The Kronikle's 1999 Oscar Picks
by Simmy Kustanowitz
Kronikle Movie Kritic
YOU'VE GOT MALE:
A Chabad rebbetzin is overcome with joy when the
doctor tells her that, after 12 daughters, she
finally has a son.
THE TRUMAH SHOW:
A man is surreptitiously videotaped every year
at harvest time as he separates heave-offerings
for the kohanim.
OUT OF SIGHT:
Sisterhood members refuse to attend services when
the rabbi raises the mechitza by a foot, and blocks
their view of the goings-on in shul.
THE THIN RED LION:
Orthodox zoologists discover an acceptable
substitute for the elusive Parah Adumah
(Red Heifer).
PRIMARY COLORS:
A Long Island mother sues the caterer who supplied
decorations in pastel hues for her son's Bar Mitzvah.
PLEASANTVILNA:
A nostalgic view of the simple life in a shtetl
in Eastern Europe.