Monthly Archives: January 2010

From Feb ’06 Spotlight: By this time, you may well have read all the articles you’ll ever want to read about Steven Spielberg’s new film Munich. Wearing my film critic’s hat, I thought Munich was just OK. Looked at in … Continue reading →

From Jan ’06 Spotlight: One of the best films of 2005 played at festivals and special screenings, including the one I attended at Facets last summer, but never opened in local theaters despite a huge cast of “name” actors including … Continue reading →

From Jan ’06 Spotlight: Marital infidelity is also the theme of Woody Allen’s new film Match Point. I confess that Allen’s recent work had so disappointed me that when the familiar opening credits appeared on the screen (stark white letters … Continue reading →

From Jan ’06 Spotlight: On December 10, Harold Pinter became the eleventh Jewish writer to receive a Nobel Prize for literature, joining a distinguished list that includes Saul Bellow and Isaac Bashevis Singer. I called Tel Aviv University Professor Linda … Continue reading →

From Dec ’05 Spotlight: Wentworth Miller, who plays “Michael Scofield” on Fox Channel’s Prison Break, is the brightest light of the TV season and TV Guide recently named him “Fall’s Sexiest New Star.” So the buzz has finally caught up … Continue reading →

From Dec ’05 Spotlight:While the lion’s share of press attention will go to all the “big movies” vying for Oscar nominations, several smaller films will also open in metro Chicago this month. For drama, seek out God’s Sandbox, a mesmerizing … Continue reading →

From Dec ’05 Spotlight: This year’s Hollywood Chanukah gelt is the new film version of Mel Brooks’s Broadway smash The Producers, a wild romp starring Nathan Lane as “Max Bialystock,” a faded impresario who convinces his accountant “Leo Bloom” (Mathew … Continue reading →