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Delightful documentary about Sophie Tucker, another whip-smart Jewish girl who made good in Die Goldene Medina–the golden country–of 20th Century America. (JLH: 4/5) ************************* Kudos to internet entrepreneurs Lloyd & Susan Ecker for turning their retirement years into a three-way love affair with Sophie Tucker! Starting small after selling their babytobee.com company in 2006, the Eckers are now developing […]
From March ’09 Spotlight: Barbra Streisand’s Yentl has just been rereleased in a brand new 25th anniversary DVD box set. Although much maligned over the years, Yentl is a great and heartfelt work of cinematic art, and I urge you all to watch it again with fresh eyes in celebration of Women’s History Month. The […]
From Dec ’07 Spotlight: I heard many wonderful lectures at this year’s Chicago Humanities Festival, but two really stand out. “An Evening with Alan and Marilyn Bergman” (October 27) was a total delight. Award-winning lyricists, the Bergmans received their first Oscar for writing “The Windmills of Your Mind” (from the 1968 version of The Thomas […]