On Wednesday, November 20 at the Louis B. Mayer Theater on our Wasserman Campus, we’re very happy to be holding a screening of a moving new documentary film, The Last Journey. Sweden’s official selection for Best International Film for the upcoming 97th Academy...
On October 22, 2024 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we welcomed Elissa Kalver to our campus to share her experiences with residents and supporters. At 34, she faced a Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer diagnosis, just before her daughter’s first birthday. Her...
“I love the process of writing. I can’t wait to get together with them!” That’s the sentiment felt by retired Local 44 propman and MPTF resident David Quick about The Grey Quill Society, our campus writing group which gathers weekly for residents and volunteers to...
“Everything just fell into place,” said character actor Harvey Goldenberg of the process of moving onto the MPTF campus this summer. “I just fell in love with the place, and the people are so nice. I was in the same place for 36 years, and it’s like taking a great...
Glen Powell shares the story of Jon Huntley at our Reel Stories Real Lives in 2018. A USC film school grad, Jon was a resident here where he and over 100 members of his industry family made the short film Matt & Maya, and his wife Rebecca continues to be a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQt39dRRVR0 An audience favorite at Sundance earlier this year, the touching action-comedy Thelma from Magnolia Pictures rode its now-iconic scooter into theaters on June 21, 2024 and has proven to be a box office smash as well. The...
MPTF’s mission of taking care of our own means treating each other with dignity, empathy and understanding. While our Activities and Recreation Department has long held celebrations of holidays for our residents, and our Spiritual Care department has offered...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJnxJX58liw&feature=youtu.be On May 13, we were flying high on campus with a special Q&A and screening of the acclaimed Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air. A companion to the World War II dramatic productions Band of...
Continuing in the spirit of Mary Pickford’s legacy of seeing a need and filling it, Kim Crabb, Location Manager for Hollywood Teamsters Local 399, is doing just that. In August of last year, Kim played a pivotal role in coordinating logistics for a food...
“A nurse does a lot of juggling, doing at least 5 to 10 things at a time.” That’s how Donna Marks, LVN, describes her essential work as part of the nursing staff here at MPTF. On May 6, we started celebrating National Nurses Week, an annual appreciation for...
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