Sorry for your loss, Keith. This hit so close to home. I lost my mom in 2020 after years of watching Alzheimer’s slowly dismantle her. She was my movie buddy throughout our 51 years together. From TCM to LOTR in IMAX, my cinematic journey was largely with her by my side. I spoke of it when I gave her eulogy. Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing this.
I took my mother to her first movie in a theater in 1994. I know this because I remember what we saw - Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein. Not a great movie by any stretch, but memorable because of the person sitting next to me. ❤️
I'm so sorry for your loss, Keith. What a moving, beautiful essay in her memory.
I'm sorry for your loss. This was a beautiful tribute. My movie companion as a kid was always my dad (unless we went as a whole family). Similar to you, my mom often watched movies with polite puzzlement, like she didn't see what the fuss was all about. I could never guess which movies would resonate with her and which ones she'd hate. She was surprisingly receptive to the South Park movie, and seemed to genuinely love Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones.
Beautiful article, Keith. My mom was always a little more enthusiastic than my dad about movies, and I remember how excited she was about showing me Charade and The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. Going to the movies with my dad carried with it the fear he was going to make us leave, which almost happened with Ghostbusters and definitely happened with Johnny Dangerously. My dad has passed, but my mom and I both have the Criterion Channel and we talk every week about what we watched.
Such a wonderful piece from Keith, a great son and a great father. His daughter can write an essay one day about how much fun it was to see DAWN OF THE DEAD with him at a 90-year-old movie house when she was 13.
I'm sorry for your loss Keith, it sounds like your mom was a wonderful mother who really wanted you to be happy and enjoy the things you loved, even if she didn't quite get them.
I am so sorry for your loss. This was a beautiful piece. It reminds me of the time my mom and her desire to see movies with me and my brothers, even if it means she won’t like the movie.
this was beautiful
This was extraordinarily sweet, Keith. Hope you're doing alright.
Sorry for your loss, Keith. This hit so close to home. I lost my mom in 2020 after years of watching Alzheimer’s slowly dismantle her. She was my movie buddy throughout our 51 years together. From TCM to LOTR in IMAX, my cinematic journey was largely with her by my side. I spoke of it when I gave her eulogy. Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing this.
I took my mother to her first movie in a theater in 1994. I know this because I remember what we saw - Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein. Not a great movie by any stretch, but memorable because of the person sitting next to me. ❤️
I'm so sorry for your loss, Keith. What a moving, beautiful essay in her memory.
wonderful tribute! i am sorry for your loss.
I'm sorry for your loss. This was a beautiful tribute. My movie companion as a kid was always my dad (unless we went as a whole family). Similar to you, my mom often watched movies with polite puzzlement, like she didn't see what the fuss was all about. I could never guess which movies would resonate with her and which ones she'd hate. She was surprisingly receptive to the South Park movie, and seemed to genuinely love Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones.
This was terrific
This was really beautiful. I’m sorry for your loss and may her memory be a blessing.
Beautiful article, Keith. My mom was always a little more enthusiastic than my dad about movies, and I remember how excited she was about showing me Charade and The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. Going to the movies with my dad carried with it the fear he was going to make us leave, which almost happened with Ghostbusters and definitely happened with Johnny Dangerously. My dad has passed, but my mom and I both have the Criterion Channel and we talk every week about what we watched.
So sorry for your loss. But we should all be so lucky as to live to ripe old age and be this warmly remembered.
Thank you for sharing this. I am sorry you lost your mom.
Sorry for your loss, Keith.
MASH could arguably also turn someone off from taking showers, women especially.
Such a wonderful piece from Keith, a great son and a great father. His daughter can write an essay one day about how much fun it was to see DAWN OF THE DEAD with him at a 90-year-old movie house when she was 13.
I'm sorry for your loss Keith, it sounds like your mom was a wonderful mother who really wanted you to be happy and enjoy the things you loved, even if she didn't quite get them.
I am so sorry for your loss. This was a beautiful piece. It reminds me of the time my mom and her desire to see movies with me and my brothers, even if it means she won’t like the movie.
That was a lovely eulogy - my sincere condolences.