Ivor Davis
‘Trembling’ Truth
For filmmaker Sandi Simcha DuBowski, \”Trembling Before G-d\” isn\’t just a documentary, it\’s a revolutionary movement.
Lucky Break
It\’s been a long and sometimes winding road for neophyte filmmaker Pete Jones.
Roman Holiday
On Yom Kippur, my wife Sally and I went to shul just around the corner from the Vatican. It was a visit we will not soon forget. The imposing Comunita Ebraica di Roma Synagogue (the Great Synagogue of Rome) sits just off the Piazza del Firori close to the Tiber River and spitting distance from Vatican City across the river in one direction, and Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum in the other.
Groopman’s World
For those who don\’t remember, Attanasio is the brilliant creator and writer of \”Homicide: Life on the Street,\” the former NBC series that was always more beloved by critics and its small but fanatically devoted group of viewers than by the public at large. Among the talents spawned by that show, none made more of an impression than Andre Braugher, a Shakespearean-trained actor of enormous power who, during the show\’s run, got himself a cover of TV Guide which asked the question in banner headlines: \”Is this the best actor on television?\”
Peace, It’s Wonderful
Hebrew for forgiveness, Selichot services are a time of preparation for the New Year, generally held after the conclusion of Shabbat prior to Rosh Hashanah.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Movies, Stardom and Judaism
For Gwyneth Paltrow winning her first Oscar earlier this year for \”Shakespeare in Love\” was a dream come true. But for the beautiful 27-year-old superstar it was also something of a nightmare.
Hank Azaria Spends “Tuesdays With Morrie.”
Hollywood has found its Jewish comfort zone in \”Tuesdays with Morrie,\” the ABC television movie version of Mitch Albom\’s best selling book.
The Kubrick Legacy
The news of director Stanley Kubrick\’s death in England is a premature finis to an unprecedented career in film.
Hoffman on Hollywood, Judaism and the Holocaust
What moviegoer can forget the scene: a graduation party around a Beverly Hills swimming pool, where a callow, young graduate named Benjamin Braddock gets a little career advice — one word: \”Plastics.\”
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