00000nam a2200000 i 4500 UP-1685474870047027320 Buklod 20230417144108.0 ta r |||| u| ta 230417s2004 nyua |rc 001 0|eng d 2004299466 031232054X (pbk.) 13597815 OCO DMC rda eng DMLUC PN 1995.9 W6 R644 2004 Rogers, Rosemary author. Mother-daughter movies 101 films to see together Rosemary Rogers and Nell Rogers Michlin, with Christine Ernst Bode. New York St. Martin's Griffin c2004. xviii, 270 pages illustrations 23 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes index (pages 263-270). Nobody has a perfect mother. And despite what some pushy moms would have us believe, nobody has a perfect daughter, either. It's sometimes hard to communicate with each other, but what can you do? Sadly, they haven't come up with a twelve-step program or even a Dummies' Guide for us. Should we turn to Dr. Phil, psychotropic drugs, a hit man? No! Here's our solution: it's so simple, so obvious, so painless--the Movies! We're a mother and a daughter who have been watching movies together for over twenty years, so we've seen how, at any age, they jump-start important discussions. Movies give us a language and reference points for personal and uncomfortable (read: sex) issues. More than sitcoms, soap operas, or reality TV, they offer a peek into life experiences that need to be talked about, topics such as Dad, drugs, divorce, and that House of Horrors--High School. Use movies to step outside of your relationship with your mother or with your daughter. We've tried and it works. You may think your mother only enjoys movies where Meryl weeps or your daughter's idea of a serious actor is Freddie Prinze Jr., but there are loads of movies that you can watch and enjoy together. What's more, movies do us an invaluable service by bringing us toxic mothers and blood-sucking daughters, monsters who make us look good and allow us to turn to our mother or daughter and think, "She's not that bad..." Life is complicated, and the mother-daughter relationship is fraught, but relating through hand puppets in family therapy isn't our idea of a good time. It turns out your local video store offers a better (and altogether less touchy-feely) solution. The movies have it all--shame spirals, virginity (or lack thereof), boundary issues, and bad skin. We don't get all self-helpy in this book, either. In fact, just for fun (and to write off our Hollywood books and subscription to People), we've gone beyond the movies' potential to include behind-the-scene info, gossip, and updates. We even deconstruct each film, evaluating its Hankie Factor and that all-important Hunk Factor. Finally, anyone who's ever watched a steamy sex scene with her mother or daughter will owe us a debt of gratitude for our sensitive ranking. Squirming in Your Seat Watching a Sex Scene with Your Mother/Daughter. It wasn't easy but we managed to narrow our list down to about one hundred movies, which we divided into categories. We love every movie in the book but realize that some may not be appropriate for young girls. When that's the case, we've dubbed those movies OTOs (Older Teens Only). A mom can't be too careful! So the next time it looks as if you two are going to throw down, Crawford-style, and one or both of you is eyeing the closet of wire hangers, pick up this guide instead and work through your problems cinematically. It'll be a lot less painful, we promise. Children's films Catalogs. Motion pictures for women Catalogs. Bode, Christine Ernst author. Michlin, Nell Rogers author. Walsh, Susan binding designer. Storrings, Michael illustrator. FO UPD DMC PN 1995.9 W6 R644 2004 Book