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Sam Raimi’s latest horror flick draws on ‘true’ tale, Jewish exorcism

Naomi Pfefferman August 22, 2012

Back in 2004, the horror-flicks mogul Sam Raimi was riveted by a Los Angeles Times article headlined “A Jinx in a Box?” which recounted the strange history of a wine cabinet brought to this country by a Polish concentration camp survivor. The box contained “allegedly, one ‘dibbuk,’ a kind of spirit popular in Yiddish folklore,” the article said — as well locks of hair, a rock, a dried rosebud, a goblet and coins.

After Mel Gibson-Joe Eszterhas spat, Hollywood Jews standing by Gibson on ‘Judah Maccabee’

Jewish Journal April 23, 2012

Jews run Hollywood, the old cliche goes. So an outsider might find it strange that one of Hollywood’s biggest studios, Warner Bros., agreed to make a movie about one of the Jewish world’s greatest heroes with a star known for going on anti-Semitic tirades.

An indelible film, ‘Shoah’ also reflects an extraordinary artist

Rabbi David Wolpe April 11, 2012

Surely the most unpromising premise for a film ever conceived is this: Nine and one half hours of people speaking in languages you do not understand about mass murder. Yet “Shoah” offers an experience unlike any other film, and its creator has written a memoir introducing us to the extraordinary man responsible for its existence.

The making of a Hollywood Maccabee wannabee

Jewish Journal December 12, 2011

Who would have projected that Chanukah could be billed as the festival of lights, camera, action?

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane — Oy Gevalt, It’s a Jewish ‘Watchmen’

Jewish Journal March 13, 2009

And in fitting with “Watchmen’s” trademark plot twists and surprising revelations, “Watchmensch” has one of its own: Although it’s crammed with Yiddish dialogue, Jewish in-jokes and black hats, its creator isn’t Jewish.

Fight or flight? A Jewish Cuban mom wonders

Robert David Jaffee September 14, 2006

Melinda Lopez\’s \”Sonia Flew,\” which opens at the Laguna Playhouse on Sept. 16, depicts the parallel struggles of a Cuban girl in 1961 and a half-Jewish, half-Cuban American boy just after Sept. 11.

Spectator – ‘Devil’ Is in the Details

Melanie Herschorn June 29, 2006

An enjoyable chick-lit book, \”The Devil Wears Prada,\” in movie form follows the novel\’s storyline, with slight modifications to the plot that only enhance our understanding of Andy\’s dilemma. And for the fashion buff, the insider\’s view of the inner workings of a haute couture, albeit fictional, fashion magazine are amusing.

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Sam Raimi’s latest horror flick draws on ‘true’ tale, Jewish exorcism

After Mel Gibson-Joe Eszterhas spat, Hollywood Jews standing by Gibson on ‘Judah Maccabee’

An indelible film, ‘Shoah’ also reflects an extraordinary artist

The making of a Hollywood Maccabee wannabee

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane — Oy Gevalt, It’s a Jewish ‘Watchmen’

Fight or flight? A Jewish Cuban mom wonders

Spectator – ‘Devil’ Is in the Details

Quartet of Movies to Tell Pearl’s Story

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