Cinematherapy for the Soul : The Girl's Guide to Finding Inspiration One Movie at a Time

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Summary: Want to Rent an Inspiring Movie and Not Sure What to Choose?
Review: I am always looking for recommendations of those movies I truly do not want to miss, especially when I am renting and overwhelmed by the vast array of movies on the shelves at my local rental outlet.

This unique title is chock full of suggestions so that I can look at movies to fit my mood and inspire me accordingly.

They list "Antianxiety" movies (I was thrilled to see quotes from Adaptation: Charlie Kaufman as played by Nicholas Cage: an excellent movie!; movies about finding that significant love in your life, movies to inspire your meaning in life.... and much more.

Sidebars from the authors help us get to know each of them better and the quotes from movies are priceless.

They also have a unique section called "Junk Food for the Soul" which gives warning for movies which are wayyyyy to fluffy without much substance... and recognizing sometimes those very same movies taste so good, they are worthy of the investment of time.

Some new movies I had not considered before reading this book are "School Ties" (an early Brandon Fraser, Matt Damon film) and "The Misfits" a 1960 classic.

In fact, the only weakness I really saw was in the selection of movies. There were a lot of really current movies -- and I know there are lots of wonderful "oldies and goodies" although these may be less available for rental at our local rental stores.

I also saw from reading the back of the book that these authors have a slew of other movie titles. I am guessing they are all worth scanning.

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Summary: At last a no nonsense guide!
Review: The authors have figured out something missed by all other movies guides... that when it comes time to pick a movie, we choose depending upon our mood NOT depending on the movie's plot. Sometimes you want something upbeat... sometimes you want something scary. Have a date and want to set the right mood? NOW you have some good advice. Bravo! This is breakthrough in not simply understanding movies but in understanding movie goers!