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RESPECT, AN ISRAELI
THRILLER AND MORE
Respect, a bio-pic about the
late Aretha Franklin, opens in
theaters Aug. 13.
Aretha, of course, grew
up in Detroit. After living in
New York and Los Angeles,
she returned to the Detroit-
area in 1982 and lived in the
area (Bloomfield Hills and
Riverfront Towers in Detroit)
until her death in 2018, age
76.
Marc Maron, 57, has a
large supporting role as
Jerry Wexler (1917-2008),
a legendary producer and
record company execu-
tive (Atlantic Records) who
made Franklin a star after
she signed with his compa-
ny in 1966.
It appears that the film
does not go past the 1970s.
By 1980, Franklin’s career
was in a slump, and it was
revived with the help of Clive
Davis, now 89, the (Jewish)
head of Arista Records. Both
Wexler and Davis are in the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
(as is Aretha, of course).
Aretha’s huge hit, “You
Make Me Feel Like a Natural
Woman” (1967), is sung in the
film. The music is by Carole
King, now 79. The lyrics
were by her first husband,
Gerry Goffin (1939-2014). It
has always intrigued me that
a man wrote the “Natural
Woman” lyrics.
The Maple Theater in
Bloomfield Hills will begin
showing the film on a “regu-
lar” schedule Aug. 13. But, on
Aug. 12, they will host a one-
day “special” with a Q&A fol-
lowing the film with Jennifer
Hudson (Aretha Franklin),
Marlon Wayans (Ted White)
and Liesl Tommy (director)
and a moderator, broadcast
live from Harlem via Fathom
network.
Hit & Run is the first
Israeli series created for
Netflix. All the actors,
except one American, are
Israeli and Jewish. The
nine-episode series follows
a tour guide (Lior Raz, 49)
investigating the mysterious
death of his wife. It began
streaming Aug. 6.
Jonah Hill, 37, who already
has several tattoos, just got
a big tattoo that says “Body
Love.” Hill, who is often quite
portly, has experienced a lot
of “body shaming” and his
tattoo is a “body-positive”
push-back against such
shaming. He posted pics
(Aug. 1) of his body art on
Instagram. Actresses Zoe
Kravitz, 32, and Natasha
Lyonne, 42, tweeted support.
The Instagram tattoo pics
also reveal that he has also
dyed his hair very blonde. I’d
call it California surfer blond.
He’s also dyed his full beard
and mustache the same
color (that’s not easy to do).
Not sure what that dye
job is all about. Maybe he’s
planning an anti-body sham-
ing, everybody-goes-to-the-
beach movie? The beach, we
all know, is ground zero for
body shaming.
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Marc Maron
they’re really making a differ-
ence in people’s lives.
“Basically, I went from work-
ing one-on-one to help change
lives, to working with organi-
zations who help change lives,
”
Wunderlich said.
Beyond working and teaching
Zentangle classes, Wunderlich
also has a background in
music — she plays the oboe
and English horn and has been
part of the Detroit Medical
Orchestra since 2014. She’s also
dabbled in painting, jewelry
making, metal stamping and
candle making. She often uses
her interests interchangeably,
bringing a therapeutic approach
to everything she does.
COLLAGING THERAPY
“
Anyone can benefit from inten-
tional wellness intervention,
”
said Wunderlich, who has even
been trained as a SoulCollage
Facilitator, yet another out-of-
the-box therapeutic method.
In the collaging process, a
person creates cards with imag-
es that speak to them. They
then decide what message, if
any, the picture is giving to
them. They label them, for
example, “inner child” or “inner
critic.
” People can ask their dif-
ferent cards questions or about
dilemmas they’re facing and
answer with the voice of the
card.
“You’re basically giving voice
to a particular perspective
within yourself,
” Wunderlich
explained. “The process can
also help channel memories. If a
person chooses, it can be a very
self-reflective exercise.
”
The greatest barrier
Wunderlich says that she
comes across is when people
balk and complain, “I can’t do
that, I’m not creative.
” That
makes her frustrated and sad.
She responds: “I can prove you
wrong in 30 minutes.
”
And she does. Wunderlich
explained, “To be human is
to be creative. We’ve created a
mentality that creative means
talented, but it’s not accurate.
Being creative is being willing
to take risks … and if some-
one is afraid to take risks with
a pen on a 3x3 inch piece
of paper that no one has to
see again, how do we expect
people to take risks when it
does matter like in science or
engineering?”
For more information on Zentangle,
visit the official Zentangle website at
zentangle.com, or Wunderlich’s website:
wunderrec.com. Wunderlich can be con-
tacted via email at samm@
wunderrec.com or (248) 629-0002.
CREATIVE THERAPY continued from page 40
Zectangles are the art of “purposeful doodling.”
RINA HENNES SABES