Category Archives: film noir

AWAY FROM HER (2008) and Still Alice (2014)

Posted on November 18, 2020 by rinaross

Of all couple separations the separation due to dementia can be the most painful. Major illnesses in a partner, a child are also difficult to live through. It is the erasing of the partner and his/her annihilation that is unbearably … Continue reading →

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To my followers

Posted on July 26, 2018 by rinaross

To my followers: Thank you for the  comments on my last blog encouraging me to carry on writing about films and old women.  By a curious coincidence I found the real reason for my weariness. It is not only the … Continue reading →

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The films of Gloria Grahame

Posted on November 30, 2017 by rinaross

Good at Being Bad: The films of Gloria Grahame. It is the title of a series  of  films featuring Gloria Grahame showing at the National Film Theatre. Nothing to do with Old Women and Film but I needed  to signal … Continue reading →

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