Year: 2014

Please tune in this Thursday, September 25 at 8 pm Eastern, when I’ll be a guest on the VividLife Internet radio show “It’s All About Relationships.” Join me and host Edie Weinstein for a lively conversation about conscious creation in the movies, especially as it relates to the relationships we have with ourselves. To hear the broadcast, click here ...

Anyone who’s an artist—regardless of the medium in which one works—knows that getting into the flow of one’s consciousness is essential to successfully create finished works. Tapping into this rich resource of inspiration and knowledge provides access to the makings of all sorts of completed materializations. To find out more, read “The Flow of Consciousness,” my latest Smart Women’s Empowerment blog, available by clicking here ...

“The Hundred-Foot Journey” (2014). Cast: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon, Amit Shah, Farzana Dua Elahe, Dillon Mitra, Aria Pandya, Michael Blanc, Clément Sibony, Juhi Chawla, Shuna Lemoine, Rohan Chand. Director: Lasse Halström. Screenplay: Steven Knight. Book: Richard C. Morais, The Hundred-Foot Journey. Web site. Trailer. When we embark on the journeys of our lives, we seldom know what awaits us. Yet, if we leave ourselves open to the range of possible experiences available, we enable the potential for a wealth of rewarding and wondrous opportunities for creative fulfillment, many of which are unexpected yet ever so satisfying. Such are the sorts of personal odysseys profiled in the entertaining new comedy-drama, “The Hundred-Foot Journey.” When an attacking mob destroys the Mumbai restaurant owned by the Kadam family, they lose everything they’ve worked for. But, if that weren’t tragic enough, their grief is magnified by the loss of the family matriarch (Juhi Chawla), who is killed during the incident. With their lives shattered, the Kadams emigrate from India to Europe in search of a fresh start. Leading the way is the family patriarch (Om Puri), who is accompanied by his five children and lovingly guided by the spirit ...

Please tune in this Friday, September 12 at 2 pm Eastern, when I’ll be a guest on the Writers’ Voices radio show on KRUU FM in Fairfield, IA. Tune in locally at 100.1 FM or over the Internet by clicking here. Join me and host Monica Hadley for a lively conversation about conscious creation in the movies. And, for further information about the show, visit the Writers’ Voices web site ...

“The Giver” (2014). Cast: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, Emily Tremblay. Director: Phillip Noyce. Screenplay: Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide. Book: Lois Lowry, The Giver. Web site. Trailer. Like an enormous dam holding back a huge reservoir, efforts aimed at intentionally quashing the essence of human nature pose quite a challenge for those seeking to implement them. And, should the occasion arise when those metaphorical floodgates need to be opened, those in charge of monitoring those relief mechanisms had better be prepared for what flows through them. The consequences of mishandling such an important task could be devastating for those seeking to maintain control. But, then, perhaps control isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, a notion capably explored in the new sci-fi adventure, “The Giver,” based on the best-selling young adult novel by author Lois Lowry. Life in “the Community,” a pristine, well-mannered society of the future, seems like a utopian enclave. But, as quickly becomes apparent, looks can be deceiving. While political, social and economic problems like war, famine and poverty have been eradicated – systematically dispensed with in the wake of “the Ruin” – those ...

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