Jewish Group Assails Film Academy’s Diversity Efforts
An open letter signed by notable actors and producers criticized the organization for not including Jews as an underrepresented group as part of a new initiative.
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‘Occupied City’ Review: Mapping the Holocaust, Street by Street
In his four-and-half-hour documentary, the British director Steve McQueen charts the fate of Amsterdam’s Jewish population during the Nazi occupation.
Posted inActors and Actresses Bernstein, Leonard Carell, Steve Comedy and Humor Cooper, Bradley Crystal, Billy Damon, Matt Fiennes, Ralph Foxcatcher (Movie) Guinness, Alec Hamilton, Margaret (1902-85) Jews and Judaism Kidman, Nicole Maestro (Movie) Martin, Steve Movies Nose Oliver Twist (Movie) Olivier, Laurence Prostheses Richard III (Movie) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Movie) Streep, Meryl The Iron Lady (Movie) The Princess Bride (Movie) The Wizard of Oz (Movie) Touch of Evil (Movie) Welles, Orson
‘Maestro’ and the Fake Nose Hall of Fame
“Maestro” isn’t the first time a supersize sniffer set off a whiff of controversy. Here’s a look at the most notable schnozzes onscreen.
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Dan Greenburg, Who Poked Fun With His Pen, Dies at 87
Women, sex and Jewish mothers were just some of the targets of his popular satirical writing in books, essays, screenplays and more.