Individual Stories Provide Ammunition in ‘Generation War’
Five young adult friends from disparate backgrounds living in Germany in 1941 meet — in secret, since one of them …
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‘Prime Ministers’ Studies Israel From the Inside
It is our stories that define our humanity, our connections with one another, our places in history. Stories, as they …
Dysfunctional Family Man: Luc Besson
Take, if you will, a picture — or how about several motion pictures stretching back all the way to 1990, …
The ‘Secret’ Is Out as Elizabeth Olsen Continues to Attract Attention
One day soon, the narrative throughout the media will coalesce around our first impressions of Elizabeth Olsen. We will attempt …
Untangling the Oscar Race
While I am not known for my Oscar handicapping capabilities, let me go out on a limb here and state …
Gloria
One of my personal favorites from this past year’s Toronto International Film Festival (where it was announced as Chile’s representative …
Winter’s Tale
Celebrated screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind and I Am Legend) turns to novelist Mark Helprin for his first effort …
Iranian Filmmaker Boldly Explores Emotional Minefield
In America, our notion of family has always adhered to simplistic models. The ideal was nuclear — husband, wife and …
A Critic’s Guide to the Thought-Provoking Bests of the 2014 Jewish & Israeli Film Festival
When the Mayerson JCC Jewish & Israeli Film Festival kicks off Saturday at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion …
That Awkward Moment
Romantic comedy screenwriters want us to believe that love is full of cute challenges, those inconsequential moments blown out of …
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