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Despite three Jewish-themed films being nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards, we went home empty-handed.
Oh, but you know who did win? “The Jew Hunter,” or Christopher Waltz for his turn as Nazi officer Hans Landa in Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds.
The Israeli contingent was also dissed. Over the years our Israeli brethren have had [...]
The latest release from filmmaking auters Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man, tells the story of Larry Gopnik, a physics professor living in 1967 Minneapolis. His story closely parallels that of the book of Job; a seemingly good person is afflicted by a deluge of misfortunes. His wife leaves him; his health is questioned; [...]
With the Gaza War still fresh, and Israeli elections getting ugly, it’s hard to remember that good stuff is still going on. A film screened Monday at the Denver Jewish Film Festival successfully fulfilled the task of reminding us that exchange and coexistence - though perhaps not seamlessly - do exist in the Near East.
In [...]
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