Alan Zeitlin
ARTICLES BY: Alan Zeitlin
New Netflix Show Featuring Jewish Characters Is a Huge Hit
I'm not usually a fan of shows that literally start with a bang. But when the music is tremendous, the writing is stellar, the acting is...
French Show Features Jews as Marijuana Sellers for Laughs
The plot is absurd. The dialogue contains lines that a real human would never say. And some of the plot turns are beyond predictable. Even...
‘The Shrink Next Door’ Is an Arresting Tale
Paul Rudd, who just hosted "Saturday Night Live" and was recently named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, isn't that attractive a character on the Apple...
What if Jewish Creators Made ‘West Side Story’ About Jews?
Many people that are excited about the film remake of "West Side Story" that arrived in theatres over the weekend, might not be aware that...
Jewish Comedian Makes a Splash on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
Larry David is not just a pretty, pretty good guy, according to a Jewish comedian who was thrilled to make his first appearance on "Curb...
The Nazis Made Jewish Boxers Fight for Their Lives
During the Holocaust, some Jews had to fight for their right to live by boxing fellow Jews for Nazi amusement, where the loser would die,...
Israeli Writer’s ‘Scenes From a Marriage’ Is a Hit
Israeli writer and show creator Hagai Levi's "Scenes From a Marriage" shouldn't have worked. True, Levi has the chops from HBO's “Our Boys" and Showtime’s...
A Stunning Holocaust Documentary — But Not for Reasons You Suspect
The congregants at Temple Beth Torah in Massachusetts hang on every word of Misha Defonseca's story. She is a Holocaust survivor who, at the age...
‘Talking To God’ Is a Whimsical, Joyous Film
If you had the chance to talk to God for one day, what would you ask for? In the new film "Talking To God," the lead...
How Tyrants Rise to Power
Netflix's "How to Become a Tyrant" is an exceptionally interesting series that examines how evil leaders like Adolf Hitler, Idi Amin, Saddam Hussein, and Muammar...
‘Shiva Baby’ Will Give You Something to Talk About
Danielle doesn't want the secret of her sugar daddy to come out -- certainly not at a shiva call. And the young woman is hiding...
Examining Meyer Lansky on Film
In one of the best moments of the new film Lansky, Ben "Bugsy" Siegel and his Jewish buddies beat the living daylights out of Nazi...
How an Israeli Film Director Learned Patience and Resilience
Director and writer Ruthy Pribar got two great pieces of news in one day, but never expected the second to so greatly impact the first. The...
HBO’s ‘Oslo’ Is a Mixed Bag
HBO Films deserves credit for tackling the difficult task of the behind the scenes negotiations of the Oslo Accords. For starters, one can't expect a...
