‘The French Dispatch’ is Wes Anderson’s most Jewish film yet One part of the movie focuses explicitly on a Jewish character. Another features a protagonist based on a Jewish protest leader, while Jewish writers from The New Yorker provide inspiration, too.
A story about Palestinians won Israel’s highest film honor. Its stars skipped the award show in protest. “Let It Be Morning” will automatically be Israel’s nominee for the Academy Awards’ foreign film category.
The classic Jewish film ‘Hester Street’ gets a new life in 2021 The debut film from Joan Micklin Silver, best known for her rom-com “Crossing Delancey,” has been given a 4K restoration.