Theatre, Film & Broadcast

The 4’11” Jewish woman who entered the lion’s den to spy on Nazi Germany

Marthe Cohn being filmed by director Nicola Hens for the upcoming documentary ‘An Unusual Spy.’ (Courtesy) LOS ANGELES — The 4’11” French Jewish woman was walking through a field of snow when the ground underneath her began to crack. She was a spy for the Allies, sent to infiltrate the German front, but her military […]

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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

‘Greatest Name in Jewish Hotels’ captured in documentary film on British Jewry

Detail from vintage post card from The Green Park hotel in Bournemouth, England (Courtesy) Almost everyone’s heard of the Borscht Belt and its famous hotels — Grossinger’s, Kutsher’s, and the Concord — where New York Jews vacationed and laughed to noted mid-20th century entertainers Milton Berle, Mel Brooks and Danny Kaye. Less known is Bournemouth,

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Actress fails to go undercover as Orthodox Jew for ‘Disobedience’

Canadian actress Rachel McAdams revealed that she tried to go undercover as an Orthodox Jew to prepare for her role in the new film “Disobedience,” which tells the story of two women in a religious community in north London who become romantically involved, but was quickly discovered. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

‘The Insult’ takes on taboos of Lebanon’s civil war

Nearly three decades after it ended, Lebanon’s civil war returned to haunt Beirut this week at a screening of the film “The Insult,” which forcefully explores the taboos of the conflict. The movie opened to rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival, earning accolades for its French-Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri and a Volpi Cup for

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Lebanese film director detained for filming in Israel

French-Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri appeared before a military court on Monday over his filming of a movie in Israel, AFP reported. After the hearing, the court released Zoueiri and agreed to return his confiscated passports, according to the report. The 54-year-old was briefly detained on Sunday night after arriving in Lebanon to premiere his new

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Cygnet shines a ray of hope in a very dark place

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy can be neither created nor destroyed. It simply changes form. For example, as the sun warms the earth the seeds convert thermal energy into chemical energy stored in fruit. We consume these carbohydrates to give us the energy to tend

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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

An Israeli choreographer reflects on the experience of war through dance

Sometimes, it feels like your life has come full circle. For Israeli choreographer Roy Assaf, it was like that when he danced in his piece “The Hill,” which had its US premiere this summer at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts. “The Hill” takes its name and inspiration from Ammunition Hill, the site

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Shelley Berman, pioneering stand-up (or sit-down) comedian, dies at 92

LOS ANGELES — Shelley Berman, who tapped into the neuroses and frustrations of post-World War II America and brought an actor’s sensibility to his monologues to become one of the top comedians of the late 1950s and early ’60s, died Friday at his home near Thousand Oaks. Berman, who acted throughout his career and had

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

10 Famous Sayings By Gene Wilder On His First Death Anniversary

Gene Wilder, the legendary Hollywood actor, who starred in famous films like “Blazing Saddles,” “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory” and “Stir Crazy” died on Aug. 28, 2016, when he was 83 years old, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 11, 1933, to Jewish parents.

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Vin Scully isn’t planning on returning to Dodgers broadcast booth

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Joe Davis is 29, not even a full year older than Kirk Gibson’s home run. He is an active participant on social media, unlike his Hall of Fame predecessor, Vin Scully. As Scully once told his audience, talking about a tweet: “I called it a ‘twit.’ But I

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Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA