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Posted on June 25, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Roth’s ‘Indignation’ to become movie

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 →

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Coming to a theater near you … Yiddish policemen

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 →

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Pénélope Cruz in film adaptation of Roth novella

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 →

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Steve Pollak

'Jewish Americans' on PBS tonight

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 →

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Steve Pollak

Tony Kushner documentary on PBS tonight

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 →