Friday, January 13, 2012
Israel’s entry to Oscars does not plan to become a ‘Footnote’
By Tom Tugend
Joseph Cedar has made four movies during his 11-year career, and the first three have represented Israel in the Oscar races for Best Foreign-Language. . .
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Back to Ukraine: A filmmaker’s diary of living in her ancestors’ land
by Jonathan Maseng
Naomi Uman is a woman of many talents, but drawing is not one of them. “I always knew that I was an artist, but I can’t and I couldn’t draw. . .
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Beyond the blockbusters
by Iris Mann
Among the holiday-oriented movies slated for this season, we find some quite unusual, fascinating fare, including a spy story, a silent movie, a. . .
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Spielberg in talks to direct Moses film
JTA
Steven Spielberg is in talks to direct a movie about the life of Moses.. . .
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Getting to know the homeless
by Pat Sierchio
When first meeting Rachel Fleischer, her innocent, girl-next-door appearance may lead you to wonder why this nice Jewish girl from a good home would. . .
Monday, October 17, 2011
Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain is feeling ‘Connected’
by Dvora Meyers, JTA
Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain is certainly no Luddite. She co-founded the Webby Awards in 1996 to showcase excellence on the then-fledgling Internet. Yet. . .
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Von Trier questioned over Cannes ‘Hitler speech’
JTA
Director Lars von Trier was questioned by Danish police for saying at the Cannes Film Festival that he had sympathy for Hitler.. . .
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
L.A. Times apologizes for calling Ben Hur a Palestinian
JTA
The Los Angeles Times corrected an item about an anniversary release of a "Ben Hur" DVD that called the title character a Palestinian.. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Connections both technological and personal
By Ryan Torok
Several years ago, San Francisco Bay Area filmmaker Tiffany Shlain was eating lunch with a friend when she felt the sudden urge to text-message and. . .
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
A season of documentaries
by Iris Mann
This autumn offers a boutique collection of documentaries with wide-ranging and enticing themes. Two of them, in particular, stand out.. . .
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Nazi duplicity laid bare in ‘Berlin 36’
By Tom Tugend
The German film “Berlin 36,” set against the Nazi-organized Olympic Games of 1936, has much going for it.. . .
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Director retracts apology for Hitler sympathy at Cannes
JTA
Director Lars von Trier has retracted his apology for his expressions of sympathy for Hitler and Nazis at the Cannes Film Festival.. . .
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
A woman’s world?
By Danielle Berrin
It’s hard to tell, what with the requisite girdles, supervised weigh-ins and protocol panty hose (“not too dark; this isn’t a cabaret”), that. . .
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Priest, born Jewish, is ‘Torn’
By Tom Tugend
In the opening scene of the documentary “Torn,” an official asks an elderly man for his name, and he replies, “Romuald-Jakub. . .
Monday, July 18, 2011
Patriot games: Is Captain America too American?
By Simcha Weinstein, JTA
In March 1941 -- nine months before the attack on Pearl Harbor impelled America to enter the Second World War -- one colorful American hero already. . .
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Directors bring Oscars to Bialik-Rogozin School
JTA
The directors of the Oscar-winning documentary "Strangers No More" brought their statuettes to the Israeli school that was the subject of the film.. . .
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
French film asks, what’s in a ‘name’?
By Tom Tugend
Baya Benmahmoud, the heroine of the French film “The Names of Love,” gives new meaning to the concept of political activism. A fervent, if rather. . .
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
From our house to Burton Exhibit: Why the Museum of Modern Art’s curators wanted to meet my husband
By Naomi Pfefferman
When the curators from Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) came calling two years ago, my husband, Ron Magid, had prepared for them a veritable. . .
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Nazis, newspapers and Nuremberg
by Iris Mann
Once again, the summer season, noted for youth-oriented blockbusters, manages to include some serious fare aimed at more mature, discerning. . .
Monday, May 23, 2011
Israeli director Cedars awarded at Cannes
JTA
Israeli director Joseph Cedars won the best screenplay award at the Cannes film festival for his movie "Footnote.". . .
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Cannes festival sanctions director for Nazi comments
JTA
The Cannes Film Festival sanctioned director Lars von Trier for his expressions of sympathy for Hitler and Nazis. The festival board of directors on. . .
Monday, May 16, 2011
Coen brothers have bone to pick with Israel boycotters
JTA
Popular filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen said during a visit to Israel that they do not agree with artists who boycott the Jewish state. Asked during a. . .
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Dark Fairy Tale ‘Hesher’ Tackles Aftermath of Loss
By Naomi Pfefferman
Thirteen was a key age for writer-director Spencer Susser.. . .
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Documentary recalls the horrors of Ma’alot school massacre
by Sue Fishkoff, JTA
Ma’alot-Tarshiha is a quiet Jewish-Arab city in the Galilee within walking distance of Israel’s border with Lebanon. But 37 years ago, it was the. . .
