Weekend arts picks: Sept. 3-5

Film: Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti was making his 2011 comedy Habemus Papam when his mother became seriously ill, and now the filmmaker returns with one of the best films to be released here this year, Mia Madre, that draws on that experience. Margherita Buy plays a filmmaker trying to make a movie about a strike who has to deal with a number of crises including the hack Italian-American actor (played by John Turturro) who can’t remember his lines, and her dying mother (Giulia Lazzarini). Moretti himself plays the director’s brother, and the film is a moving look at loss, family and work. Showing at the Living Room Theaters at FAU.

Theater: Broward Stage Door Theatre is keeping the doors open this weekend with The Rothschilds, the Sheldon Harnick-Jerry Bock musical from 1970 that won two Tonys, one for its star, Hal Linden. Set in the 18th and early 19th centuries, it tells the story of how the great Jewish banking family came to be under the drive of founder Mayer Rothschild, whose descendants get Metternich to end the restrictions against Jews in the Austrian Empire. The musical rarely gets revived, so here’s a good chance (through Oct. 16) to see it. Or you can catch The Soul of Motor City, the Motown revue that’s been playing since early June and has been extended again to Sept. 11. Call 954-344-7765 for more information.

Music: The Florida guitarist Sean Chambers spent the early part of his career as bandleader for the legendary Hubert Sumlin, who had been Howlin’ Wolf’s guitarist and was a major influence on the Rolling Stones. He’s been writing, recording and touring since then with his own band, and tonight he drops in at Arts Garage in Delray Beach for a one-night appearance. Chambers, a staple on the state’s Gulf Coast, specializes in the kind of hardcore blues-rock that fans of the genre love best. Chambers plays tonight at 8; call 450-6357 for tickets or more information.