At the Movies: Opens Friday, June 16
“The Book of Henry” centers on Henry Carpenter, a precocious 11-year old boy who is being raised, along with his younger brother, by a single mother, Susan (Naomi Watts). Henry has a crush on the young girl next door. He discovers she’s being abuse…
Wonder Woman, Finally!
Opening June 2 is Wonder Woman. Basic plot: Chris Pine, whose maternal grandpa was Jewish, plays Steve, a WWI American secret agent pursued by the German army because he knows they plan to use a horribly deadly chemical weapon. He crash lands on an idyllic island wh…
On Memorial Day
Recently, I was telling a dentist friend about BEN SALOMON (1914-1944), a Jewish dentist who posthumously won the Medal of Honor. Our conversation led me to find a Youtube video tribute to Salomon. Through this video, I learned a great deal more about Salomon. Last November,…
Movies in Theaters and On Your Couch
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” is the fourth installment in the “Diary” series. It takes place a year after the events in the third film, but the principal cast has been replaced. Newcomer JASON IAN DRUCKER, 11, stars as Greg Heffley, repl…
Something Funny; Something Tough
AMY SCHUMER, 35, and GOLDIE HAWN, 71, are arguably the two most famous Jewish comic actresses of the last 48 years (Hawn won an Oscar in 1969 for “Cactus Flower,” her first big film.) Hawn recognized a kindred spirit in Schumer when she agreed to co-star…
