Arts
Naomi Pfefferman
August 27, 1998
Documentary focuses on spiritual transformation of Rodger Kamenetz
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Film
The Arts
Tom Tugend
August 7, 1998
When Steven Spielberg first saw Adam Goldberg in the television series \”Relativity,\” the director scribbled a three-word memo to himself: \”intense, funny, Jewish.\”
The Arts
Naomi Pfefferman
June 11, 1998
Lisa Cholodenko\’s edgy debut film, \”High Art,\” won a screenwriting award at Sundance and made the Directors Fortnight at Cannes.
Life’s Dualities
William Yelles
May 21, 1998
In \”Anima,\” the center of Sam and Iris\’ livesis a surreal play about ghetto life starring Sam\’s stuffedcreations.
Recalling the Danish’Miracle’
Naomi Pfefferman
May 14, 1998
For Davis, who grew up in a Jewish home inColorado, \”Miracle at Midnight\” is a family story.
Celebrating Israel’s50th
Michael Aushenker
May 7, 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 officals and organizational leaders has come together to mark Israel\’s first half century.
Making an Impact
Leila Segal
May 7, 1998
In a world normally reserved for men, Mimi Lederhas achieved remarkable success. Chosen by Steven Spielberg to direct two of his DreamWorks studio\’s first features, she is making a name for herself as a talented action-entertainment director.
The Movies’ Music Man
Carvin Knowles
April 2, 1998
The list of films for which Elmer Bernstein has written orchestral scores reads like a roll call of cinema\’s all-time classics: \”The Ten Commandments,\” \”The Age of Innocence,\” \”The Magnificent Seven,\” \”Ghostbusters,\” \”To Kill A Mockingbird,\” \”CapeFear,\” \”True Grit,\” \”Animal House,\” \”The Great Escape,\” \”My Left Foot\”…just to name a few.
Film Screenings
William Yelles
April 2, 1998
Makers of short films routinely encounter the difficulty of getting their movies seen by an audience greater than their parents, cast and crew. But the makers of \”Visas and Virtues\”have had better luck than most.
Finding Faith
William Yelles
March 26, 1998
Like the priest in her latest movie, director Lesli Linka Glatter is finding her own faith.
Set in aristocratic 1930s Boston, \”The Proposition\” stars William Hurt and Madeleine Stowe as Arthur and Eleanor Barrett, an infertile couple who go to extreme measures to conceive. They employ the services of Neil Patrick Harris (yes,\”Doogie Howser\” himself), who falls in love with Eleanor. The situation leads to murder as the Barretts try to avoid a humiliating scandal, and Eleanor seeks comfort in the arms of Father McKinnon(Kenneth Branagh), a young priest new to the local parish.
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