Category Archives: Hollywood

A Serious Film?

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Benjamin Blech writes for Aish.com: Stay until the very end of all the credits at the conclusion of the Coen brothers new movie, A Serious Man, and you’ll see something I’m certain has never been done before in the … Continue reading →

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The Coen Brothers On Judaism

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Luke Ford

From the Boston Globe: Earlier in the evening, I had attended a screening of the remarkable new Coen brothers film, "A Serious Man,” hosted at Brandeis by the National Center for Jewish Film. The film is being compared to Job … Continue reading →

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The Story Of The Hasidic Actors Guild

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Luke Ford

Yisrael Lifschutz writes: HAG: The Story of the Hassidic Actors Guild is a serio-comic (HAG logo "Pay Us For Payos") hybrid of fact and fiction focusing on the life of Ysrael "Izzi" Lifschutz who has served as an actor and/or … Continue reading →

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A Serious Man

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Luke Ford

AP reports: Joel and Ethan Coen took the title of their latest film, "A Serious Man," from the dialogue they created for the characters in their surreal, darkly affectionate look at a Midwest Jewish community. In one scene, a rabbi … Continue reading →

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The Black Balloon

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Luke Ford

Email: Hello Luke: I’m not really sure you will read this email but I hope you do or at least that the message is passed to you. My name is Madalena, I’m 14 years old and I’m from Portugal. I … Continue reading →

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