Film (2020)
Written and directed by
Aaron Sorkin
Netflix
A dramatization of the trial of a group of young leftist political leaders who promoted, in 1968, a massive demonstration at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Movies
The Rabbi Goes West
Directed by
Amy Geller, Gerald Peary
Screenplay by Gerald Peary
Film site, with schedule of virtual screenings
A look into the activities of an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and his wife who moved to Montana to help Jews there rediscover their faith.
2020 Oscar Nominated
Short Films: Live Action
Film (2019)
Five suspenseful, strong, short films, with a couple from the Middle East and North Africa..
Little Women
Film (2019)
Written and directed by
Greta Gerwig
based on the novel by
Louisa May Alcott
With Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Chris Cooper, Meryl Streep
A star-studded rendition of the timeless classic that, like its protagonist, eventually comes into its own.
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Film (2019)
Documentary
Directed by Stanley Nelson
Released: August 23, 2019
Reviewed by Alfred Clemente, Ph.D.
A recent documentary about one of the greatest masters of the jazz trumpet who, beginning in the mid-twentieth century, gave the instrument a whole new sound.