Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
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- Synopsis
- For more than 25 years, Gertrude Berg was one of the most prominent women in American broadcast media and popular culture, as the creator, writer, producer, and star of The Goldbergs, first on radio (where it was originally known as The Rise of ......
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- Director(s)
- Aviva Kempner
- Distributor(s)
- Int'l Film Circuit
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 90 min.
Critic Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle | Leba HertzAdd Critic to Favorites
Kempner once again educates and entertains with unexpected tidbits and just plain good old-fashioned filmmaking.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Berg was the pioneer for an indie TV entrepreneur like Lucille Ball.Read the full review
Washington Post | Paul FarhiAdd Critic to Favorites
As is, this generally excellent portrait does much to fill the void, restoring an unfortunately forgotten figure to her rightful place among broadcasting's trailblazers.Read the full review
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94% Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
08/29/09 Equal parts edification and entertainment, Kempner's tender tribute to a forgotten pioneer of American entertainment is both richly deserved and long overdue. | Rotten Tomatoes -
93% Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
08/27/09 Equal parts edification and entertainment, Kempner's tender tribute to a forgotten pioneer of American entertainment is both richly deserved and long overdue. | Rotten Tomatoes -
95% Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
08/02/09 Equal parts edification and entertainment, Kempner's tender tribute to a forgotten pioneer of American entertainment is both richly deserved and long overdue. | Rotten Tomatoes -
DP/30 - Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
07/31/09 Aviva Kempner, who was also the director of The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg and Partisans of Vilna , directs this doc about Gertrude Berg, the woman who was Lucy before Lucy, Miltie before Miltie, and for a moment went higher, farther, and faster than any other American... and is now all but forgotten. | The Hot Blog - Movie City News