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Art Imitating Life for Mystery Writer

The idea for Rochelle Majer Krich\’s new mystery, \”Blood Money,\” goes back to the day she discovered some startling photographs in her parents\’ china closet.

‘Cabaret’s’ Dim Light

Something has happened to \”Cabaret\” on its way to the Wilshire Theatre in Los Angeles.

Curtain Call for Elia Kazan

The next time you want to glimpse a bit of Hollywood history, check out the video of that wonderful 1940s John Garfield film, \”Body and Soul,\” which was written by Abraham Polonsky and directed by Robert Rossen.

The Day the Music Stopped

On a warm summer day last year, Marc Alexander stood before a plaque on the old apartment building at 49 Smoke Street in Berlin, thinking of his grandfather.

“Girl Power”

Cult filmmaker Sarah Jacobson can one-up any L.A. Jewish reader who felt like an outcast in high school.

Community Briefs

When Roberto Benigni won the grand prize at Cannes for his Holocaust tragicomedy, \”Life is Beautiful,\” he rushed to the stage and kissed the feet of juror Martin Scorsese.

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.\”

Going After Generation Next

The dynamics of the boiler room have levels of exploitation. While it functions as a concerted effort to part suckers from their money, the brokers are often not fully conscious of the complexity of the scam.

Paula Vogel’s ‘Lolita’

Playwright Paula Vogel grew up in suburban Maryland, where the country clubs did not accept her Jewish father.

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