Sentences with phrase «film about cancer»

Surely she would have loved 50/50, a film about cancer that aims for that sweet spot.

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«In a 2008 study, nearly 120 students were induced to feel amused, neutral, or sad (by watching a comedy video, a nature documentary, or a film clip about cancer).

A three - minute film about a tiny molecule that lights up brain tumors so neurosurgeons can better distinguish cancer from normal tissue has a chance for its own moment in the spotlight in the Sundance Film Festival in January.

Back to the film... What I love about Forks Over Knives is, in addition to hearing from incredible doctors like Colin Campbell (author of The China Study) and Caldwell Esselstyn, is that the film tells inspiring stories of real people, from all walks of life, who've embraced a plant - based diet and have thus reversed chronic health conditions like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

Following the exploits of the Paris police department's «child protection unit,» Polisse (which screened early on) helped to establish this year's Croisette - spanning theme of children in peril, which could be found to varying extents in fellow Competition entries Michael (kidnapping and pedophilia), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the NineAbout Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineabout every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineties.

As in David Cronenberg's films, Annihilation seems to be about cancer as a science - fiction metaphor.

Last year, she filmed The Fault in Our Stars, an adaptation of the bestselling novel about a teenager with cancer.

Yet 50/50 remains a funny, thoughtful film, less about surviving cancer than about the agonizing process of growing up.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening September 30, 2011 BIG BUDGET FILMS 50/50 (R for sexuality, drug use and pervasive profanity) Bittersweet dramedy about a 27 year - old writer (Joseph Gordon - Levitt) who learns what's most important in life after being given a 50/50 chance of beating a rare form of spinal cancer.

As I was about to do the film I was diagnosed with neck cancer.

You're meant to be experiencing the film through the eyes of the dog — at various points appellated «Wiener - Dog,» «Doody» and «Cancer» — but it's confusing because the movie isn't so much about the day - in - the - life of man's best friend.

At once oversimplified and overcomplicated — the type of film where shadowy elites cackle sinisterly while meeting at an abandoned carnival in broad daylight — The Crash fumbles between bad diatribe and bad domestic drama, complete with subplots about absent parents and childhood cancer.

Harvey Weinstein reportedly took the film away from director Kyle Newman, excised a subplot about a fanboy dying of cancer, hired another director to shoot more footage, and threatened to ship it straight to video.

As a huge Batman nerd, I'm a bit biased to this film, but how can you deny that powerful stories about a marathon runner, a boy with cancer, a cop, and wealthy guy who dresses up and visits sick kids at hospitals isn't heart - warming and inspiring.

I saw films with stories about finding happiness even with cancer (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), the struggles of addiction (I Smile Back), transgender women in Los Angeles (Tangerine), post-apocalyptic love triangles (Z for Zachariah), a teenage girl's sexual awakening (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), relationships between interviewer and interviewee (End of the Tour, True Story), washed up Olympians (The Bronze), two kids who go for a joy ride (Cop Car), psychological studies (The Stanford Prison Experiment), lesbian lovers coming - of - age (The Summer of Sangaile), being a single parent (People, Places, Things), and geeky kids learning how to grow up (Dope).

I fell in love with Lucky when she visited Los Angeles while her mom was filming documentary about canine cancer.

In her view, the numbers in Fox's film warrant a closer look: The larger point made in «The Sky is Pink» that there is something unusual about the longer - term breast cancer incidence patterns in the counties overlying the Barnett Shale where gas drilling is most intense.

So the newly elected head of the world's oldest scientific body interviews a journalist for three hours, then, knowing that he is a hypochondriac and ex-heavy smoker, chucks away the interview, throws him an irrelevant question about cancer, and films him squirming.

He is a brain cancer activist known for the short films «The Assignment» and «Dear John McCain,» with several film projects in pre-production, such as «Maria Canje» (as well as the novel version, to be released soon) and «Ohneka,» a paranormal movie about a Native American vengeful spirit.Accordingly, he is currently leading the effort to curate a groundbreaking film called «Rise of the ICO,» which will provide viewers with a multiple - perspective look at how the crypto world is evolving.

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