Life’s Dualities
May 21, 1998
In \”Anima,\” the center of Sam and Iris\’ livesis a surreal play about ghetto life starring Sam\’s stuffedcreations.
William Yelles
Musical and Comic Legends
May 14, 1998
If all you knew about composer George Gershwin washis body of work — \”An American in Paris,\” \”Rhapsody in Blue,\”\”Porgy and Bess,\” plus countless enduring melodies — you would thinkhe lived to a ripe old age. But, in fact, the musical legend was only38 when he died.
Remembering Poland’s Jews
May 7, 1998
Jewish roots in predominantly Catholic Poland can be traced back to the 11th century. But when an estimated 88 percentof the 3.3 million Jews in Poland died in the Holocaust, the country\’s thriving Yiddish theater, literature and culture ceased to exist as well.
Film Screenings
April 2, 1998
Makers of short films routinely encounter the difficulty of getting their movies seen by an audience greater than their parents, cast and crew. But the makers of \”Visas and Virtues\”have had better luck than most.
Finding Faith
March 26, 1998
Like the priest in her latest movie, director Lesli Linka Glatter is finding her own faith.
Set in aristocratic 1930s Boston, \”The Proposition\” stars William Hurt and Madeleine Stowe as Arthur and Eleanor Barrett, an infertile couple who go to extreme measures to conceive. They employ the services of Neil Patrick Harris (yes,\”Doogie Howser\” himself), who falls in love with Eleanor. The situation leads to murder as the Barretts try to avoid a humiliating scandal, and Eleanor seeks comfort in the arms of Father McKinnon(Kenneth Branagh), a young priest new to the local parish.
The Ashes of Memory
March 19, 1998
In \”Raising the Ashes,\” O\’Keefe has crafted a filmabout healing and rebirth unlike any other.
The Proposition
March 5, 1998
Like the priest in her latest movie, director Lesli Linka Glatter is finding her own faith.
A Cinematic Salute to Israel
February 26, 1998
For the next five Tuesdays, Sephardic TempleTifereth Israel will commemorate Israel\’s 50 years of independence,with free screenings of films produced in the nation or celebratingmoments in its history.
Film School in Two Days
February 19, 1998
Chances are, like most people, you\’ve got an ideafor a blockbuster motion picture playing in your head. The troubleis, you don\’t even know how to buy film. That\’s where Dov S-S Simenssteps in.
Fine Cut: A Festival of Student Film
February 19, 1998
Student films from throughout Southern California are currentlybeing featured on the three-part KCET series \”Fine Cut: A Festival ofStudent Film,\” airing on Sundays at 10 p.m.
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