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‘The Last Vermeer’ Probes Art Forgeries During the Nazi Era

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he Last Vermeer is the dramatic true story of Dutch painter Han van Meeregen, now streaming on paid Amazon Prime. The 2020 film takes place just after WWII has ended in Europe, during the chaotic...

Israeli Short Film ‘White Eye’ Nabs Oscar Nomination

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Israeli short film “White Eye” by director Tomer Shushan was nominated for an Academy Award, popularly known as an Oscar, in the “Best Live Action Short Film” category. “White Eye” is one of five nominees in the...

October 13th, 1983: Ruby Myers, died in Mumbai at 76

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India’s silent film star and movie producer, Sulochana, whose real name was Ruby Myers, died in Mumbai at 76 on this date in 1983. Discovered while working as a telephone operator, she became, in...
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More Than 16,500 Tune into Weekly Movie Series about Heroism of Rescuers During the...

More than 16,500 people tuned into The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous’ (JFR) weekly summer movie series on Facebook. The Foundation aired one of its award-winning documentaries highlighting the Righteous Gentiles who saved Jews...

August 19, 1882: Samuel Goldwyn, one of the earliest and best-known film producers in...

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Samuel Goldwyn (Shmul Gelbfisz), one of the earliest and best-known film producers in American history, was born in Warsaw on this date in 1882 (his birthdate is variously cited as August 27 and even...

Movie Brings You Back to Gush Katif

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Neta Sternberg was nineteen when she filmed the documentary movie, “Between Heaven and Sand” which tells the tragic, yet unexpectedly inspiring story of the evacuation and destruction of Netzarim, one of the communities buried...

June 8, 1912: Universal Pictures was incorporated by Carl Laemmle

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Universal Pictures was incorporated on this date in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, a German-born pioneer of the American film industry. Laemmle (pronounced lem-lee) was one of the first entrepreneurs to buy up nickelodeons and...
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Streaming movies about American racial violence

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The Birth of a Nation: Not to be confused with the racist silent film of the same title, this is a reconstruction of the Nat Turner rebellion.  Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube Black Wall...

April 24, 1942: Barbra Streisand, American actress, singer, songwriter, director, and producer, was born

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Barbra Streisand is an award-winning performer on stage, television, and in motion pictures, as well as a recording artist of popular music. Younger years Barbara Joan Streisand was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New...

Nobember 21, 1945: Goldie Hawn was born

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Goldie Hawn, whose arc in show business paralleled the arc of feminist empowerment in the 1970s, was born in Washington, DC on this date in 1945. Hawn played a giggling “dumb blonde” bikini girl...