Category Archives: Hollywood

Jerusalem Festival Refuses To Screen A Film For Women Only

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Luke Ford

The director of this movie is a Chabadnik in Pico-Robertson. Matthew Wagner writes: The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival has rejected a film created by Orthodox women after the film director demanded screening for female audiences only in accordance with Halacha. … Continue reading →

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‘Five Easy Pieces’ and ‘High Plains Drifter’

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Luke Ford

I’ve been sick since Tuesday and been watching a lot of movies. These are are two of my favorites. I identify with the protagonist of each flick. Here are some of quotes from the films that echo things said often … Continue reading →

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‘I Can’t Think Straight’

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

This is a beautiful love story between a Christian Palestinian and an Muslim Indian. It’s gorgeous to look at, like one of the two leads, Lisa Ray. The other lead, Sheetal Sheth, is skinny and awkward, but at least she’s … Continue reading →

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‘The Brotherhood of War’

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Luke Ford

This is a great movie from South Korea: In 1950, in South Korea, the shoe-shiner Jin-tae Lee and his eighteen years old student brother Jin-seok Lee form a poor but happy family with their mother, Jin-tae’s fiancé Young-shin Kim and … Continue reading →

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Oliver Stone’s New Movie ‘W’

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

Marc Gafni and I discuss:

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