Maisel and More: TV Catch-Up and Look Ahead
The second season of the mega-hit Amazon Prime series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will be streamed, in its entirety, beginning Wednesday, Dec. 5. As most of you know, the show is set in the late ‘50s and the title character, Miriam ‘Midge…
The Marvelous Mr. Lee
Comic book “king” STAN LEE passed away on Nov. 12, age 95. He was born STANLEY MARTIN LIEBER in Manhattan, the son of poor Rumanian Jewish immigrants. He had one sibling, LARRY LIEBER, now 87, who was an important comic book artist and comic creator in his own righ…
At the Movies: Opens Nov. 16
The artist and filmmaker JULIAN SCHNABEL, 67, is the director and co-screenwriter of “At Eternity’s Gate,” a bio-pic about the final days of Vincent Van Gogh. French Jewish actor MATHIEU AMALRIC (“Munich”), 53, has a major supporting role as Dr. Paul G…
Pittsburgh Main Notes
Like many others, I was struck by the vibrant, tight-knit nature of the Pittsburgh Jewish community. Therefore, I wasn’t surprised when even a quick search revealed that a number of famous Jews were born and raised in Pittsburgh or mostly grew-up there. I’m sure I …
At the Movies: Opening November 2
“Bohemian Rhapsody” is a bio-pic about the famous rock band Queen and its even-more famous frontman, the late Freddie Mercury. Advance reports say that Rami Malek (“Mr. Robot”) turns in a stellar performance as Mercury and that he may save a project…
