Her brother’s keeper: Letty Aronson is Woody Allen’s younger sister and producer/gatekeeper
Danielle Berrin
February 16, 2012
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Film
‘Footnote’ could make this Israel’s year to win [VIDEO]
Tom Tugend
February 16, 2012
For Israelis, winning the country’s first Oscar would be akin to scoring its first Olympic gold medal, which happened at the 2004 Games in Athens. “If ‘Footnote’ gets the Academy Award for best foreign language film, the reaction would be tremendous,” Katriel Schory said recently, on the phone from Tel Aviv. “We need any piece of good news, and it would cheer everybody up.”
Who is that masked Jewish man? It’s Hero Man!
Jewish Journal
February 2, 2012
David Filmore is a mild-mannered filmmaker. A Shabbat-observant Jew from Australia who moved to West Hollywood 10 years ago, he spends his days focused on his production company, Plutonian Films.
Israel’s entry to Oscars does not plan to become a ‘Footnote’
Tom Tugend
January 13, 2012
Joseph Cedar has made four movies during his 11-year career, and the first three have represented Israel in the Oscar races for Best Foreign-Language film.
Back to Ukraine: A filmmaker’s diary of living in her ancestors’ land
Jewish Journal
November 23, 2011
Naomi Uman is a woman of many talents, but drawing is not one of them. “I always knew that I was an artist, but I can’t and I couldn’t draw realistically,” Uman said during a phone interview from New York where she was visiting her mother. And so, rather than pursuing a career as a painter, she became a chef. Cooking in the kitchens of society fixtures like Gloria Vanderbilt and Malcolm Forbes, Uman carved out a fine, if unfulfilling, career for herself. “Eventually, watching all of my creations being consumed became frustrating.”
Beyond the blockbusters
Jewish Journal
November 23, 2011
Among the holiday-oriented movies slated for this season, we find some quite unusual, fascinating fare, including a spy story, a silent movie, a couple of films from Iran and the latest project of the celebrated, though controversial, French-Polish filmmaker, Roman Polanski.
Spielberg in talks to direct Moses film
Jewish Journal
November 17, 2011
Steven Spielberg is in talks to direct a movie about the life of Moses.
Getting to know the homeless
Jewish Journal
November 9, 2011
When first meeting Rachel Fleischer, her innocent, girl-next-door appearance may lead you to wonder why this nice Jewish girl from a good home would spend her weekends among the indigent population of Los Angeles’ Skid Row. The reason can be found in the young director’s documentary film, “Without a Home,” which follows the anguished lives of the homeless and confronts many preconceived notions about them.
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