Jewish-themed films earn Oscar noms [VIDEO]
Three Jewish-themed films and an Israeli film are among the nominees for the 82nd annual Academy Awards.
Three Jewish-themed films and an Israeli film are among the nominees for the 82nd annual Academy Awards.
Lost in all the international debate on the Israeli-Palestinian question is the fact that Israel has become a complex multicultural society. No film makes that more evident than Ajami—Israel’s strong entry into this season’s Oscar race.
The Israeli film “Ajami” has made the first cut in the Oscar race by being named among nine semifinalists in the foreign-language film category.
This was the year Israel was finally going to win an Oscar for best foreign-language film, after coming close in seven previous nominations.
This was the year Israel was finally going to win an Oscar for best foreign-language film, after coming close in seven previous nominations.
It’s pouring rain outside, and the three sharp raps on my front door announce that Academy Award nominee Josh Brolin has arrived for an interview, his hands hunched deep in his pockets and his hood pulled up over his baseball cap on a chilly Thursday afternoon.
Israeli director Ari Folman has two sides. There’s the calm, diplomatic one he presented in an interview with Deborah Solomon in The New York Times, when she suggested that the recent Gaza war lends added relevance to his war film, “Waltz With Bashir,” which has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Folman’s response: “It will always be up to date because something will always happen again.”
Bruce Vilanch is not going to ruin this year’s Oscar surprise, even though he could. The ceremony is two weeks away, hoopla is swirling, and Vilanch, who writes for the show, seems relatively unfazed.
At this time last year, Matt Accarrino was gearing up to throw the most talked-about Oscar party in town.