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‘King’s Speech’ addresses our own ability to change

George is a client in my leadership and communication coaching practice. A few weeks ago, he sent an e-mail asking if I had seen “The King’s Speech.” The message struck me because, earlier that day, another client had said to me: “Drew, you need to see that movie. It reminds me of what you do.” After I saw it (and loved it), I understood what my clients saw.

Jewish writer, producer of ‘King’s Speech’ take awards

“The King’s Speech” won seven of Britain’s top film awards, including for its Jewish writer and for its Jewish producer. David Seidler, whose paternal grandparents died in the Holocaust, picked up what is known as a gong for the best original screenplay while Emile Sherman, a Sydney-based producer who collaborated with Iain Canning in London, jointly won the award for best film at the British Academy of Film & Television Arts awards in London on Sunday night.

How to throw a Jewish Oscar party

With so many famous Jewish names among the Academy Awards nominees this year — Coen, Cohen, Eisenberg, Aronofsky, Sorkin and Newman, to name a few — it seems like a good time for a Jewish Oscar party. But how to make an Oscar party Jewish?

End of the line for Holocaust-themed films?

Is the Holocaust passe for Hollywood and the world’s filmmakers? This is the first year in at least half a century that not a single Oscar or Golden Globe entry has focused on the horrors of the Shoah.

Actress Claire Danes arrives in Israel

Actress Claire Danes has landed in Israel to film scenes for a new television series based on an Israeli show. Danes arrived Monday in Israelto film the Fox television series \”Patriots,\” based on the Israeli series \”Kidnapped,\” in which Israeli soldiers return after 17 years being held as POWs in Lebanon.

For Justin Bieber, ‘Scooter’ and the Shema play a major presence

Is “Never Say Never,” the biographical documentary and concert film that recounts the rise of Justin Bieber, also a message film of “Hear O Israel\”? The film, which opens Feb. 11 in wide release, has a genuine Jewish backstory due to the onscreen presence and production involvement of Bieber’s Jewish manager, Scott Samuel \”Scooter\” Braun.

Release of anti-Israel film delayed in Germany

An anti-Israel Turkish movie filmed in part aboard the intercepted flotilla ship the Marmara will not open in Germany as scheduled. Germany\’s movie-ratings agency announced Tuesday that it would not allow \”Valley of the Wolves-Palestine\” to open Thursday, saying it had not had time to review the film. The film had been scheduled to open on International Holocaust Day. More than 3 million ethnic Turks live in Germany, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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