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View From the Couch:  Shame (read the full article and post a reply)

View From the Couch: Shame (read the full article and post a reply)

April 2, 2012 No Comments

 by Dr. Robert MacDonnell.  Dr. MacDonnell is a performance improvement leader with the St. Joseph Mercy Health System with 35 years experience in heath care.  He has been a frequent contributor to the Reel Deal. Shame I asked several friends and co-workers if they saw Shame over the Holidays. None did. Most said they didn’t ...

View From the Couch:   My Top Ten Films of 2011

View From the Couch: My Top Ten Films of 2011

December 28, 2011 4 Comments

What were the “best” movies of 2011?  As the final days of the year dwindle down, it seems reasonable to reflect and even make lists.  You may not agree(if not, feel free to post your own list!), but these are the films that I feel were the best: !. Melancholia   2.  Hugo   3.  Shame   4.  ...

View from the Couch:  Midnight in Paris

View from the Couch: Midnight in Paris

October 9, 2011 1 Comment

Dr. Levin is a psychoanalyst, on the faculty of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, the Michigan Psychoanalytic Council and Associate Clinical Professor at Michigan State University.  She is associate editor of the Psychoanalytic Inquiry and a thoughtful cinephile.        Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” by Carol Levin M.D.   I chose to put Gil in Midnight ...

View From the Couch:  Never Let Me Go

View From the Couch: Never Let Me Go

September 5, 2011 1 Comment

   by Robert MacDonell MA Robert MacDonell is a performance improvement leader with the St. Joseph Mercy Health System and has 35 years of experience in healthcare, including clinical operations managing, consulting, process engineering and lean-six-sigman process improvement.  He received his master’s degree from the University of Michigan.  He has been a Reel Deal discussant ...

View from the Couch:  The Fantastic Mr. Fox

View from the Couch: The Fantastic Mr. Fox

August 9, 2011 4 Comments

 by Dr. Marc Rosen   Dr. Rosen is a lecturer at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and is in private practice in Franklin.  He is an avid cinephile and has taught several film courses at the MPI.  He has selected Mr. Fox from Wes Anderson’s 2008 film “The Fantastic Mr. Fox.”   Placing this wiley character on the ...

View from the Couch:  Blue Valentine

View from the Couch: Blue Valentine

July 3, 2011 4 Comments

This month’s View from the Couch is provided by Dr. Charles Burch, a psychoanalyst and lecturer at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute.  He is in private practice in Farmington Hills and Ann Arbor.  He works with individuals and couples. ———— Blue Valentine by Dr. Charles Burch The opening scene of this compelling and wrenching film, in ...

This Week at the Detroit Film Theatre: Louder than Love (SOLD OUT!) and Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Contratualions to the DFT fo their two sold out screenings of “Louder than Love” an homage to the Grande...

Cancellation: Never Let Me Go

Th e Reel Deal regrets that we must cancel the March 25th program scheduled at the Bloomfield Township Library...

A Separation

This fantastic film just won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film…..it is a sensitive film that offers no...

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