February 24 2018:
Team TLC Movie Night: My choice: “Field of Dreams”
I say, “Oh, how I love this movie. It was incredibly moving and fun to watch this with Thomas. Loved every minute of it. A beautiful movie about listening to the messages we receive. Powerful!!”
Lillian says, “Good, liked the ending, awesome, and liked the background of the title frame.”
Thomas says, “It’s good, it made me feel better, wish it had lasted longer, needed more plot development.”
February 20 2018:
Team TLC extra movie night … My choice: “walk with me”
I say, “This is my second time to see this one. Requested a library purchase of it so we were the first to watch the library copy! YAY!! This documentary is incredibly calming and simply beautiful in the amount of mindfulness that exudes from it. I could watch over and over. Not to mention being narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch … such a soothing voice he has. Watch it and spread the message.”
Lillian says, “The parts I watched were good.”
Thomas says, “I really liked it! It was really good!”
February 17 2018:
Team TLC movie night: Lillian’s choice – “Only Yesterday”
Lillian says, “Good, liked the music, liked the plot, favorite character was the grown up version of Taeko, and suspenseful.”
I say, “Wonderful story of one coming to realize her oneness with nature and following her heart. So much loved it.”
Thomas says, “I guess it was okay. Could have been a lot better.”
February 10 2018:
Team TLC movie night: Thomas’ choice – “Watership Down”
Thomas says, “It was good.”
Lillian says, “Good, emotional, and suspenseful.”
I say, “Thomas and Lillian read the book a while ago so we finally got around to the movie. I thought it was suspenseful and glad it took us this long to get to it; due to the violence. I liked that there were two rabbit characters who could sense and see things and the difference between those who trusted them and those that judged them.”
February 3 2018:
Team TLC movie night: My choice: “Victoria & Abdul” – I put this on hold at the library back in November. It was finally our turn!
I say, “I adore Judi Dench and the strong characters she plays. She’s funny. She’s no non-sense. She’s strong. And even more so, love the roles where her character remembers her humanity and compassion. Loved the Rumi quotes too.”
Lillian says, “Good, I liked the music, awesome, and liked the scenery.”
Thomas says, “It was really good. Similar to Her Majesty Mrs. Brown.”
January 20 2018:
Team TLC movie night: Thomas’ choice – “Casablanca”
Thomas says: “It was good. I like the story. I liked the ending.”
Lillian says, “Good, liked the music, fantastic, and favorite character was played Ingrid Bergman.”
I say, “Just love this movie. So glad Thomas chose it. Play it again, Sam.” xoxo
January 15 2018:
An extra movie night for Team Member C – “A Quiet Passion”
Incredibly moving. I am left without words.
“Poems are my solace for the eternity that surrounds us all.” – Emily Dickinson
Writing. Period. Writing is the souls expression. Expressions of pain, of love, of knowing, of not knowing. To write is to share of oneself. To write is to share love. To write is to live. – Me
The above quote struck me as I deeply understood it. I get lost in trying to understand some of her writings. Yet, I have such a deep appreciation for Emily Dickinson and her poetry as I understand from where the words come forth, even if my brain can’t make sense of it sometimes.
I read many books and content I don’t understand on the surface. Yet, I don’t let that stop me. I am drawn to take it in as I feel on some level I am understanding it.
January 14 2018:
Thank you to Reno Buddhist Center for hosting this screening. I’ve been patiently waiting for the debut. This is an incredibly soothing documentary. I felt as if I was meditating for the entire show, feeling the bell as it was invited, and I hardly even moved during the hour and a half. So simple. So beautiful.
January 13 2018:
Team TLC movie night: My choice: “Billy Elliot”
I say, “Be you. No matter what. And. Believe. Great and inspiring story!!”
Thomas says, “It was good.”
Lillian says, “Good, liked some of the music, suspenseful, and seemed to have the moral that it’s okay to be different.”
January 6 2018:
Team TLC movie night – Lillian’s choice: “Phoebe in Wonderland”
Lillian says, “Good, my favorite character was Phoebe, and awesome.”
I say, “I really enjoyed this movie. I resonated with the mom character to points of sobbing. I resonated with the dynamic of having a younger sibling who assumes the role of an older sibling …. and harboring anger and sadness about having to assume that role. I highly recommend this for fellow special needs parents.”
Thomas says, “It was good. I identified with all of the characters.”
