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Seth Rogen’s ‘ An American Pickle’ Has Valuable Things to Say About Contemporary Jewish Life
The culture clash that ensues is not uniquely Jewish but it has a uniquely Jewish flavor.
‘American Pickle’ Director on Seth Rogen’s Very Jewish Double Role
“That’s what the movie is at its core: what it means when Old World customs meet new ones.”
The Holocaust, the Mideast, cons and Americana
Scattered amid this year’s more traditional holiday fare are some ambitious, profound and illuminating films that should intrigue the discriminating audience.
Little-known stories live large on screen
Several tales largely unknown to mainstream audiences are brought to the fore in many of this fall’s cinematic offerings.
Seth Rogen waltzes to a dramatic beat in new movie [Q & A]
He\’s better known for big studio comedies like \”Superbad\” and \”Pineapple Express\”, but Seth Rogen strays from his beaten path when he stars in the low-budget comedy-drama \”Take This Waltz.\”
A woman’s world?
It’s hard to tell, what with the requisite girdles, supervised weigh-ins and protocol panty hose (“not too dark; this isn’t a cabaret”), that the 1960s world depicted in “Pan Am” is supposed to be about the era’s most worldly women.
What’s Up for 2007?
YeLAdim will be mixing it up next year with more movies, books, music and TV reviews than ever before.
Elliott Gould Thrives as Work in Progress
Elliott Goldstein grew up in a two-and-a-half room apartment in a section of Brooklyn populated by Jews, Syrians and Italians, the only child of a garment industry production manager and his wife. Both parents were born in the United States, but his grandparents emigrated from Russia, the Ukraine and Poland.