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Holocaust, Jewish themes remain prominent among foreign Oscar offerings
Tom Tugend
December 14, 2012
The long forecast “Holocaust fatigue” among filmmakers and their audiences has not yet arrived, judging by the entries for 2013 Oscar honors by producers and directors in numerous countries.
Israeli director wins top documentary prize at Tribeca
Jewish Journal
May 2, 2011
Israeli director Alma Har’el took top honors at the Tribeca Film Festival in the documentary category. “Bombay Beach,” her feature-length film, follows three down-and-out residents of a ghost town on the Salton Sea, a surrealistic landscape in Southern California filled with losers and dreamers.
Danish filmmaker finds hope despite family’s dark history
Tom Tugend
February 7, 2011
Susanne Bier, whose Danish film, “In a Better World,” is a favorite for Oscar honors, is an anomaly.
Producer Arnon Milchan’s goal: Broker Mideast peace
Tom Tugend
September 25, 2008
\”I really, really believe that I have the skills, the courage, the conviction and the know-how to make a difference in the peace process in the Middle East.\”
Going home again is truly a family affair for filmmaker Azazel Jacobs
Pat Sierchio
September 4, 2008
\”I remember at an early age being told in school that Jews were a minority in the world,\” filmmaker Azazel Jacobs mused. \”And I remember just not believing that because I lived in New York City and thinking they must have things wrong because I was surrounded by so many Jews. That was the whole world to me.\”
Jewish life in the City of Lights
Danielle Berrin
May 1, 2008
Current statistics suggests that, even though France is depicted as less than empathetic to the Jewish community, the Jewish population there has actually grown.
Spurlock embarks on a cinematic quest for Osama
Pat Sierchio
April 17, 2008
When writer/director Morgan Spurlock (\”Super Size Me\”) discovered he was going to become a father two years ago, he was concerned about the tumultuous state of the world into which his child was being born. Spurlock\’s wish was to give his child a safer and more harmonious place to live. So, after a crash course in combat survival, the filmmaker set off on a journey through the Middle East to find the one man who has shaped the world\’s perception of that region in recent years: Osama bin Laden. The results of that quest are documented in his new film, \”Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?\”
‘Steins’ Skewers Simcha Rivalry
Tom Tugend
April 27, 2006
\”Keeping Up With the Steins\” proves that you don\’t have to be Jewish to make a funny, insider Jewish film, or that if you grow up in the Bronx or went to school in North Hollywood, you become a Jew by osmosis.
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