Our Idiot Brother
Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned (Paul Rudd), an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on […]
Interview with Director Justin Lerner and Evan Sneider of Girlfriend
We had the opportunity to sit down with the Director/writer of Girlfriend Justin Lerner and actor Evan Sneider. This is truly a remarkable and heartwarming movie. Girlfriend shows love in its purest form and captivates audiences. Evan is a young man with Down Syndrome who lives with his mother in a poor, working-class town hit […]
Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish Interview with Director Eve Annenberg
We had the opportunity to sit down with Eve Annenberg director of Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish. The play Romeo and Juliet has been translated around the world. Now this gritty, funny new feature film retells William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in Yiddish. A middle-aged ER nurse, Ava, in graduate school—and bitterly lapsed observant Jew—undertakes […]
Tribeca Film Festival- Rabies, Love During Wartime, Storm Up The Sky
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik-QKJ_bbL4 We had the opportunity to attend the Tribeca Film Festival. This year there were several films focusing on Jewish topics. Love During Wartime. Unable to live together in their countries of birth, Israeli-Jewish Jasmin and Palestinian-Muslim Osama look hopefully toward a future in Germany together. As the pettiness of bureaucracy begins to seep into […]
Tribeca Film Festival- Love During Wartime- Interview with Director Gabriella Bier and Cast
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx8KoTjRr_o Unable to live together in their countries of birth, Israeli-Jewish Jasmin and Palestinian-Muslim Osama look hopefully toward a future in Germany together. As the pettiness of bureaucracy begins to seep into their seemingly impermeable bond, both turn to their crafts as platforms for expression and catharsis. Their use of art—she’s a dancer, he’s a […]