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dent filmmaking career. Along community board and are work-
his trek upward, Aaron kept in ing with Mike Binder; Eric Gold;
touch with Wilkes. Wilkes sent Jamie Masada, from Israel and
him the script, and the rest, as owner of the Laugh Factory in
they say, is film history. Stay L.A.; and a host of top comedy
tuned for the review ...
managers in the business, as well
"I grew up around the theater as comedians the Weinbergs
and movies. We always loved hope will include Jerry Seinfeld,
film and the escapism of going to Paul Reisler, Adam Sandler and
the movies," says Aaron, who Kevin Pollack.
made his first 8 mm movie at age
"Our goal behind the event is
16.
to raise awareness and knowl-
"I have a strong memory of edge for the younger industry
when my mom was doing a show community," said Aaron. "When
at the Punch
I was first out
and Judy in
here, I had no in-
Grosse Pointe.
volvement at all.
She would re-
It's important for
hearse in the
younger people to
upstairs hall,
recognize the Phil :
and Matthew
anthropic impor-
and I would be
tance of giving to
downstairs in
Jewish causes in
the movie the-
Israel."
ater for five, six,
The event is
seven hours at a
June 19 in Los
time watching
Angeles. More
movies like The
about that in the
Champ," recalls
next couple of
Aaron of his
months. ❑
mother, actress
Laurie Brown
Henrietta Her
In Shadowlands
melin-Wein- Laurie Brown
berg.
iven four out of four bagels
In addition to Last Call, Weiny
by Jewish News theater
Bro Productions have 15 projects
critic Michael H. Mar-
in the workS at various stages of
golin,
Shadowlands
development, including produc- marks Laurie Brown's Mead-
ing Amerigo Jones for Miramax ow Brook Theatre debut. An ac-
Films, a joint book tress for 17 years, Brown, of
publishing/film release project Ferndale, has performed at JET,
with the newly formed Miramax the Attic Theatre and the Music
Books.
Hall as well as on TV, radio and
"I used to take them down- in industrial films. Shadowlands
town every Saturday to see the runs through April 7. Tickets are
Detroit Youtheatre at the DIA. available by calling Ticketmas-
We'd wander around the DIA af- ter or (810) 377-3300.
ter and have lunch there. You get
familiar with things," recalls Her- From Print To TV
melin- Weinberg.
ur own Carla Schwartz,
"Matthew always loved to per-
editor of Style magazine
form, but they never said any-
and local columnist for The
thing about going into the
Jewish News, appeared
theater," she says, adding that
Matthew did play Tevye at Hil- this week on WDIV's "Newsbeat
lel when he was 10. "Aaron be- Today" with Katherine Adams
came enamored with films. We showcasing Passover seder plates
couldn't just see films; we'd al- and desserts from local retailers.
ways discuss them. The boys de- Schwartz's lifestyle segments ap-
veloped so independently; I knew pear regularly on Channel 4 at
they liked film, but I didn't re- 6:45 a.m.
alize the depth of their in-
terest.
"My mom and dad,
who died last year, were
so excited about the kids'
projects. They were real
`kvellers,' " reminisced
Hermelin-Weinberg. "My
parents called the kids
The Moviemakers.' "
Well, 'The Moviemak-
ers" will enjoy the holiday
with their family and go
back to Santa Monica to
forge ahead on their next
big production — a major
comedy benefit for the
United Jewish Federa-
tion of Los Angeles.
Both Matthew and Carla Schwartz and Katherine Adams prepare for
Aaron sit on the outreach the Passover TV segment.
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