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Culture They returned to summer camp — and saw the country’s political future
In 2017, a Texan governmental body voted to secede from the United States. No, it wasn’t the state’s legislature. It was a group of rebellious participants in Boys State, a summer program founded in 1935 by the American Legion that aims to inculcate the values of civil discourse in a population not known for that…
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The Schmooze $%*! We did the math: Here’s how often Adam Sandler swears in “Uncut Gems”
The reviews that accompanied the release of “Uncut Gems” covered a lot of ground. They touched on Sandler’s not-totally surprising virtuosity as sympathetic dirtbag Howard Ratner, the film’s nods to the exploitation embedded in the diamond industry, and the disturbing possibility that non-Jewish viewers might leave theaters believing that all the chosen people wear un-rimmed…
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Culture Release of Wes Anderson’s ‘most Jewish film’ delayed indefinitely
It looks like fans will have to wait a little longer for the movie that critics — a.k.a. us — have dubbed Wes Anderson’s “most Jewish film to date.” Yes, the release date of the director’s 10th film, “The French Dispatch,” a capital-W Whimsical foray into the fictional French city of “Ennui-sur-Blasé,” has been postponed yet again….
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News Ben Mankiewicz wants to preserve film’s legacy– and his family’s
If the name ‘Mankiewicz’ sounds familiar, you might be remembering Frank Mankiewicz, RFK’s presidential campaign press secretary who subsequently served as a President of NPR. Or Herman J. Mankiewicz, who wrote Citizen Kane with Orson Welles. Or Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Oscar-winning director, screenwriter, and producer, or screenwriter Don Mankiewicz. Dive into Wikipedia and you’ll be…
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News How Laemmle Theatres is weathering the coronavirus storm
What do you do if you own Los Angeles’ premier independent cinema chain and the coronavirus pandemic shuts down all your theatres? You show movies, of course. That’s what Greg Laemmle, chief executive officer of his family-owned Laemmle Theatres, has taken to doing at the theatre’s web site. “My family has been in this business…
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Fast Forward Netflix will stream Sophia Loren Holocaust survivor film
(JTA) — Netflix has acquired the rights to an Italian drama marking the return to film of the iconic actress Sophia Loren portraying a Holocaust survivor. “The Life Ahead,” directed by Edoardo Ponti, who is Loren’s son, is set to be released later this year, the entertainment website Deadline reported. Loren’s character takes in a…
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Culture Talking with Taika Waititi — before ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Editor’s note: Taika Waititi won the 2020 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for “Jojo Rabbit.” But before he became a household name in the United States — he also directed the widely-beloved “Thor: Ragnarok” (2017) — he was the brightest light in filmmaking in his native New Zealand. To honor the Maori Jewish director’s groundbreaking Oscars victory,…
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Fast Forward Bradley Cooper will direct, star in Netflix film about Leonard Bernstein
(JTA) — Bradley Cooper will direct, produce and star in a Netflix film about the late Jewish composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. The untitled film is expected to begin production early next year and will be released in theaters before the film premieres on Netflix, Deadline first reported. The movie will span more than 30…
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