Academy Awards
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.
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
2 or 3 Things I Know About ‘A Separation’
The Iranian film beat the Israeli film and the Polish Holocaust film
Daybreak: U.S. Doubts Iran Bomb Program
Plus WikiLeaks makes another splash, and more in the news
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.
Out of ‘In Darkness,’ Reflection
A response to Agnieszka Holland’s Academy Award-nominated film
Writing Footnote
Director Joseph Cedar on Orthodox Judaism, The Social Network, and the nightmare scenario behind his latest Academy Award-nominated film
Daybreak: Hopeless, Syrian Rebels Get Fiercer
Plus U.N. report refers to Gaza ‘collective punishment,’ and more in the news
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
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
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
Sundown: Daniel Pearl’s Killers Remain Free
Plus Natalie Portman probably says ‘Kennahurra,’ and more
Daybreak: U.S. Applies Pressure to Syrian Point
Plus Iraqi church massacre, the Tea Party (Israeli), and more in the news
Five Years Later, Madoff Scandal Echoes Through the Jewish Community, and Beyond
The lingering effects of his massive Ponzi scheme on a century-old youth group, a Boston philanthropist, and small investors
Four-Letter Words: Why Jews Have Led the Making and Defense of Obscenity in America
Does sexually graphic material help Jewish continuity? ‘Unclean Lips’ argues for the unseemliness of Bruce, Roth, and their ilk.
Sephardic Singer Flory Jagoda Keeps the Music of Her Prewar Bosnian Childhood Alive
The composer of the beloved Hanukkah song ‘Ocho Kandelikas’ shares stories and melodies from her past
- Season Three ‘Homeland’ Recap: ‘Big Man in Tehran’
- Leighton Meester Joins James Franco on Broadway
- Harvey Weinstein Says He Won’t Try to Profit from Mandela’s Death
- BREAKING: Several AEPi Chapters are Under Investigation
