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The Schmooze Two Movies To See At The Washington Jewish Film Festival (And On The Fest Circuit)
After delivering you my picks from the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, I’m back with two movies from the DC Jewish Film Festival’s fall series that really shouldn’t be skipped. Humor Me, written and directed by Sam Hoffman, is the very model of a modern indie comedy, albeit with a welcome dash of Jewish humor. (Wrong…
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The Schmooze Movie News: Gal Gadot Considers An Unusual Role, ‘Pitch Perfect’ Goes Questionably Jewish
Welcome to the last weekend of 2017, and, therefore, the last installment of 2017 movie news. If you’re like me, you’ve been wasting an inordinate amount of time wondering why, given your absolute commitment to both Judaism and interesting dialogue, you can’t stop watching truly terrible Christmas movies. (“A Christmas Prince” is a gateway drug,…
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Yiddish World VIDEO: Avrom Karpinovitch, Writer, Remembers Jewish Criminals In Vilna
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Vilna writer Avrom Karpinovitch dedicated his life to describing the colorful personalities of the lower class and criminal element of his city on the eve of the Holocaust. In this video he tells us about Tall Tamara, the Jewish streetwalker; Avrom Mosevski, the glutton; and Gedalke the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Film, Deemed ‘Enemy Propaganda’ By Government, Shortlisted For Oscar
(JTA) — An Israeli film accused of “undermining” the country and its soldiers’ morality has been named to the shortlist for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Director Samuel Maoz’s film “Foxtrot” made the list Thursday, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday. It features a scene in which…
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Culture Movie News: Net Neutrality, Disney Buys Fox, And Nazism In ‘Star Wars’
This week has seen two potentially paradigmatic changes in the media landscape. The Walt Disney Company is set to purchase 21st Century Fox, continuing a spree in which it purchased both Marvel and Lucasfilms. The merger sets Disney up to join the ranks of a small number of companies, including Netflix, Apple, Amazon and Facebook,…
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Film & TV Movie News: Isaac Babel, James Franco, And The Best Of 2017
Winter is dark and terrible, but it is also the best time of the year because of the Oscars. From the most handsome actor to the richest producer, everyone in Hollywood dreams of the Academy Awards, and these dreams consist of golden Oscar men holding hands and frolicking with each other in a nude roundelay,…
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Culture Movie News: James Franco’s Tommy Wiseau Tribute, Early Awards Season
Still nursing your Thanksgiving food coma? Can’t handle any degree of activity more strenuous than that of sitting in a movie theater? Great: This week’s new movies come out tomorrow, so today, we have this week’s movie news. 1) James Franco’s Tommy Wiseau biopic is a hit Tommy Wiseau famously created and starred in “The…
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Culture Movie News: ‘Call Me By Your Name,’ Barbra Streisand And Sacha Baron Cohen
In my family, movies are an essential part of Thanksgiving: Most years, my cousins in Chicago and I will go see a blockbuster on Thanksgiving morning, returning just late enough to be met by parental panic over making sure things are done on time. (Yes, we also help out.) This year I’m staying in New…
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