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Tag: alcoholism

Posted on February 15, 2021

BOBBI JO: Under the Influence (2021)

The story of how Bobbi Jo Reed rose from despairing addict to found “Healing House” & why 8000 Kansas City recovering addicts call her “Mom.”

Posted on November 23, 2016November 23, 2016

Girl on the Train (2016)

An unstable woman drinking vodka rides back & forth on a Long Island commuter train always looking for the same house where she spies woman, who one night disappears.

Posted on January 4, 2014January 10, 2014

Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Walt Disney goes all out to persuade P.L. Travers to let him film her Mary Poppins. Afraid that he will ruin her work by making it too cute, she resists.

Posted on December 29, 2013January 10, 2014

Nebraska (2013)

When a father keeps trying to walk to Nebraska to claim a prize, a son, unable to convince him that it is a scam, decides to drive him there. Rich in humor.

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