Advanced Cinematherapy: The Girl's Guide to Finding Happiness One Movie at a Time

Cinematherapy

by Beverly West, Nancy Peske

MOVIES ARE MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT–THEY’RE A BUBBLE BATH FOR THE SOUL .

On the verge of yet another major life change? Recovering from a rough day at the office? Or trying to figure out what makes him tick? Take heart–no matter what your issue, the help you need is no farther away than your VCR. From the dynamic duo who brought you the bestselling Cinematherapy comes Advanced Cinematherapy , a video guide that prescribes the perfect movie to cure whatever ails you.

Whether you’re in the midst of a midlife crisis and need to join the parade and march to your own drummer ( Hello, Dolly! ), or vacillating between gullible and hyperparanoid and need to listen to your instincts ( Sudden Fear ), in Advanced Cinematherapy you’ll find movies that will help you laugh at your troubles or confront your issues, and inspire you to grow.

Struggling with growing pains? Watch a Coming of Age and Coming Out movie like But I’m a Cheerleader and celebrate your true colors.

Ready to cry a river? Immerse yourself in a Cathartic Weeper like Penny Serenade and let it all out.

Face-to-face with a nuclear family meltdown? Pop in a Dysfunctional Family movie like Addams Family Values and laugh at your own kooky clan.

Here are dozens of new reviews of classic and contemporary movies that confront women’s issues and nurture women’s souls. Feed your wildest fantasies, claim your power, and overcome your losses, all by taking charge of your own remote control!

AND DON’T Bev’s Foods for Every Mood, Nancy’s Momentous Minutiae, Diva Diamonds, Hoopskirt Dreams, the Handy Hunk Chart, and much, much more....

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Film, Self Help

228 pages, Paperback

First published February 26, 2002

About the author

Beverly West is a bestselling developmental editor, ghostwriter and publishing brand strategist. Bev specializes in big think books by thought leaders in the areas of entrepreneurialism, sales, marketing and memoir.

Bev’s recent projects include Flip the Script by the incomparable sales guru Oren Klaff (Portfolio) Luck Comes to Visit It Doesn’t Come to Stay (Forbes) by iconic impresario Charles Koppelman (Forbes), Innovation in Translationk How Big Ideas Really Happen by visionary innovator Dave Ferrera, and Youth Nation by Matt Britton.
Bev’s work regularly appears in Forbesand Fortune. Her work has also appeared in Wired,US Weekly, Redbook, Vogue, Body and Soul, Nylon, Real Simple, Paper, Self, Marie Claire, Metrosource, and People Magazine.
Bev’s books have been featured in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, the Boston Herald, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun Times, the Miami Herald, the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and the Daily Oklahoman. Additionally, Bev was a national spokesperson for Netflix, and the lead writer for Monster.com’s Work/Life Balance area.

Bev lives with her husband Jason, 2 pugs, 1 rescue mutt named Olive, and one very confident cat on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Reviews

[Simona Calò · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ritrovo le autrici più divertenti e scatenate che ricordi, capaci di condensare qualsiasi film in una manciata di battute brillanti. Certo il primo volume aveva una freschezza e una novità che non ho potuto ritrovare con il secondo, ma mi ha intrattenuta molto piacevolmente, proprio in un periodo impegnativo in cui avevo bisogno di ridere e appassionarmi a cose leggere. Ci sono più film contemporanei all'uscita del libro, anche se non manca la delizia dei classici hollywoodiani, e mi hanno piacevolmente sorpresa i commenti che allertavano le spettatrici da battute maschiliste, fallocentrismo e stupri dalla rappresentazione opinabile.
Oltre la comicità, il pregio della raccolta è il cemento di sorellanza con cui le autrici radunano il loro pubblico sotto lo stesso ombrello di sentimenti ed emozioni.
Consigliatissimo.

[Kathy Burden · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun, quick read and very funny in parts.

[Allanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just as fun as the others. Now I really need to work on watching a good deal of movies listed in these books!

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

got some ideas for movies to rent but don't reaaly belive in finding a movie for my mood. If anything when I watch a movie it's to escape my life for a bit.

[joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

not a book to really read, but to look at it from time to time and pick a nice movie to watch.

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 1 out of 5]

È un perfetto libro da bagno ma, per chissà quale motivo, non sono mai riuscita a finirlo.