Leonard Bernstein Netflix film criticized over ‘Jewface’
In lush black and white, a man and woman sit back-to-back in a park, playing a guessing game together, dreaming that they can communicate telepathically if they just try hard enough. The scene cuts...
‘Yidishe Gauchos’ To Ride Again Sept. 9
If you haven’t seen something before, it is new to you, no matter how old it is. That’s the thinking behind Yiddishland scheduling a Sept. 9 showing and discussion by Mark Freeman of his...
Orthodox rabbi’s films share ‘relatable stories’ based everyday life
His 2023 film “The Quest: Get Back Your Ex” is a “dramatic tale of love and self-discovery” of six divorced couples who “undergo trials of redemption to win back lost loves and mend broken hearts.”
The one-hour...
Nuclear story ‘not over,’ says author of book behind ‘Oppenheimer’ film
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film “Oppenheimer,” now in theaters, explores the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer—the so-called “father” of the atomic bomb and one of history’s most famous and controversial Jews.
One of the authors of the...
‘Upheaval’ screening receives robust response in Mexico City
More than 2,000 Mexico City Jews turned out to view “Upheaval,” the first English-language documentary on the life of former Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin.
Bruce Gould, producer and a board member of the Hidden Light Institute,...
Documentary Intimately Records Eli Timoner’s Choice to End His Life
Eli Timoner once had been at the top of the world. He had netted millions from the sale of Laura Lee Candies, in which he had a controlling interest, as well as profits from...
How music led to a cantor’s survival story, and how it lives on in...
April tends to feature a flurry of Holocaust-related arts pieces—from new exhibits to books to webinars and movies. One of them this year offers a through-the-generations feel that brings the past right into viewers’...
PBS documentary focuses on ‘Jews of the Wild West’
Amanda Kinsey, an Emmy-award-winning filmmaker, came up with the idea of a documentary on Jews who lived in the Wild West while digging through the Beck Archives in the basement of the University of Denver library.
“I was blown...
A David and Goliath battle: Acclaimed documentary by Northampton filmmaker tells the story of...
‘Labor of love” might be a cliche. But when it comes to her new film, “Four Winters: A Story of Jewish Partisan Resistance and Bravery During WWII,” Julia Mintz says the expression is very much...
‘Indiana Jones’ again faces Nazis in Harrison Ford’s final performance of iconic role
The forthcoming film “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” which was invited to screen at Cannes, is reportedly set in 1969 and will include another “mystical relic.” The snake-fearing, whip-wielding archaeologist (Harrison Ford)...