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Cinema of the Pilpul: A Talmudic View of Early Holocaust Cinema
Cinema of the Pilpul: A Talmudic View of Early Holocaust Cinema
The most that mainstream culture knows of the Talmud is from the finale scene of Schindler's List, when Yitzchok Stern hands Oskar Schinder an engraved gold ring that reads, "Whoever ...
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Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur
Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur
Franklin J. Schaffner is the man behind a great many iconic American films: Planet of the Apes (1968), Patton (1970), Papillon (1973), The Boys from Brazil (1978), and others. Though he ...
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Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film
Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film
Lenny Bruce's depiction on film did not start or end with Bob Fosse's Lenny (1974). Through these other often offbeat cinematic incarnations, this essay piece considers how Lenny Bruce ...