By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 27, 2020
“Away,” an original Netflix series that premieres on Sept. 4, stars Hilary Swank as an American astronaut who must leave her husband and teen daughter to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous, three year-long mission. There...
BY NATE BLOOM, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published January 30, 2020
Stars of David — Jewish CelebritiesThe Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, Feb. 9 (ABC; starts at 7 p.m.). Again this year there will be no host.This is an unusual year in that there are more Jewish nominees than usual in the “marquee”...
BY NATE BLOOM, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 15, 2019
Woodstock: 50th anniversary“Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation” is a new offering in the PBS “American Experience” series. It premiered last Friday in St. Louis, but there is an encore showing Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m. (Channel...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 2, 2018
At the Movies: Opens Aug. 3“The Spy Who Dumped Me” is an action/thriller and a comedy. Audrey (MILA KUNIS, 34) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), are best friends and roommates. Audrey has a bad break-up with her boyfriend (Justin Theroux) and then he completely...
Shalom, my name is Nate Bloom and I’ve written a column on Jewish celebrities for more than 10 years. It appears in a number of Jewish papers around the country. Before that, I edited a Jewish biographical website. I stumbled into that position because...
Suffering seniorsLately I haven’t been able to stay on task at all. I start something and then get easily distracted. Focusing on conversations seems a chore and my eyes gloss over when reading anything deeper than People magazine. Mostly all I want...
