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Jewish Journal
February 12, 1998
Television and film star George Clooney presents Leslie Moonves with the Sherrill C. Corwin Human Relations Award.\n
Category
Film
From Operaman to Leading Man
Naomi Pfefferman
February 12, 1998
In \’The Wedding Singer,\’ Adam Sandlerproves he can carry a tune and a movie.\n
Love, Jewish-American Style
Michael Aushenker
January 29, 1998
Despite the abundance of Jewish filmmakers in the entertainment industry, Jewish Americans fall somewhere ahead of Asian-Americans and well below Anglo- and African-Americans as a group represented on celluloid. And no one is more aware of that than film historian and author Harry Medved, whose \”Cinema Beshert: Meeting Your Mate at the Movies\” film series at the University of Judaism focuses on love,Jewish-American style.
Gearing Up for 50
Ruth Stroud
January 22, 1998
The peace process is stalled, pluralism issues remain unresolved and the Netanyahu government is in turmoil. But organizers of a major, star-studded 50th anniversary tribute to Israel later this year are focusing their attention on celebration, not contention. Indeed, a rare in-gathering of major Hollywood celebrities, Jewish communal officials and organizational leaders has come together to mark Israel\’s first half century.
Celebrating the French and Chaplin
William Yelles
January 15, 1998
\”Perfect Love,\” one of the Los Angeles premieres at the Cinematheque this month.
Philosophers and Fools
Diane Arieff
November 6, 1997
This earthy, lyrical film by writer-director Ali Nassar is easilyone of the festival\’s brightest highlights.
Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival
Eric Silver
October 30, 1997
\”Soleil\” will debut here at the Director\’s Guild on Oct. 28, the gala opening of the second annual Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival, sponsored by the Sephardic Educational Center.
21 Years Ago: Jewish Leaders Condemn Tribute to Riefenstahl
Tom Tugend
September 4, 1997
Leni Riefenstahl\’s long career ranges from silent-screen actress to recent underwater photographer, but her name is invariably linked to her 1934 film, \”Triumph of the Will.\” Shot at a Nuremberg party rally, it is considered one of the world\’s most notorious propaganda documentaries, in which she used brilliant cinematic techniques to glorify Hitler and the Aryan ideal.
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