The Spy or Cohen Plays Cohen
“The Spy,” a six-episode Netflix original series, premieres on Friday, Sept. 6. It is about ELI COHEN (1924-1965), a real-life Israeli spy. If you are unfamiliar with Cohen’s life, you could, of course, read an on-line biography. However, you may want to…
A Danish Film Re-Make and More
“After the Wedding” is an American re-make of an acclaimed 2006 Danish film of the same name that was co-written by and directed by SUSANNE BIER, 58. Bier, a Danish Jew, also directed “In a Better World” (2007 Oscar for best foreign language film) and …
At the Movies
“Angel Has Fallen” opened on Wednesday, the 21st. It stars Gerard Butler as a Secret Service agent who is framed for the attempted assassination of the President. He must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat. TIM BLAKE NELSON, 55, plays t…
Woodstock: 50th Anniversary
“Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation,” a new offering in the PBS “American Experience” series. premiered last week on many PBS stations, including WEDU. But it still available for (free) viewing on the station's website and on the national PBS…
At the Movies
Opening Aug. 9 is “The Kitchen”, a sort-of-feminist gangster movie that is based on a comic book series. Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss, and TIFFANY HADDISH, 39, play the wives of mobsters. The wives take-over after their husbands are jailed. They are adept at running th…
