Jewish films coming soon to a screening near you

Published on January 24, 2013

The New York Jewish Film Festival closed this week after showcasing 37 films from around the world. Here are a few films to look out for as they travel to other American cities in the coming months.

Up close and personal with the TSA

Published on May 15, 2012

Recent days have been full of continually unfolding reports about a new intercepted underwear bomb intended to be carried aboard a U.S.-bound plane by an al-Qaida agent. That agent, said to be British, turned out to be working simultaneously with Saudi and U.S. intelligence, and the bomb never got near a plane. But as I prepared last week to board a flight to Alaska, where I would be participating in a conference devoted to the ethical work of Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, I couldn’t help but wonder what role this newly acquired knowledge will play in upcoming discussions about airport security and the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Annual Chest X-Rays Not Useful for Lung Cancer Screening

By Albert Fuchs, M.D.
Published on October 28, 2011

Calendar Girls Picks and Clicks August 23 - 29: Benny Goodman, opera, magic and more

By Dikla Kadosh and Danielle Berrin
Published on August 22, 2008

This may be your only chance to help a budding filmmaker out and see "The Impossible Itself."

Spring Calendar

Published on March 13, 2008

Spring arts calender.

Picks and clicks for March 15-21

By Dikla Kadosh
Published on March 13, 2008

Picks and clicks for March 15-21

Jewish, Muslim Filmmakers Team Up on Documentary

By Robert David Jaffee
Published on August 17, 2006

With all of the negative images about Jewish-Muslim clashes in the world, it is nice to see a documentary, directed and produced by a Jew and a Muslim, about a Muslim son taking over his father's slaughterhouse business in Queens, N.Y.

Spectator - A Three Nyuks Salute

By George Robinson
Published on December 29, 2005

Three Jews are in a room screaming at one another, poking each other in the eyes, hitting each other on the head with objects ranging from frying pans to anvils. It's either a meeting of the synagogue's board of trustees or a Three Stooges film festival. Fortunately, this time, it's the latter, a quick but lethal -- and lethally funny -- display of Stoogehood by the American Cinematheque as part of its year-end festivities from Dec. 28-Dec.30.

U.S. Studios Court Israeli Programmers

By Orit Arfa
Published on December 22, 2005

Hollywood exports are a big business, and U.S. studios sometimes rake in more from international licensing than domestic. Even though Israeli acquisitions account for only 2 percent of overseas television exports, Stern thinks Israel gets special attention.

Prop. 73: The Devil’s in the Details

By Angela J. Davis
Published on October 27, 2005

Much of the literature against Proposition 73 correctly emphasizes that many teenage girls will seek underground abortions, rather than have their parents (or guardians, foster parents or other legal designees) learn that they are pregnant.

7 Days in The Arts

Published on October 13, 2005

7 Days in the Arts

Lights, Camera, Ventura

By Ivor Davis
Published on March 3, 2005

While some Jewish film festivals around the country often use older films or films playing at nearby theaters, the Ventura County Jewish Film Festival will show five new films never seen in Ventura County -- as well as host their stars.

The festival starts on March 10 at 7 p.m. with the opening night film, "The Aryan Couple." In the World War II thriller based on a true story, Oscar winner Martin Landau plays a Hungarian businessman who is forced to make a terrible pact with Himmler and Eichmann so he and his family can escape certain death. Landau and director-producer John Daly ("The Last Emperor") will have a Q & A after the screening.

7 Days in the Arts

By Keren Engelberg
Published on October 28, 2004

7 Days In The Arts

7 Days In Arts

Published on August 26, 2004

7 Days In The Arts

Racist Repeats Election Stratagem

By Donald H. Harrison
Published on August 12, 2004

The leadership of our mainstream political parties meanwhile vowed that in the future, they would prevent the hijacking of their congressional nominations by extremists. For a quarter of a century, they were mostly able to keep that vow -- up until now.

3 Minutes With Brad

By Teresa Strasser
Published on May 13, 2004

Brad Pitt may have sustained an injury during the filming of his new movie, "Troy," but I sustained an injury during the viewing of the film.

7 Days In Arts

Published on February 26, 2004

7 Days In The Arts

7 Days In Arts

Published on February 12, 2004

7 Days In The Arts

7 Days In Arts

Published on July 17, 2003

7 Days In The Arts

7 Days In Arts

Published on June 5, 2003

7 Days In The Arts

Briefs

Published on November 8, 2001

Briefs

The Power of ‘Schindler’

By Tom Tugend
Published on April 12, 2001

To mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, KCET and other PBS stations will broadcast Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" at 8 p.m. April 19 and 21.

Screenings

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on October 22, 1998

In Roger Hanin's semi-autobiographical film, "Soleil" (1997), 13-year-old Meyer is kicked out of school for being Jewish in Vichy North Africa. It is a sign that things have changed for his family in Algeria, where Jews had peacefully lived for centuries amid the Moslems. Now, Meyer's communist father must go into hiding; his mother, Titine (Sophia Loren), must raise her children alone, charming black marketeers into giving her food. She manages to talk authorities into keeping Meyer out of jail when he is caught writing anti-government graffiti.

Film Screenings

By William Yelles
Published on April 2, 1998

Makers of short films routinely encounter the difficulty of getting their movies seen by an audience greater than their parents, cast and crew. But the makers of "Visas and Virtues"have had better luck than most.

Celebrating the French and Chaplin

By William Yelles
Published on January 15, 1998

"Perfect Love," one of the Los Angeles premieres at the Cinematheque this month.