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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: Favorite Films About Mothers

WUNC | By Dana Terry,
Frank Stasio
Published April 26, 2018 at 12:32 PM EDT
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From The Last of Mrs. Cheyney trailer

While we're celebrating mothers this month, why not honor the most memorable moms in cinema history?  Who can forget Faye Dunaway's portrayal of Joan Crawford as an abusive tyrant in "Mommie Dearest." 

Or the creepy tale of Jacqueline Kennedy's aging aunt and her middle-aged daughter living in the decaying "Grey Gardens" estate? This month on Movies on the Radio, we want to know about your favorite movies about moms.  Don't be afraid to go "Psycho" or "Throw Momma from the Train."  

Film experts Marsha Gordon and Laura Boyes will dissect your picks. Submit yours by e-mailing us at sot@wunc.org or tweet at us with #SOTmovie for a chance to be on the the show.  You won't find Movies on the Radio "Anywhere But Here." Do you remember that tear-jerker?  

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Dana Terry
Dana is an award-winning producer who began as a personality at Rock 92. Once she started creating content for morning shows, she developed a love for producing. Dana has written and produced for local and syndicated commercial radio for over a decade. WUNC is her debut into public radio and she’s excited to tell deeper, richer stories.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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