AT THE FLICKS
THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT
Release Date : April 21 Director : Tom Gormican Writers : Tom Gormican , Kevin Etten Cast : Nicolas Cage , Pedro Pascal , Sharon Horgan , Alessandra Mastronardi , Lily Sheen , Tiffany Haddish and Neil Patrick Harris
Nicolas Cage stars as NICOLAS CAGE in the action-comedy THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT . Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin , the fictionalised version of Cage must accept a $ 1 million offer to attend the birthday of a super fan ( Pascal ). When things take a wildly dangerous turn , Cage is forced to live up to his own legend , channelling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones . With a career built for this very moment , the Academy Award ® winning iconic actor must take on the role of a lifetime : himself .
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PODCASTS
Mayim Bialik ’ s Breakdown
by Lorna Gordon
You ’ d be forgiven if the name Mayim Bialik doesn ’ t immediately ring a bell with you , but if I said , Amy Farrah Fowler from Big Bang Theory , Blossom Russo in Blossom or most recently Kat in Call Me Kat , you would know exactly who I mean .
Along with being a well-known actress , Mayim studied neuroscience and received a PhD from UCLA and uses her years of learning in her podcast to breakdown myths and stereotypes about mental health .
She speaks to people from the entertainment industry as well as other scientists , entrepreneurs and sports people to get to the bottom their issues . The issues brought up cover bipolar disorder , addiction , depression , relationships , religion and parenting , to name a few .
Her interview with Matthew McConaughey is inspiring and funny , Rainn Wilson discusses how he used to watch other kids to learn how to interact with
other people , Dr Maya Shankar chats about having to change from working towards a career as a professional musician to becoming a scientist after a hand injury stopped her career .
The interviews are both entertaining and educational and well worth dipping into . You can find them on all the usual places you would listen to podcasts and it is also available on YouTube to watch , which adds a different dimension to it . You can check out the website at www . bialikbreakdown . com .
Mayim Bialik ’ s Breakdown makes the issue of mental health more interactive and interesting .
THE POWER OF ... SERIES
The power of vision boards
by Lorna Gordon
Vision boards are a physical way to remind yourself of what you want to achieve . They are there to remind you of what goals you are working towards and can include work , family , financial , health , relationship goals , a mixture of these or something completely different .
These boards are usually comprised of images , words and sayings which help you focus on your end goal , but it ’ s not all about pretty pictures , psychologists have found that having this representation of your goals can enhance your motivation to reach them .
If you imagine a better future , you increase your positive attitude which can then help you to create or see opportunities you may have missed , which makes you feel capable of achieving more .
How do you make and use a vision board ?
Firstly you need to clarify what you want to achieve , for many people this can be the hardest part as you need to be very specific about what you want .
Once you have your goal in mind you then find images that work with it , for example , if you wish to move house you would put a photo of your dream house in the middle then all the things that need to happen around it .
You might put a piggy bank for savings , photos of money , a promotion at work , a side hustle you can do to earn more money ,
Vision boards help you achieve your goals ( image from www . visionboard . me ).
moving to a new town , whatever it is you think you need to do to get your house .
The vision board is then placed somewhere you will see it each day to remind you of what you are working towards and encourage you to stick with your goal . While vision boards are not magic , they are a fun way to help you think about what is important to you and how you can achieve it .
If you are stuck for ideas , Pinterest is a fantastic place to look for inspiration . Simply type ‘ vision board inspiration ’ in the search bar and you will have a screen full of ideas in front of you .
If you need more help in figuring out what to put on your board , search for ‘ How to create a vision board ’ and you will find extra tips on how to make one . There are also websites like www . visionboard . me that you can make digital vision boards on .
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