Split Infinitives
by Daniel Belasco Staff Writer Pity poor Zeno, tormented by his weakness for cigarettes, guilt about his mistress and unresolved tensions with his father. At his psychoanalyst’s suggestion, Zeno...
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by Julia Goldman Staff Writer Roman Polanski's latest feature film is a dramatic account of one man's survival in wartime Warsaw. "The Pianist," which opens Dec. 27, is also a documentary in at least...
View ArticleWhat Accounts For German Fascism?
Eric Herschthal Staff Writer Award-winning film ‘The White Ribbon’ may distort picture of how Nazis rose to power, new scholarship asserts.Though Michael Haneke’s recently released film “The White...
View ArticleCalling All Jewish Superheroes
by Daniel Schifrin Special To The Jewish Week I recently experienced the Hollywood blockbuster "Spider-Man," and was delighted to see mild-mannered Queens high school student Peter Parker turn himself...
View ArticleChanging Images Muddy Picture Of Zionism, Israel
Eric Herschthal Staff Writer For young American Jews, it’s a long way from ‘Exodus’ to the separation wall. In 1960, the film “Exodus” was nominated for three Academy Awards. Based on Leon Uris’ novel...
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