By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 16, 2020
The Peacock spreads its wingsThe new Peacock network, an offshoot of NBC, premiered for wide audiences on July 15. Certain cable company customers were already getting Peacock with their subscription. Now everyone can see some of the shows (with ads)...
BY NATE BLOOM, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published June 18, 2020
Stars of David — Jewish CelebritiesThe Firefighter’s Son and More“The King of Staten Island” was diverted from theaters to video-on-demand and premiered on June 12 to mixed reviews. Directed and co-written by JUDD APATOW, 52, it stars Pete Davidson...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 21, 2019
Stars of David — Jewish CelebritiesMovies and streaming“Charlie’s Angels” which opened last Friday and is based on the ‘70s TV series, follows two previous “Angels” feature films. The gimmick in this one is that the private agency that employs...
By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 31, 2019
Mel Brooks has said, at various times and in various ways, the best way to get back at Hitler is to ridicule him, and Brooks certainly did exactly that in his comedy “The Producers.” Now New Zealand-born director/writer/comedian Taika Waititi takes...
By Nate Bloom, Special to The Jewish Light
• Published October 24, 2019
At the movies “The Current War: Director’s Cut” is about the corporate battle that pitted Thomas Edison (1847-1931) against George Westinghouse (1846-1914) and Westinghouse associate Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult). After inventing the first commercially...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published October 3, 2019
Much has changed in the 18 years since singer-songwriter Dan Bern, who is Jewish, released his first album with his backing band, the International Jewish Banking Conspiracy.When he came up with the name of the band, Bern said, he took inspiration from...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published September 26, 2019
Play timeFew Monday mornings start off as chill as a coffee date with Eddie Coffield, artistic director of the New Jewish Theatre. We got together at Colleen’s in Clayton to talk about the new NJT season, the first one he officially put together. Of...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published September 12, 2019
When Sam Zvibleman was a middle school student at Parkway Central in the 1990s, friends put up signs like, “Brant loves Alison,” or “Sam loves Michelle.”The declarations were not genuine but rather from friends trying to make one another laugh....
JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALS
• Published September 12, 2019
From tai chi to senior ballet, knitting to mah jongg, Jewish learning to movies old and new, the classes at the Mirowitz Center at Covenant Place are a welcome addition to the services and experiences the center is offering to St. Louis seniors — not...
By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 9, 2018
Simply put, “BlacKkKlansman” is one of Spike Lee’s best, a film that is smart as well as hilarious. The story is based on the strange but true story of a black police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1970s and became a card-carrying...
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...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published August 2, 2018
Lazer Lloyd, a blues-rock guitarist who lives in Beit Shemesh, Israel, doesn’t give short answers — even to seemingly simple questions like, “Do you describe yourself as Jewish?”“Well, I mean, I personally observe Shabbat, and I am trying to...
