Oscars 2025: Hollywood crowns a new Jewish queen, and Israeli-Palestinian best documentary winners make waves
Other Jewish wins include 'A Real Pain' and Adrien Brody for 'The Brutalist'
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Film & TV Is ‘A Real Pain’ the Jewish Oscar film we’ve been waiting for?
The acclaimed film avoids the tropes and tragedies that have defined other Jewish Academy Award nominees
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Culture I’m an art historian who researches the Holocaust — here’s why I hated ‘The Brutalist’
Brady Corbet’s lauded film starring Adrien Brody as a Hungarian emigré demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of the Holocaust and architecture
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Film & TV In the brutality of ‘The Brutalist,’ a misunderstanding of the Jewish architect’s experience
László Tóth's story runs counter to the real-life experience of Marcel Breuer, Ernő Goldfinger and others
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Film & TV How the master builder behind ‘The Brutalist’ was inspired by her hometown synagogue
Oscar nominee Judy Becker talks about bringing László Tóth's designs to life
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Film & TV Adrien Brody’s performance in ‘The Brutalist’ hits home for descendants of immigrants and Holocaust survivors
The actor spoke at the 92NY about his performance as Jewish immigrant and Holocaust survivor László Tóth.
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Fast Forward This Oscar-nominated documentary about demolitions in the West Bank has no US distributor — but is still coming to theaters
“No Other Land,” made by Israelis and Palestinians, has mobilized the film world post-Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind
A postwar epic about a Holocaust survivor, a contemporary comedy about Holocaust tourism and a biopic of a Jewish musical legend helped lend a formidable Jewish presence to Thursday’s Oscar nominations
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