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METRO CHGO SHOUT-OUT: Get ready for the 2013 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema! MY 2013 “BEST OF FEST” LIST (Click HERE to read full article in the JUF News) Best Feature Film: The World is Funny Best Documentary Film: Let’s Dance Best Actress in a Feature: Asia Naifeld in Room 514 Best Actor in a […]
From Tzivi’s Guide to the 2013 CFIC: The depth of talent in “Little Israel“ never ceases to amaze me. This year my top picks for both Best Actor (Roy Assaf of God’s Neighbors) and Best Actress (Asia Naifeld of Room 514) are starring in lead roles for the very first time… My Best Actor pick for 2013 is Roy Assaf […]
From Tzivi’s Guide to the 2013 CFIC: The depth of talent in “Little Israel“ never ceases to amaze me. This year my top picks for both Best Actor (Roy Assaf of God’s Neighbors) and Best Actress (Asia Naifeld of Room 514) are starring in lead roles for the very first time… My Best Actress pick […]
From Tzivi’s Guide to the 2013 CFIC: Noa Rotstein, making her feature film debut, stars as “Ellie” in Foreign Letters. Ellie is an Israeli girl who moves to Connecticut at age 12. Unlike so many films which appear to put kids in the front but are clearly more interested in their parents, Foreign Letters really is about Ellie. We […]
From Tzivi’s Guide to the 2013 CFIC: My top pick in the documentary category for 2013 is Let’s Dance: The Story of Israeli Modern Dance, a fascinating look at the role dance plays in Israeli culture (high and low). Dumb me! When I bought my Hadassah tickets for Batsheva Dance Company performances in Chicago, I […]
METRO NEW YORK SHOUT-OUT: Shemi Zarhin is on his way to NYC soon as a special guest of the Manhattan JCC. The screening of The World is Funny is scheduled for Weds 10/23 @ 8:30 PM, preceded by a one hour “Conversation with Shemi Zarhin.” Click HERE for complete details. I’ve already registered for both […]
CAUTION: Afternoon Delight is a film that takes some unexpectedly dark turns. Adults only please. Afternoon Delight is the story of a 30-something woman named “Rachel” (Kathryn Hahn) who finds herself in an unexpected position: relatively wealthy and surprisingly alone. Rachel knows how lucky she is to be who she is and have what she has, but […]
From Tzivi’s Guide to the 2013 CFIC: “Noa Rotstein, making her feature film debut, stars as ‘Ellie’ in Foreign Letters. Ellie is an Israeli girl who moves to Connecticut at age 12… The title comes from a Chava Alberstein album (also called Foreign Letters) which features songs in multiple languages (Hebrew, Yiddish, and English). Several songs from […]
Comedian Shaike Levi of Israel’s famous HaGashashim comedy group plays a critical role in Shemi Zahrin’s wonderful new film The World is Funny (my Top Pick on the 2013 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema schedule). I must admit that HaGashashim was new to me, but after looking them up and watching The World is Funny […]