A scene from A Film Unfinished.Film: Among the many atrocities attributable to the Nazis is the masterful way they churned out propaganda films during World War II. A new inside look at their disinformation machine is found in A Film Unfinished, a documentary by Yael Hersonski that sifts through existing footage of the Third Reich’s depiction of the Jewish ghetto, contrasting … [Read more...]
Theater feature: ’12 Angry Men’ a tribute to democracy, director says
David Howard, Patrick Clear and David Breibarth in Twelve Angry Men.By Hap ErsteinAs two-time Tony Award winner Frank Galati (The Grapes of Wrath, Ragtime) keeps in mind, “angry” is the 1954 Reginald Rose jury deliberation play’s middle name.Twelve Angry Men, which opens this evening at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, is more than half a century old, but it … [Read more...]