars and the Real Girl. A sweet yet socially anxious man deeply concerns his family when he brings home his new girlfriend: a life sized doll named Bianca.…
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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – August 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 Begin Again. It’s the story of a music producer down on his luck for largely self-inflicted reasons, who meets an unknown songwriter facing the crossroad decisions that arrive…
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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – July 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 Joy. The true story of inventor and megawatt entrepreneur Joy Mangano’s struggle to bring her Miracle Mop to market against major opposition. Directed by David O. Russell (also wrote).…
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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – June 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 A Hologram for the King. Still struggling to regain his footing after a career failure, an American businessman travels to Saudi Arabia to pitch a new technology to…
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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – May 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 Spy. Affectionate James Bond send-up about a meek CIA analyst who goes undercover in the global spy scene after her beloved partner is targeted by a beautiful supervillain. Directed…
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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – April 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 Words and Pictures. When a prep school English teacher finds his job in jeopardy, he generates some buzz by marshaling his fiery rivalry with a new Art teacher into…
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Kaleidoscope Movie Magic – March 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 The Shipping News. Powerful adaptation of Annie Proulx’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about an emotionally broken man drawn by circumstance back to his ancestral home, where past and present may yet…
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