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Jason Solomons

Knockout British Movie from Israeli Director Omer Fast

Jason Solomons May 10, 2016 0

Israeli-born video artist Omer Fast makes a startling British feature debut with Remainder, shattering illusions and blurring lines between reality and re-created fantasy in the…
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Jews On Screen In 2016

Jason Solomons Dec 21, 2015 0

Jewish actors and filmmakers are mainly out to give us laughs in 2016. The Coen brothers return, on February 26, with Hail Caesar!, which promises to be one of their great…
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Autumn Movies

Jason Solomons Oct 12, 2015 0

Perhaps the biggest philosophical issue to confront modern cinema has been the Holocaust and how properly to depict it. Few films have managed to do so more powerfully or what…
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Woody and I

Jason Solomons Sep 8, 2015 0

They say you should never meet your heroes because they’ll always disappoint. Perhaps they should add: never write a book about them either. Woody Allen has been my comic and…
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Amy: A Jewish Tragedy

Jason Solomons Jun 16, 2015 0

For many Jewish cinema-goers, part of the experience has always involved spotting the involvement of other Jews. But rarely do Anglo-Jews get the chance to…
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