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Kilmer’s Moses a Real ‘Ten’
Gaby Wenig
September 16, 2004
Val Kilmer plays Moses in \”The Ten Commandments,\” the new musical version of the Exodus story, which is set to open at the Kodak Theatre on Sept. 27.
Another Braff Tale of Jewish Ennui
Naomi Pfefferman
September 16, 2004
If Jacob Green sounds like every teenager who\’s hated mandatory Shabbat dinners, he\’s also the protagonist of Joshua Braff\’s viciously witty and poignant new novel.
Israeli Movies Break in With Self-Criticism
Tom Tugend
March 11, 2004
The news that three Israeli movies are about to open at local commercial theaters may not shake the foundations of Hollywood, but for the small Israeli film industry, it\’s a big breakthrough.
Q & A With Darren Star
Andrea King
September 18, 2003
Darren Star, the creator and executive producer of three of the last decade\’s most popular television phenomena — \”Beverly Hills, 90210,\” \”Melrose Place\” and the three time Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning HBO comedy series \”Sex and the City\” — is being honored Monday night with the Tisch Industry Leadership Award at the National Foundation for Jewish Culture\’s third annual Jewish Image Awards.
Offbeat Austrian
Rob Eshman
February 6, 2003
Gebürtig, Austria\’s entry into the competition for Best Foreign Film in the upcoming Oscar race, is a clever and mostly engaging movie that goes after the big questions: Is the Holocaust best told as documentary or fiction?
Q & A With Steven Spielberg
Tom Tugend
December 5, 2002
Prior to the Shoah Foundation\’s annual banquet on Dec. 5, Contributing Editor Tom Tugend conducted an e-mail interview with its founder, director Steven Spielberg.
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