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N for No-Nonsense Natalie

Amy Longsdorf March 16, 2006

Natalie Portman has probably populated more fanboy fantasies than anyone this side of Jessica Alba.
Besides presiding over the recent \”Star Wars\” films as Queen Amidala, she plays a bald, beautiful and badass revolutionary in \”V For Vendetta,\” opening March 17, the latest film from \”Matrix\” masterminds Andy and Larry Wachowski. As the missing link between the universes of George Lucas and the Wachowski Brothers, Portman holds a unique place in geek-movie history

Weisz Gets Gold; ‘Munich’ Out in the Cold

Tom Tugend March 9, 2006

\”Munich\” and \”Paradise Now,\” two films subjected to considerable controversy in the American Jewish community and Israel, came up empty-handed at Sunday evening\’s Academy Awards ceremonies.\nNot at all controversial was the selection of Rachel Weisz as best supporting actress in \”The Constant Gardner,\” in which she plays a passionate activist fighting an international pharmaceutical company.

My Friend, Shelley Winters

Aaron Kemp February 2, 2006

The movie house was dark. A beautiful blonde actress smiled at me from the screen in the small Duluth, Minn., theater.

\”She\’s Jewish,\” my grandma Goldie whispered as we watched \”Knickerbocker Holiday.\”

That was my introduction to Shelley Winters, a \”Jewish movie star.\” The very concept was inconceivable to my 7-year-old mind. Not only was she Jewish, but she kept it no secret. That was very rare in the anti-Semitic years following World War II.

Spectator – A Three Nyuks Salute

George Robinson December 29, 2005

Three Jews are in a room screaming at one another, poking each other in the eyes, hitting each other on the head with objects ranging from frying pans to anvils. It\’s either a meeting of the synagogue\’s board of trustees or a Three Stooges film festival. Fortunately, this time, it\’s the latter, a quick but lethal — and lethally funny — display of Stoogehood by the American Cinematheque as part of its year-end festivities from Dec. 28-Dec.30.

Seven Thumbs Up

Christine Pelisek December 29, 2005

An unscientific, random sample of moviegoers who turned out for the new Steven Spielberg\’s film, \”Munich,\” overwhelmingly liked what they saw. All of these patrons saw the film at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.

‘Match’ a Winner; Keep ‘Rumor’ Quiet

Jean Oppenheimer December 22, 2005

\”Match Point\” marks a notable departure for Woody Allen, and not just because its story is set and was shot in England. Reminiscent in theme of \”Crimes and Misdemeanors,\” though without the humor, there\’s a new tone to this film. Enough so that anybody entering the theater not knowing who made this picture would be hard pressed to guess it was Allen.

Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Irv

Hank Rosenfeld December 8, 2005

When Irving S. Brecher was writing the Marx Brothers\’ movie, \”At the Circus,\” in 1938, he got into trouble with the Hollywood censors.

Italian Entry Locked Out of Oscar Race

Tom Tugend December 1, 2005

Even the annual Oscar competition can\’t stay clear of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.\nThis year, the brouhaha is about \”Private,\” a film centering on a Palestinian West Bank family whose home is temporarily taken over by a squad of Israeli soldiers.\n\”Private,\” the work of Italian director Saverio Costanzo, was shot by an Italian crew and was selected as Italy\’s official entry in the foreign language film Oscar category.\nIt was promptly rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which accepted entries from 57 other countries, including Israel and the not-yet nation of Palestine.

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