Added: 17th November 2008 Posted By:moviejewie Views: 43 Comments:0
The 'Hasidic Steven Spielberg' is torn between his passion for filmmaking and his socially conservative community that frowns upon it. "Film Fanatic" is the story of a man who struggles to make great films while still being accepted by his fellow ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, Jews, who don't...
Added: 11th August 2008 Posted By:moviejewie Views: 57 Comments:0
Jewish Celebrity Profiles: Actor and director icon Rob Reiner talks about his directing career including the hit mockumentary, Spinal Tap, The Sure Thing, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, Misery, and A Few Good Men.
Added: 14th June 2008 Posted By:moviejewie Views: 136 Comments:0
Ronit Elkabetz and her brother Shlomi have been putting the finishing touches to their latest film - Seven Days. Elkabetz is the 'diva' of Israeli cinema - acting and directing - and in just ten years, the country's cinema has become a force in the film world. Elkabetz, known internationally as...
Added: 30th May 2008 Posted By:wejew Views: 58 Comments:0
Sydney Pollack - "Journey" (1934 - 2008) - A Tribute to Sydney Pollack who died May 27 2008.
Director, Producer. Actor. Writer. Husband. Father. Grandfather. Sydney Pollack (July 1, 1934 -- May 26, 2008 was an Academy Award-winning American film director, producer and actor. Born in Lafayette,...
Added: 29th November 2007 Posted By:moviejewie Views: 169 Comments:0
Yentl is a play by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Based on Singer's short story "Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy," it centers on a young girl who defies tradition by discussing and debating Jewish law and theology with her rabbi father. When he dies, she cuts her hair, dresses as a man, and sets...