A Good Goodbye Funeral Planning for Those Who Don't Plan to Die
- From Battlefield to Nursing Home: Two Unlikely Films About Facing Death
by Gail Rubin on May 12, 2026Before becoming The Doyenne of Death, I fell in love with the film King of Hearts as a teenager. Recently, I found it on DVD, at an estate sale, of all places. […]
- 98.6 Mortality Movies Book Launch & “Other Side” Documentary Screeningby Gail Rubin on May 3, 2026
Join pioneering death educator and author Gail Rubin, CT, for a special evening marking the launch of her new book, 98.6 Mortality Movies to See Before You […]
- Death Cafe on World Labyrinth Day – May 2, 2026
by Gail Rubin on May 2, 2026A Death Cafe will take place on May 2, 2026, which is World Labyrinth Day at La Puerta Natural Burial Ground. Located south and east of Belen, it is New […]
- Nicole Kidman’s Unexpected Apprenticeship as a Death Doula Started in Movies
by Gail Rubin on April 28, 2026When Nicole Kidman recently said she’s interested in becoming a death doula, it might have sounded like an unexpected career pivot. But if you’ve been […]
- Want to Own the Jaguar Hearse from Harold and Maude? It May Be Heading to Auction
by Gail Rubin on April 21, 2026The Jaguar hearse from Harold and Maude could be yours! Nearly ten years ago, I wrote about one of the most unusual vehicles ever created: a painstaking […]
- Death and Taxes: Two Hard Realities You Really Can’t Avoidby Gail Rubin on April 14, 2026
Death and Taxes: April 15 is Tax Day, and April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. They are two back-to-back reminders that paperwork isn’t just a […]
- A Route 66 Road Trip to Scatter Cremated Remainsby Gail Rubin on April 7, 2026
A Route 66 Road Trip to Scatter Cremated Remains I recently took a road trip from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Catoosa, Oklahoma. The assignment: to scatter the […]
- What Was I Saving My Money For? Lessons from a Refrigerator Magnet
by Gail Rubin on March 24, 2026Today’s post is a departure from Mortality Movies. It’s about mortality and your money. On Monday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time/12:00 p.m. […]
- Oscar Night Reflections: Let’s Celebrate and Remember to Live Before We Die
by Gail Rubin on March 17, 2026Did you watch the Oscar awards on Sunday night? The evening had celebration, remembrance, and a surreal hazmat-suited existential punchline. Let’s start with […]
- Route 66 Alpha to Omega: Scattering Ashes from Chicago to the Pacific
by Gail Rubin on March 10, 2026Scattering ashes of a cremated loved one is a common request. But how many people actually do it? There are literally millions of sets of cremated remains […]
