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A mother's day look at the movies that shaped me

A mother's day look at the movies that shaped me

Our birthday countdown continues with a tribute to my mom's particular tastes

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Drew McWeeny
May 11, 2020
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The Half-Century Dream continues…

I have different relationships with each of my parents through movies.

There were plenty of times that we watched things as a family. At a certain point, my parents realized that the easiest way to connect to me was via either a movie theater or the VCR, and we saw a lot of stuff first-run. One of the first adult freedoms…

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