Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Orthodox rapper Y-Love reveals he’s gay
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Orthodox Jewish rapper Y-Love has announced that he is gay. The rapper, who records with the Jewish label Shemspeed, made the announcement in an Out. . .
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Polanski to make film on Dreyfus Affair
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Polish director Roman Polanski’s next film will be a political thriller based on the Dreyfus Affair.. . .
Thursday, May 10, 2012
‘Hunger Games’ social media video with Israeli roots hits the jackpot
by Alexandra Halpern, JTA
It’s post-apocalyptic America and you’re in District 12 of Panem. With your bow and arrow, you are helping Katniss Everdeen hunt for meat and. . .
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin in Israel to film ‘Homeland’
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American actress Claire Danes arrived in Israel to film the second season of the popular television series "Homeland.". . .
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Celebrity stylist Vidal Sassoon dead at 84
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Celebrity hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, who was committed to fighting anti-Semitism and fought in Israel's War of Independence, has died.. . .
Monday, May 7, 2012
No, Adam Yauch wasn’t a yeshiva boy, but we can still claim him
by Dvora Meyers, JTA
As a student at an all-girls day school in Brooklyn, the first thing I learned about the Beastie Boys turned out to be untrue.
According to a. . .
Monday, May 7, 2012
Actress Mila Kunis opens up about Jewish history
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Actress Mila Kunis said she had to hide her Jewishness as a youngster in Ukraine and was miserable during her early years in the United States.. . .
Friday, May 4, 2012
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch dies at 47
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Adam Yauch of the seminal hip-hop group the Beastie Boys has died at the age of 47 after battling cancer.. . .
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Lust, spectacle on a biblical scale: Why we love silent films
By Tom Tugend
Sure, you’ve heard of old movies, but one highlight of this year’s Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival reaches back 88 years, reviving the silent. . .
Monday, April 23, 2012
After Mel Gibson-Joe Eszterhas spat, Hollywood Jews standing by Gibson on ‘Judah Maccabee’
by Dana Kennedy, JTA
Jews run Hollywood, the old cliche goes. So an outsider might find it strange that one of Hollywood’s biggest studios, Warner Bros., agreed to make. . .
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Is HBO’s ‘Girls’ about young women’s struggles, or some women’s privileges?
by Dvora Meyers, JTA
“Girls” begins with the conversation that many parents of 20-somethings dream of having someday real soon with their floundering children: No.. . .
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
An indelible film, ‘Shoah’ also reflects an extraordinary artist
By Rabbi David Wolpe
Surely the most unpromising premise for a film ever conceived is this: Nine and one half hours of people speaking in languages you do not understand. . .
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Meet Michael Ginsburg: On ‘Mad Men,’ Sterling Cooper gets a Jewish copywriter
by Ami Eden, JTA
“Mad Men” is like the Jews -- it gets a lot of attention for a show watched by less than 2% of the population.. . .
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Producer threatens L.A. Jewish film fest over rejection of sex-abuse documentary
by Ben Harris, JTA
Producer Scott Rosenfelt, whose credits include “Home Alone” and ”Mystic Pizza,” is threatening a major Jewish film festival after its. . .
Monday, March 26, 2012
‘Bully’ documentary to land in theaters unrated
by Zorianna Kit, Reuters
The Weinstein Co. on Monday said it has decided to release its documentary "Bully" without a U.S. film rating after failing to persuade the Motion. . .
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Madonna to perform ‘Concert for Peace’ in Israel
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International pop star Madonna, who will launch her upcoming world tour in Israel, has added a second concert date in Tel Aviv for a "Concert for. . .
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The battle to get ‘Bully’ seen by those who need it most
By Danielle Berrin
At Sioux City Middle School in Iowa, 12-year-old Alex Libby is the odd-man-out. Seen by his peers as different, he has golden hair, gentle eyes, a. . .
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Q&A with an expert on bullying
By Danielle Berrin
Ron Avi Astor, the Richard M. and Ann L. Thor Professor in Urban Social Development at USC, has been studying the epidemiology of school violence for. . .
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Woody Allen to play pimp who irks Chasidic neighbors
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Woody Allen will play a pimp who irks his Chasidic neighbors in a movie directed by John Turturro.. . .
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
'Mary Poppins,' 'Small World' composer dies at 86
by Ethan Bilby, Reuters
Disney songwriter Robert Sherman, part of a team with brother Richard responsible for numerous film scores and children's songs, died in London on. . .
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Shatner brings his ‘World’ to L.A.
by Pat Sierchio, Contributing Writer
William Shatner has audiences leaping to their feet and cheering. These are not aging Trekkers at the latest “Star Trek” convention, but. . .
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Family-focused stories at forefront of Israel Film Fest
By Tom Tugend
It’s springtime in Los Angeles, which means raising the curtain on the 26th Israel Film Festival, this year displaying a colorful palette of more. . .
Monday, February 27, 2012
Billy Crystal back to basics in Oscar host comeback
by Steve Gorman, Reuters
Making a comeback as Oscar host after an eight-year absence, comedian Billy Crystal poked fun on Sunday night at his own reluctance to return and. . .
Sunday, February 26, 2012
‘Footnote’ falls, continuing Israel’s Oscar drought
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"Footnote” failed to win Israel’s first Academy Award, coming up short in the best foreign-language film category.. . .
