The State of Things: Movies On The Radio

Every month, The State of Things hosts a conversation about a topic in film. Host Frank Stasio talks with Laura Boyes, film curator at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and Marsha Gordon, film professor at North Carolina State University. And we want to hear from you. Submit your choices by email or tweet us with #SOTMovies.

Movies On The Radio: 'Feel-Good' Films

WUNC | By Charlie Shelton-Ormond,

Frank Stasio

Published December 16, 2015 at 11:59 AM EST

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'Toy Story 3' was one listener's pick for a 'feel-good movie' for this month's edition of Movies on the Radio.

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People watch movies to laugh, to cry and sometimes to just feel good.

Romance, hope and happiness are common themes in children's movies like "Toy Story 3" and romantic comedies like "You've Got Mail."

Host Frank Stasio talks with Marsha Gordon, film studies professor at North Carolina State University, and Laura Boyes, film curator at the North Carolina Museum of Art, about Hollywood's feel-good flicks.

Check out some of the movies featured in the program below:

"Man on Wire" (2008)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEU7lrtehDs

"Moonstruck" (1987)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLgMFwStTHc

"Shawshank Redemption" (1994)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfjpi9P2Uiw