Several Jewish orgs skip scheduled meeting with top Biden admin officials over ‘last minute’ inclusion of far-left groups A number of prominent Jewish organizations on Friday pulled out of a scheduled meeting with two top Biden administration officials over the “last minute” inclusion of far-left groups. 05/3/2024 - 12:24 pm | View Link
The world’s oldest Jewish play inspires a new, immersive production Written and directed by Edward Einhorn, with original music by Avner Finberg, the production’s source material is the world’s oldest known Jewish play: an ancient Greek drama, also called “Exagoge,” ... 05/3/2024 - 5:29 am | View Link
Norman Mailer, 'Brighton Beach' docs highlight Cinema Arts Centre's Long Island Jewish Film Festival THE GOLDMAN CASE (Saturday at 4 p.m.; Monday at 7 p.m.) Cédric Khan’s courtroom drama features Arieh Worthalter as Pierre Goldman, a real-life French left-wing militant who made headlines in the early ... 04/29/2024 - 7:18 am | View Link
Robinson Film Center Screening Documentary on Jewish Partisans On April 28th, the Robinson Film Center is hosting a screening of the 2022 documentary film Four Winters, directed by Julia Mintz. 04/23/2024 - 1:04 pm | View Link
Ahmed Best wants closure for his clumsy Gungan character, Jar Jar Binks, who initially appeared in the first installment of George Lucas prequel trilogy, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. In a new interview published on May the Fourth Be with You, Best voiced his opinion over Star Wars Day weekend in regard to the fate of one of that galaxy far, far aways most highly scrutinized characters.
I Saw the TV Glow has just begun its slow theatrical rollout, with a much wider release coming May 17. There's been a lot of hype about the hazy, anhedonic, post-vaporwave, anti-capitalist aesthetic of filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun after their first feature film, We're All Going to the World's Fair. Their next film is yet another original quasi-horror tone poem that elaborates Schoenbrun's distinctive vision amid the cinematic landscape (so ber-hip but anti-awesome).
May the Fourth Be with You, aka Star Wars Day, turns into a weekend-long celebration for fans of that galaxy far, far away. While Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunts The Fall Guy does land the top spot at the box office to kick off the summer movie season, the big surprise is the 25th anniversary screenings of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999).