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Joan Micklin Silver, Director of ‘Crossing Delancey,’ Dies at 85 She broke barriers for women, directing seven feature films, including “Hester Street” and “Between the Lines,” as well as TV movies. Joan Micklin Silver in the late 1970s while filming an adaptation of the Ann Beattie novel “Chilly Scenes of Winter.” She had a love-hate relationship with movie studios.Credit...United Artists, via Photofest Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 4, 2021 Joan Micklin Silver, the filmmaker whose first feature, “Hester Street,” expanded the marketplace for Am...

Every generation carries its unique touchstones and inflection points, moments individuals of a certain age carry with them forever. For those of us in the pro-Israel community who were too young to fully process the weight of the 1967 and 1973 wars, one of those moments arrived in 1991, dur… More Headlines

The Wicker Man was a cult classic starring Christopher Lee. Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Scotland has never lacked for myths and legends and ample places of natural beauty with a wow factor which doesn’t require CGI. So it’s no surprise that many film-makers have been drawn to the more picturesque and transcendent locations which proliferate in the north and north east of the country. As Christmas approaches at the end...

Last week, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, whose role as head of state is largely ceremonial, stepped into the political limelight and tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government, following last month’s Knesset election. Netanyahu was tapped for the task a day after his criminal trial on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust began in earnest, as the first witness against him took the stand. More Headlines

Most Christmases, many Jews have their own inviolable traditions. For my family — and quite possibly yours — that means a movie (probably one that will be nominated for Oscars and be otherwise unmemorable) and Chinese food (a welcome consolation following dreck like “Benjamin Button”). Obviously this isn’t most Christmases. Yes, I’ve heard tell of some mythical theaters out there, somewhere, willing to let you into a screening of “Mank” and sample two hours of pandemic-vintage recycled air. I am sure there are waivers involved; I won’t be looking into it further. Chinese foo...