Posts Tagged ‘ cinema ’

The Godfather in Yiddish

June 11, 2012
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the godfather in yiddish

Some parodies exist solely because it’s funny to mash up two disparate genres. Take, for instance, YouTube videos such as Ten Things I Hate about Commandments (Bible stories + high-school movies), and the Fiddler on the Roof/You Got Served trailer (1800s Jewish ghetto/2000s African-American ghetto). In a new Youtube video, the first scene of The Godfather is dubbed into Yiddish. (Watch it here–and don’t…

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Mahler on the Couch

June 8, 2012
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Mahler auf der Couch

Gustav Mahler was a brilliant composer, and a bit of a control freak. He liked to…

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Matisyahu, the Exorcist

June 5, 2012
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matisyahu the exorcist

Horror movies are all about planting unexpected things in unexpected places to scare the hell out of you.…

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Mr. Saturday Night

July 12, 2011
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Mr saturday night

What happens to Borscht Belt comedians when they get old?…

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The Yiddish Godfather

July 5, 2011
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the yiddish godfather

Sholem Aleichem was one of the first authors to…

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Justice, Justice, You Shall Restore

July 1, 2011
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Justice, Justice, You Shall Restore

Starting in 1975, Debbie Peagler was prostituted, controlled, and repeatedly…

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Drugs, Homelessness, and Hasidim

June 6, 2011
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drugs homelessness and hasidim

The Hasidic sect known as Chabad is famous for doing “outreach,” trying…

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Survivor’s Guilt

June 2, 2011
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survivors guilt

In the opening scene of the film adaptation of X-Men (2000), a…

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Dating for Keeps

May 16, 2011
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dating for keeps

Two young teachers at a New York public…

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Fitting In, Sticking Out

May 3, 2011
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fitting in sticking out

Having a bat mitzvah might not instantly make you a…

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The Gift to Stalin

March 28, 2011
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the gift to stalin

Imagine that everyone you’ve ever known was packed…

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Philip Roth’s Dance Remix

September 16, 2010
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Phillip Roth

When Hollywood makes a movie out of a…

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