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Friday, July 12, 2013

5 Professions That Say Yes to Older Workers

In many professions, the young are beloved and the aged are forgotten. Forty is often considered retirement age in sports, and with some recent exceptions, film roles for women over…

Monday, October 24, 2016

Aging With Attitude: Lil Mema, AKA Abby Cohen

…Smith, was well positioned to help her say it. Smith, a film producer and actress, is a creative director at ABC TV. Cohen was on board with the idea —…

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Aging Rockers Streep and Pacino Finally Face the Music

…and, in Danny’s case, to quitting drugs. Will they go on with their careers as rockers? Neither film provides an answer, but we do know that they’ve changed their lives…

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Elaine Stritch: On Aging

We just learned that Elaine Stritch died today at her home in Birmingham, Michigan at age 89. Earlier this year, a film about her later years premiered in NYC; to…

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Open Thread: Movies!

…dry heat!!”). It’s oddly reassuring to see a film about a shadowy, implacable menace that comes out of nowhere and is roundly defeated, again and again. (Now why is that,…

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Eight Great Myths of Aging

…Older people are grouchy This stereotype is so pervasive that a film like “Grumpy Old Men” doesn’t seem politically incorrect. A study of Disney characters found that 25 percent of…

Monday, October 28, 2019

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Noah O’Ryan Program Coordinator Noah graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in Film & Media Studies. He loves technology and the ways it can close gaps in society…

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Aging Divers Make Waves on Instagram

…new technology doesn’t phase me a bit. A picture is a picture is a picture, whether it’s on film or digital,” he said. “I had to learn how to use…

Friday, August 2, 2019

Freddie Gershon’s Broadway Senior Dreams

…the Beatles went on the Ed Sullivan show. He was involved in film financing and distribution, including the legendary “Tommy.” For more details on the Broadway Seniors, see the writeup…

Sunday, January 26, 2014

94-Year-Old Track Star Contemplates the Long Jump – and More Hot News and Cool Finds for You

…approval to films it considers appropriate for people age 50-plus. The first film to earn the seal, last week, was “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.” Do we need the guidance? Have…

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Video of the Week: Wu Tang Gran

Wu Tang Gran from Mandarin Film on Vimeo. Wu Ying remembers when the People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. “We were so excited,” she says, remembering when Mao…

Friday, November 14, 2014

Take Better Pictures With Your Phone or Tablet

…First Things First Take a lot of pictures – they don’t cost anything! Gone are the days when we had to buy film and pay for prints. No, it’s not…

Monday, April 6, 2015

Aging Out of Place in Seville, Spain

…silent film actress Ramona Langley. She was a wild young woman on the vaudeville stage and back lots of Hollywood; later in life she managed to be a bad influence…

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Trending in Funerals: Make Your Own Playlist

…than 30,000 funerals showed the rising popularity of sports anthems, TV and film themes, humor, and rock and pop tunes. Among the latest funeral-music hits: Topping the chart, the upbeat,…

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Video of the Week: Styling With Attitude

…With Attitude: Style Maven Lynn Dell No More Birkenstocks: Shoes for Older Feet Fashion Grandpas The Idiosyncratic Fashionistas Sue Bourne discusses her film “The Fabulous Fashionistas” What’s your happy style?…