Issi Israel Doron
Thelma
Thelma is a wonderful gerontological movie, which breaks traditional stereotypes on old age, gender, and ageing.
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Issi Israel Doron
Aug 101 min read
Treasure
The movie follows Ruth, a middle-aged American journalist who travels to Poland with her father, a holocaust survivor, in search for meaning
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Issi Israel Doron
Jul 15, 20232 min read
Georgetown
It has been a while since my last geromovie review.... being a Dean takes its toll. So, luckily, there is Netflix to watch. By...
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Issi Israel Doron
Sep 10, 20222 min read
The Duke
What makes a gerontological movie a good movie? Is it simply that the stars are older actors? Is it that the story engages elder issues?...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Good Luck to You Leo Grande
Good Luck to You Leo Grande is certainly a gerontological movie to watch. You can love it, you can hate it, but you will not stay...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 15, 20222 min read
An Englishman in New York
Question: Do you know who's STING's song "Englishman in New York" written about? If you don't know - you'll know by the end of this blog....
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Issi Israel Doron
May 21, 20212 min read
Driveways
Driveways is an American drama movie, directed by Andrew Ahn, based on an original screenplay by playwrights Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen....
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Issi Israel Doron
Feb 27, 20212 min read
I Care a Lot
Any one in the field of elder law or gerontology knows about elder guardianship. Almost any one in the field of elder law or gerontology...
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Issi Israel Doron
Jan 2, 20213 min read
The Dresser
In this blog, I had a chance to review various movies with well known aging movie stars (e.g. Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Dianne...
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Issi Israel Doron
Oct 17, 20202 min read
The Babushkas of Chernobyl
Brave and wise older women: A documentary providing insights of the meaning of old age in face of nuclear disaster.
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Issi Israel Doron
May 30, 20202 min read
The Two Popes
The Two Popes is a 2019 drama movie, directed by Fernando Meirelles, and written by Anthony McCarten. The general plot of the movie is...
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Issi Israel Doron
Aug 3, 20191 min read
POMS
Poms is an American comedy, directed by Zara Hayes, starring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier and others. The plot is quite simple:...
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Issi Israel Doron
Apr 20, 20192 min read
RBG
RBG - is a 2018 American documentary film focusing on the life and career of the US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It...
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Issi Israel Doron
Mar 29, 20192 min read
The Mule
Clint Eastwood knows how to tell a story. Clint Eastwood is a wonderful aging actor and a producer and a director. Eastwood is almost 89...
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Issi Israel Doron
Feb 9, 20191 min read
The Old Man & The Gun
The Old Man & The Gun is a 2018 drama movie, written and directed by David Lowery, and starring Hollywood (aging) stars Robert Redford,...
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Issi Israel Doron
Nov 10, 20182 min read
The Wife
I must admit that at first, I wasn't sure whether The Wife fits my blog. Indeed, the two key characters/heroes of the movie are older...
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Issi Israel Doron
Oct 28, 20182 min read
Robot & Frank
Any one in the field of gerontology knows well that one of the most popular / cutting edge these days in gerontology is...
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Issi Israel Doron
Oct 6, 20182 min read
The Last Movie Star
I must admit that I never really thought that Burt Reynolds (who sadly passed away on September 2018) was a great actor. He had some good...
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Issi Israel Doron
Sep 24, 20181 min read
Calendar Girls
For me, and I believe that for many others, some movies are "eye openers": they open our minds to new horizons, new possibilities, and...
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