The Scroll
Michael Moore Aids ‘Five Broken Cameras’ Director
Controversial filmmaker Emad Burnat was detained at LAX
By
Adam Chandler
· February 20, 2013
Film
Terror and the Surveillance State on Film
Zero Dark Thirty
and the Israeli documentary
The Gatekeepers
are up for Academy Awards. Only one should win.
By
Judith Miller
· February 11, 2013
The Scroll
Daybreak: Iran Denies Role in Burgas Bombing
Plus Syrian Druze are joining the opposition
By
Adam Chandler
· February 8, 2013
The Scroll
Iran, Oscar Committee Both Hate Ben Affleck
From “Argo” to “Gangster Squad,” a celluloid news round-up
By
Adam Chandler
· January 11, 2013
The Scroll
Israeli Documentaries Make Oscar Shortlist
‘The Gatekeepers’ and ‘Five Broken Cameras’ are being considered
By
Rikki Novetsky
· December 5, 2012
Film
Exonerating the Friedmans
Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki is trying to overturn Jesse Friedman’s 1989 Great Neck molestation conviction
By
Tracy Levy
· November 21, 2012
Film
Blackout in Tehran
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been banned from making movies for the next 20 years. Here’s how he got around the mullahs.
By
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
· March 22, 2012
Film
Prize Fighters
Joseph Cedar’s
Footnote
pits a Talmudic scholar against his academic son in a tale equal parts
midrash
, riddle, and Israeli political tragedy
By
J. Hoberman
· March 5, 2012
The Scroll
2 or 3 Things I Know About ‘A Separation’
The Iranian film beat the Israeli film and the Polish Holocaust film
By
Liel Leibovitz
· February 27, 2012
The Scroll
Daybreak: U.S. Doubts Iran Bomb Program
Plus WikiLeaks makes another splash, and more in the news
By
Marc Tracy
· February 27, 2012
The Scroll
Your Oscar Cheat Sheet
Here’s what to root for
By
Marc Tracy
· February 24, 2012
Film
Dictatorial
Sacha Baron Cohen has been warned not to commit any stunts at the Oscars. But why should he listen? It’s not as if he’ll ever win one.
By
Rachel Shukert
· February 24, 2012
The Scroll
Out of ‘In Darkness,’ Reflection
A response to Agnieszka Holland’s Academy Award-nominated film
By
Sara Ivry
· February 10, 2012
Film
Writing Footnote
Director Joseph Cedar on Orthodox Judaism,
The Social Network
, and the nightmare scenario behind his latest Academy Award-nominated film
By
Daphne Merkin
· February 9, 2012
The Scroll
Sundown: Roseanne for President
Plus high-tech Tel Aviv, Iranian threats, and more
By
Marc Tracy
· February 3, 2012
The Scroll
Daybreak: Hopeless, Syrian Rebels Get Fiercer
Plus U.N. report refers to Gaza ‘collective punishment,’ and more in the news
By
Marc Tracy
· January 19, 2012
Film
100 Greatest Jewish Films
Day 4, Nos. 25 to 6:
Meet the Parents
makes intermarriage OK,
Ghostbusters
explores Jewish theology, and
The Graduate
goes just around the bend
By
Tablet Magazine
· December 8, 2011
Film
100 Greatest Jewish Films
Day 3, Nos. 50 to 26:
Exodus
is Zionist agitprop,
The Social Network
revisits the creation myth,
Funny Girl
is a nesting doll of Jewish womanhood
By
Tablet Magazine
· December 7, 2011
Film
100 Greatest Jewish Films
Day 2, Nos. 75 to 51:
Barton Fink
is the greatest Jewish noir,
Heathers
is a classic morality play, and Jeff Goldblum is, well, Jeff Goldblum
By
Tablet Magazine
· December 6, 2011
The Scroll
Sundown: Daniel Pearl’s Killers Remain Free
Plus Natalie Portman probably says ‘Kennahurra,’ and more
By
Marc Tracy
· January 20, 2011
The Scroll
Daybreak: U.S. Applies Pressure to Syrian Point
Plus Iraqi church massacre, the Tea Party (Israeli), and more in the news
By
Marc Tracy
· November 2, 2010
The Scroll
Tablet Writer’s Film Wins Oscar!
Rakoff’s movie lands Short Film prize
By
Marc Tracy
· March 8, 2010
The Scroll
Your Oscar Cheat Sheet
Here’s what to root for
By
Marc Tracy
· March 5, 2010
The Scroll
With ‘Ajami’, Israeli Cinema Moves From Politics
Oscar nominee exemplifies new kind of Israeli film
By
Marc Tracy
· March 1, 2010
The Scroll
‘Ajami’: Maybe At A Theater Near You
Where to see Israel’s Oscar nominee
By
Marc Tracy
· February 11, 2010
The Scroll
‘A Serious Man,’ ‘Basterds,’ and ‘Ajami’ Nominated
Congrats to Tablet contributing editor David Rakoff
By
Marc Tracy
· February 2, 2010
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