Category Archives: Hollywood

‘Standard Operating Procedure’

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Luke Ford

If you think Abu Ghraib (humiliation of Iraqi prisoners and occasional torture) was an important story, then you should see this new documentary from Sony Classics. I don’t think Abu Ghraib is a big deal. This movie is competent and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hollywood | Tagged 15 minutes, abu ghraib, documentary, humiliation of iraqi prisoners, sony, sony classics, standard operating procedure, torture | Comments Off

Street Kings – Riveting New Crime Drama Starring Keanu Reeves

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Luke Ford

I just caught an advanced screening. Here’s my video review. The movie’s about an alcoholic. Normally I hate movies about alcoholics. I can’t stand alcoholics. I don’t know why, but it is one weakness (along with drug abuse) that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hollywood | Tagged alcohol abuse, alcoholics, bad guys, crime drama, dawdle, death of his wife, drug abuse, drug addicts, drug and alcohol, drug and alcohol abuse, drunks, fellow officer, imdb, keanu reeves, loyalties, ludlow, new crime, plot outline, quot, rogue cops | Comments Off

Hasidic Actor Walks Off Natalie Portman Movie

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Luke Ford

From the New York Daily News: First he couldn’t hold Natalie Portman’s hand – and now a Williamsburg Hasidic Jew-turned-actor has to give up his chance to hit it big in a Hollywood movie. Abe Karpen, 25, a married father … Continue reading →

Posted in Hasidim, Hollywood | Tagged abe, disappointment, five boroughs, gig, hasidic jew, Hollywood, indian wedding, karpen, kitchen cabinet, natalie portman, new york daily news, photos, quot, rabbi, religious schools, short stories, uproar, waves, williamsburg, york daily news | Comments Off

Yiddish Theater: A Love Story

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Luke Ford

Sunday morning, I catch a screening at the Laemmle theater in Santa Monica. In it, a professor of Yiddish at Vilnius University in Lithuania, an absolute bear of a man, talks about immigrant Jews wanting their children to speak English … Continue reading →

Posted in Hollywood | Tagged 1980s, Artscroll, bar ilan, civilization, dead today, immigrant jews, jewish culture, jewish expression, jewish history, jewish holiday, jewish identity, jewish law, ladino, laemmle theater, lingua franca, love story, man talks, privilege, radical politics, roger wolfson, rudoff, Santa Monica, sixty years, Torah, tv writer, vilnius university, western wall, yiddish accent, yiddish culture, yiddish theater | Comments Off

Can Seth Rogen’s ‘Porno’ Sell Tickets?

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

I fear that we are defining deviancy down at a time when we should be raising moral standards, not lowering them. That’s why I’m running my live cam (maybe that’s why I’m all alone on my cam now, my insights … Continue reading →

Posted in Hollywood, Pornography | Tagged 40 year old virgin, actual porn, ben affleck, elizabeth banks, jimmy kimmel, kevin smith, live cam, matt damon, matt damon and ben affleck, moral standards, r rated films, romantic feelings, Sarah Silverman, sarah silverman and jimmy kimmel, seth rogen, sexy comedies, superbad, ups, usa today, western pennsylvania | Comments Off

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