At the Movies
“We Are Your Friends,” which opens on August 29, stars Zac Efron (whose paternal grandfather was Jewish) as a struggling young DJ in the electronic dance music scene who dreams of becoming a big-time record producer. Things get complicated when he falls for Sophie, the gi…
At the Movies
Back in 2008, JESSE EISENBERG, now 31, and Kristen Stewart had definite on-screen chemistry in the highly praised “Adventureland”, a coming-of-age film in which they played recent high school grads who eventually get romantic. (Ironically, her character was Jewish and his …
At the Movies
“Ricki and the Flash,” which opens on August 7, stars Meryl Streep as Ricki, a small-time rock singer who chased her dreams and, along the way, abandoned her family. Ricki has a last chance to mend fences when her ex-husband, Pete (Kevin Kline), asks her to visit Chicag…
At and About the Movies
Opening on July 24 is “Paper Towns,” a coming-of-age story (with comedy and drama) from John Green’s best-selling novel of the same name. Green says that he “assumed" that lead characters (Margo and Quentin) were Jewish, but only Margo is explicitly identifi…
At the Movies and More
“Amy” is a documentary about AMY WINEHOUSE, the acclaimed UK jazz singer who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011, age 27. The film’s director, Asif Kapadia, demanded and got creative control when he was recruited to make this film by Winehouse’s family and h…
