Filmmaker Stanley Donen, who directed “Singin’ in the Rain,” dies at 94
Filmmaker and choreographer Stanley Donen, best known for the 1952 musical Singin’ in the Rain, has died.
CNN and NBC air ad for Oscar-nominated documentary about NY Nazi rally
CNN and MSNBC have each broadcast an ad that Fox News rejected in its original form for a documentary about a Nazi rally held in New York in 1939.
Rashida Jones, Tracee Ellis Ross and other Jews of colour nominated for NAACP Image Awards
Here are some of the Jewish nominees for the upcoming NAACP Image Awards.
Director Joel Greenberg brings a bit of Oslo to Toronto
Marc Weisblott interviews Joel Greenberg, the director of the off-Mirvish production of Oslo, playing now in Toronto.
Woody Allen sues Amazon for nixing $68 million movie deal
Woody Allen is suing Amazon Studios for killing a $68 million movie deal, claiming it was based on what he called “a 25-year-old, baseless allegation.” The media company backed out of a four-movie deal and refused to release the Jewish Oscar-winning director’s film A Rainy Day in New York.
Tacos, tropical weather and … Jewish films?
Carol Kaufman takes an in-depth look at the Ajijic Jewish Film Festival.
Steve Reich’s musical bears witness to the Holocaust
Marc Weisblott explores the legacy and background of Steve Reich’s Different Trains album.
Black Jewish actor Jussie Smollett violently assaulted in Chicago
Black Jewish actor Jussie Smollett, best known for his work on the show Empire, was hospitalized in Chicago on Tuesday following an assault that is being described by police as a possible hate crime.
Klezmer jam gets people playing, and dancing
A klezmer jam and dance party has been drawing crowds of revellers to a hotspot on Queen Street West in Toronto.
Jack Kuper almost lost himself in the Shoah – almost
The fascinating story of Jack Kuper, author of Child of the Holocaust: A Jewish Child in Christian Disguise.
