By Jericho McCune Hollywood has been mining World War II for stories since before World War II was over. Through the magic of cinema, all of the major battles are readily available to experience vicariously through film. More often than not, big budgets and exciting explosions dominate the screen. Films like Pearl Harbor and Saving Private Ryan allow us to relieve the most exciting parts of the war from the hero’s perspective, and in the end we can be rest assured we will feel good because regardless of the outcome we know we were fighting the good fight. WW2 was about much more than pop...
Headed by Bonnie Manello, director of the Canton Jewish Community Center, the second annual Jewish Film Festival is about to get underway at Canton’s landmark Palace Theatre later this month. Dale Sklar, a member of the Canton Palace Theatre Art Film Committee and a fellow organizer of the event, sat down to tell us a little bit about the festival. While most festivals house between 50 to 100 films, the Canton Jewish Film Festival excels on a much smaller scale. “Since we’re a small festival, it’s important to have a good mix of films. We want a balance of drama, comedy and histo...
