Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 16, 2021
In case you were living under a rock this week, legendary Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff died in jail. Sentenced to 150 years in 2009, he served a little over twelve in prison before dying of natural causes.
Madoff pleaded guilty after being arrested...
Natalie Portman continues to be busy this year. HBO has announced the 39-year-old Israeli-born actress will star in an upcoming film, The Days of Abandonment. Portman will star a woman who must put her life back together after her husband suddenly ends...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 24, 2021
On March 22, WILLIAM SHATNER turned 90. But his star still burns bright, and his trek goes on. His latest film, “Senior Moment,” opens in theaters and on-demand on Mar. 26. Shatner stars as Victor, a retired NASA test pilot whose license gets taken...
The Golden Globe awards, for excellence in TV and film, will be awarded on Sunday, Feb. 28 (airs at 7 p.m.). Due to the pandemic, the Globes will be a virtual event. NORMAN LEAR, 98, the creator of many great TV shows, including “All in the Family,”...
(JTA) — It was a big day for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who were sworn into their offices at the presidential inauguration ceremony. But it was also quietly a big day for Jewish fashion.Ella Emhoff, Jewish daughter of the historic Second Gentleman...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 14, 2021
Actress TANYA ROBERTS died on Jan. 5. On Jan. 3, erroneous reports circulated that she had just died and this error made her passing a bigger news story than it otherwise would have been. Roberts wasn’t a major star, but she had some good roles: she...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 17, 2020
As I’ve noted before, actor/writer DAVEED DIGGS, 38, is the son of an African-American father and a (white) Jewish mother. He was raised Jewish. In the last few years, his career has soared—a Tony for “Hamilton”; rave reviews for “Blindspotting,”...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 7, 2020
Stars of David — Jewish CelebritiesComedy for a causeFrom 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, NBC will present a live-streaming event called the “Feeding America Comedy Festival” (can also be seen on The Weather Channel” and Comedy TV). The program...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 23, 2020
“A World on Fire,” a big budget, seven-episode BBC series began airing on PBS (Masterpiece Theater) on April 5 (catch the previously aired episodes easily online or in encore TV showings). It shows the effects of the first year (1939-40) of World...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 29, 2019
At the movies and more “After the Wedding” is an American re-make of a 2006 Danish film of the same name that was co-written and directed by SUSANNE BIER, 58. Bier, a Danish Jew, also directed “In a Better World” (2007 Oscar for best foreign...
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 July 18, 2019
Sleeper summer hit and ‘The Lion King’ redux“The Art of Self-Defense” opened on July 12 at the Tivoli theater in St. Louis and almost certainly will be held over a second week. I’ve never seen a better advance Variety review: “Casey Davis...
