Currently Browsing: October 2014
For Jewish fans of novelist Philip Roth, Listen Up Philip arrives in our art house theatres like an early Hanukkah gift. Filmmaker Alex Ross Perry not only signals his intention right up front in the title, he also calls his lead character “Philip Lewis Friedman.” But true to his Rothian roots, Perry then mixes up […]
Tzivi’s Take on the 2014 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema The range of options included in CFIC ‘14 runs the full gamut from A to Z, and the bookends—A Place in Heaven and Zero Motivation—are both so good—and so different—that I honestly can’t choose between them. But first a few words about Cupcakes. After a […]
Above and Beyond = Named “Best Documentary Film over 60 Minutes” in the 2014 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema 🙂 Photo Credit: Courtesy of CFIC
A Place in Heaven = “Best Feature Film” of the 2014 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema (tied with Zero Motivation). Alon Abuttul: “Best Actor” of the 2014 CFIC Rotem Zussman-Cohen = “Best Supporting Actress” of the 2014 CFIC Photo Credits: A Place in Heaven (Courtesy of CFIC)
Anat Waxman (in red) in Cupcakes = Named “Best Actress” in the 2014 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema 🙂 Keren Berger (in green) in Cupcakes = Named “Best New Star” in the 2014 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema 🙂 Photo Credit: Cupcakes (Courtesy of CFIC)
Patrick Stewart (far right) in Hunting Elephants = Named “Best Supporting Actor” in the 2014 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema 🙂 Photo Credit: Hunting Elephants (Courtesy of CFIC)
Named “Best Documentary Film under 60 Minutes” in the 2014 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema 🙂
Zero Motivation was written & directed by Talya Lavie = Named “Best New Filmmaker” in the 2014 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema 🙂 Photo Credit: Dana Ivgy (Courtesy of CFIC)
JLH UPDATE: Immediately after this post went live on JUF Online, Chicago friends contacted me to say that while Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem was not on the 2014 CFIC schedule (Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema), it was part of the 2014 CIFF schedule (Chicago International Film Festival). So I contacted Music Box Films & […]