Yesterday I attended an advance screening of 50/50, the new Seth Rogen film starring Joseph-Gordon Levitt as a 27-year old cancer patient.
It’s obvious from the marketing that this movie is taking a more lighthearted approach to this terrible disease.
(Actually, Seth Rogen’s involvement alone is a pretty big clue.)
I smuggled my bear Snuffles into the theatre with me. As you may recall, Snuffles was a huge help to me and my family when cancer changed our lives forever 20 years ago. And I valued his opinion of the movie’s success or failure in its quest to portray a cancer patient as he encounters the painful hurdles (and unexpected hilarities) on the road to wellness.
Snuffles posted his movie review below:
Shockingly, we are in agreement on all points. That’s some bear.
(We’ll work on the lighting next time.)
There she is
So what does Anderson Cooper have on his mind as the holidays draw near?
Or, more specifically, what effect our princess, pageant and beauty-obsessed society might be having on young girls.
I attended the taping of Anderson today with my friend Caroline. It was my third time to be a part of his studio audience.
The first time he discussed women who discovered their husbands were cheating online.
Snore.
The second was a special screening of the movie 50/50 followed by the show taping with interviews with the movie’s stars.
Score.
Triple word score.
Thanks Anderson, for asking me back!
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