News and commentary posted in the Films section of Jewish Literary Review.
October 6, 2011
In a few weeks, the new Sholem Aleichem documentary, “Laughing In The Darkness,” will come to my neck of the woods here in Atlanta. (You can find the schedule of screenings here.) I’m not sure what to expect. The trailer … Continue reading
October 5, 2011
I’m late in posting this but the movie based on Tatiana de Rosnay’s novel Sarah’s Key is out in theaters now. You can check out the trailer above. The 2008 novel is, in part, a fictionalized account of the 1942 … Continue reading
November 22, 2010
Cynthia Ozick has gotten a mixed bag of reviews for her latest book, Foreign Bodies. The novel is cast as a retelling of Henry James’ The Ambassadors. The plot in Ozick’s version mirrors the one in James’ novel but reverses … Continue reading
October 18, 2010
There was a pretty remarkable piece in The Forward last week about how the arguably anti-Semitic remarks of French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard may not mean much to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which intends to bestow an … Continue reading
October 12, 2010
Are you a young ‘amateur status’ filmmaker? If so, you should check out the 2011 Jewish Film Competition run by the good folks at Jewlicious and Telling Image Films. Top prize is $500 in addition to prizes for second and … Continue reading
June 25, 2008
I was remiss in not posting something about this earlier. But heck, the book hasn’t even been published yet so I guess it’s not too late. It seems that last April Hollywood producer Scott Rudin (pictured right) purchased the rights … Continue reading
February 12, 2008
Variety reported yesterday that Columbia Pictures acquired the screen rights to Michael Chabon‘s “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union.” And, perhaps more exciting from a consumer’s point of view, the novel will be transferred to the big screen by the team of … Continue reading
January 11, 2008
Here at Jewish Literary Review, we don’t often have an excuse to put up a picture of Pénélope Cruz. But today happens to be the rare exception. Ms. Cruz stars in a new film adaptation of the 2001 Philip Roth … Continue reading
January 9, 2008
The PBS documentary, “The Jewish Americans,” begins tonight at 9 p.m. The mini-series will be shown in two-hour installments every Wednesday night through Jan. 23. Unfortunately, I could not find any video clips that I could embed on this page. … Continue reading
December 12, 2007
The reviews of the Tony Kushner documentary showing on PBS tonight all agree on one thing: above all, Kushner is a nice guy. He may even be a little plain but that’s something we’ll have to see when we check … Continue reading
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