The 2020 Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series begins Jan. 26 with “Who Will Write Our History,” the first of 11 films, which will include introductions and post-screening discussions on many issues important to the Jewish community. In...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR
• Published May 31, 2018
At the beginning of “Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me,” the entertainer jokes that he’s a “colored, Jewish, Puerto Rican,” then adds, “When I move into a neighborhood, I wipe it out.”Funny, perhaps, but more to the point, ironic, because...
BY ERIC BERGER, STAFF WRITER
• Published May 31, 2018
During last year’s World Baseball Classic, after Israel defeats a team from a country with a more storied baseball history, a reporter from that country sends a line drive at the Team Israel manager at a press conference: “What is your opinion on...
By Sam Mosher, Staff Writer
• Published May 31, 2018
Kansas City’s Metcalf South Mall in 2011 was a virtual ghost town of gated entrances, empty parking lots and closed storefronts. But one last establishment owned by the bubbly, big-hearted Sonia Warshawski remained open: her colorful tailor shop.Sonia’s...
At the Movies“An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” opens nationwide Aug. 4. It is, of course, the sequel to “An Inconvenient Truth,” the 2006 documentary directed by DAVIS GUGGENHEIM that won the Oscar for best documentary. The sequel follows...
By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 2, 2016
Beginning Nov. 3, the St. Louis International Film Festival celebrates its 25th year with a sterling 10-day lineup that includes something for nearly everyone. SLIFF, presented by Cinema St. Louis, annually gives movie fans a sneak peak at upcoming big...
By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 27, 2016
Dictionaries define “cafe society” as the world of socialites who regularly frequent cafes, nightclubs, resorts and other fashionable spots. The term originated in the mid- to late-1930s, according to the “Random House Dictionary,” which puts...
By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 26, 2016
“Weiner” is an involving political documentary about former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, who represented New York’s ninth district for seven terms until his career ended in scandal in 2011 when he was caught sexting and posting a link to suggestive...
To celebrate its upcoming milestone 20th anniversay season, the New Jewish Theatre will revive two of its most popular shows from the past in 2016-2017.The season opens Oct. 6 to 30 with the William Gibson blockbuster, “Golda’s Balcony,” directed...
By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 21, 2011
With kids on winter break and Hollywood delivering some of the year's likely Oscar contenders, now's a great time to take in some movies. Films for everyone abound this time of year. While many excellent ones such as "The Descendants" and "My Week with...
