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Sibling Rivalry
It\’s a cautionary tale for parents, and one whose message will resonate with children: the new DreamWorks telling of the biblical tale of Joseph in the animated direct-to-video film \”Joseph: King of Dreams.\”In a style similar to that of \”The Prince of Egypt,\” which told the story of Moses, \”Joseph: King of Dreams\” imagines the childhood of Joseph and illustrates the dangers of favoring one child and the extremes to which sibling rivalry can lead. Animated by their jealousy, Joseph\’s brothers sell their preferred brother to Egyptian slave traders. It\’s an act they come to regret.
Riefenstahl Ruckus
A small but vocal group of demonstrators rallied outside Paramount Pictures in Hollywood last week, wielding signs and chanting slogans like \”Jodie Foster wants to glorify a Nazi\” and \”Stop Jodie\’s project now.\”
That’s a Mezzuzah?
Late November and early December is Chanukah festival time in L.A. This weekend, no less than 30 artisans from all over the globe will converge on West L.A.\’s Temple Isaiah for the Festival of Jewish Artisans, which celebrates its second decade this year. Making her first appearance at the annual event will be metal artist Aimée Golant – a young artist not much older than the Festival itself – who fashions mezuzot and menorahs in a quasi-abstract style.
Family Values
Gurinder Chadha was having one of those surreal multicultural moments you get in L.A.
Gershwin at CSUN
\”Gershwin the Klezmer\” aims to show their continuing contribution to the musical zeitgeist: \”It\’s really about the Jewish soul of American music,\” Vass says.
Well Versed
The trouble with reading Judith Viorst\’s delightful new book of verse, \”Suddenly Sixty, And Other Shocks of Later Life,\” is that you recognize another decade has gone by in her life and so, presumably, in yours as well. \”Suddenly Sixty \”follows on the high heels of those earlier guideposts – \”It\’s Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty,\” \”How Did I Get to Be Forty,\” and \”Forever Fifty\” – and like them charts the changes and new quirks in her life as another 10 years flit by.
Comedy Is Not Pretty
Mark Schiff\’s friends looked at him funny after reading an early version of his play, \”The Comic.\” \”It ends with a murder-suicide,\” the comedian concedes. \”But it\’s funny.\”
Reflections of War
\”Kippur,\” the first Israeli movie to grace the New York Film Festival, tackles the traumatic war that was previously taboo in Israeli cinema.
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