At the Movies
All these films, except “The Greatest Showman,” open on Dec. 22. “Showman,” a musical, opened on the 20th. It’s the story of P.T. Barnum, the 19th century popular entertainment entrepreneur. Hugh Jackman plays Barnum.
The film’s ten songs were written by the team …
Hanukkah in “A Christmas Story”
On Sunday, Dec. 17, at 7PM, Fox will present “A Christmas Story Live!” It’s a three-hour production inspired by the hit 1983 film of (almost) the same name and a hit 2013 Broadway musical version. The musical (music and lyrics) was written by the …
The Goldbergs New Hanukkah Episode
The title family of “The Goldbergs” TV show didn’t “come out” as Jewish until a Hanukkah episode in 2015 (the 57th series episode.) It was sort of worth the wait because this well-written episode cogently explored the problems of being Jewish…
TV/Streaming Offerings
The first season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” begins streaming on November 29. The pilot episode, presented last year, and free to watch on-line, got rave reviews. It was created by AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO, 51 (“Gilmore Girls”). The series publicity release su…
At the Movies
“Coco” is an animated film from Disney/Pixar studios. Capsule plot: 12-year-old Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, deceased musician Ernesto de la Cruz. However, his family has a generations-old ban on music. He ignores this and journeys to t…
