‘Altina’: thoroughly modern woman of the 20th century
Tom Tugend, JTAOct 12, 2014
LOS ANGELES Ambitious girls of yore looking for role models among successful and accomplished women might turn to scientist Marie Curie, aviation pioneer Amelia...
Oscar-nominated ‘Omar’ puts Israelis in harsh light
Tom Tugend, JTAFeb 27, 2014
LOS ANGELES For cinematic observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this is a banner year, with both sides choosing Oscar submissions that center on the Israeli...
‘Hannah Arendt’ captures intensity of intellectual combat
Tom Tugend, JTAJun 17, 2013
LOS ANGELES Movie mavens may have to come up with a new genre to classify Hannah Arendt, the biopic of the German-Jewish philosopher. New York Times critic A.O....
Three filmmakers document the Israeli air force’s early struggles
Tom Tugend, JTAApr 11, 2013
LOS ANGELES Some 65 years after a band of foreign volunteers took to the skies to ensure Israels birth and survival, filmmakers are racing to bring their exploits...
The Dybbuk is back
Tom Tugend, JTASep 06, 2012
LOS ANGELES Thought your daughters odd behavior was just another preteen phase? There may be an alternate explanation: The dybbuk is back. The malevolent spirit...
Instead of going to London, pilot fought for Israeli independence
Tom Tugend, JTAAug 09, 2012
LOS ANGELES After a 64-year detour, Mitchell Flint, a former fighter pilot for the US and Israel, has finally landed for the London Olympic Games. In the summer of...
Israel’s Cedar hopes for another nod at Oscars
Tom Tugend, JTAJan 19, 2012
LOS ANGELES Joseph Cedar is on a pretty good run: The Israeli director has made four movies in his 11-year career, and the first three have represented his country...
Judea Pearl’s futuristic quest — the perfect robot
Tom Tugend, JTADec 29, 2011
LOS ANGELES A man arrives at an airport for a flight, and as he goes through security the agent asks some questions. Did anyone help him pack his suitcase? […]
1919 ‘Hitler Letter’is earliest reflection of anti-Semitism
Tom Tugend, JTAOct 06, 2011
LOS ANGELES Ten months after WW I ended, a 30-year-old German army veteran wrote a two-page letter in which he explained the Jewish question on a rational and...
‘A Film Unfinished’: Wehrmacht film crew’s reels lost for decades
Tom Tugend, JTAAug 12, 2010
LOS ANGELES The place is the Warsaw Ghetto, the year 1942, and the black-and-white footage shows fashionably dressed men and women, with yellow Stars of David as...
