The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center have partnered again in producing the 27th annual New York Jewish Film Festival. The festival showcases films from around the world that explore the diversity of Jewish experience. The Independent’s Senior Film Critic, Kurt Brokaw, was at this year’s festival and shares his favorites from a thrilling lineup of documentary, narrative, and short forms.
…”It means we’re not just making films anymore.” The Internet, he adds, affects “the way that films extend out into the world, out into various communities, and the way that…
…during the writing process it’s completely free, and I try to do most of the work there. Then that hat comes off [and I think], ‘What kind of camera do…
…this year audiences chose between John Sayle’s Casa de los Babys, Denzel Washington’s latest collaboration with director Carl Franklin Out of Time, and the 2003 Sundance favorite The Station Agent….
…I think the employees hadn’t been paid in a while, perhaps because the station had no money. To protest, they had lined the hallway with mattresses and were sleeping there…
…faithfully, they believe will render a story, some story, any story. Some embark on a myriad of multiple test screenings and compulsive feedback seeking. Or do the opposite, dismissing confused…
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…two-part national, primetime special on PBS’s “Independent Lens” series. More information at www.lioninthehouse.com. A companion book will also be released with the film. More info about the book at www.orangefrazer.com….
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