We all would like to believe that we have that someone special to look up to for guidance and direction. From time to time we practice the art of worship for the mentor that appears larger than life to us. Whether our designated mentors that we choose to follow are inspirational or insidious it does not matter because that yearning to follow in their footsteps are so great that we blindly give anything to replicate that original blueprint.
Maybe if one dreams of being a famous astronaut you designate Neii Armstrong or John Glenn as your mentoring heroes? Perhaps your foray into film criticism was ignited by Judith Crist, Vincent Canby or Siskel & Ebert? How about emulating your favorite actor or singer and following their paths to success?
In Follow My Lead: Top Ten Mentors in the Movies we will look at some movie characters that served as mentors to...
Maybe if one dreams of being a famous astronaut you designate Neii Armstrong or John Glenn as your mentoring heroes? Perhaps your foray into film criticism was ignited by Judith Crist, Vincent Canby or Siskel & Ebert? How about emulating your favorite actor or singer and following their paths to success?
In Follow My Lead: Top Ten Mentors in the Movies we will look at some movie characters that served as mentors to...
- 3/6/2015
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
We love our mothers. We wouldn't be here without them. As the years tick by, we become grateful for all the stuff that Mom bugged us about at the time – eating our vegetables, not sitting too close to the television, wearing warm clothes, paying attention in school, etc.
But sometimes, we wish our moms were a little cooler, and more like the ones we see in movies. Our moms grounded us for calling people names and wouldn't let us go to concerts. Movie moms fought killer robots, let their sons tour with rock bands... Our moms freaked out if we got home late, but movie moms are just glad you survived your fight with an evil wizard or supervillain.
So, in honor of Mother's Day, here are nine movie moms we'd like to have. We love you, Mom. We really do. But we can't help but love everything about these mommies,...
But sometimes, we wish our moms were a little cooler, and more like the ones we see in movies. Our moms grounded us for calling people names and wouldn't let us go to concerts. Movie moms fought killer robots, let their sons tour with rock bands... Our moms freaked out if we got home late, but movie moms are just glad you survived your fight with an evil wizard or supervillain.
So, in honor of Mother's Day, here are nine movie moms we'd like to have. We love you, Mom. We really do. But we can't help but love everything about these mommies,...
- 5/13/2012
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- NextMovie
There's no shortage of estimable Dads in movies, and it might just be that the gendered expectations of fathers are more easily translated into narrative arcs: The emotionally crippled father who reveals a moment of vulnerability, often brought on by pride, will never fail to hit me where it swells: Chris Cooper in October Sky or the father in Billy Elliot, to name a couple. Cinema is also littered with the instructive and protective fathers who impart moral and emotional wisdom (Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird stands above them all), and there's a vast sea of fathers celebrated because they get choked up when they have to come to terms with the arrival of their daughters' adulthood (see Steve Martin in every movie in which he plays a father).
But mothers in films are a different matter. Nuanced, emotionally complex moms are well represented in television -- Jason Katims...
But mothers in films are a different matter. Nuanced, emotionally complex moms are well represented in television -- Jason Katims...
- 5/6/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
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