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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 586

Jojo Rabbit

A lion eats a bunny at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo in March 2021. (Screen capture/Twitter)
March 22, 2021, 2:48 pm
Jerusalem zoo tries damage control after kids see lion eat bunny
Wildlife park explains big cats are usually fed dead animals behind closed doors but in this case, the lion dragged its food out into public view in front of visiting families
By Ben Sales
Jewish stars Natalie Portman, Taika Waititi, and Timothée Chalamet pose in the press room during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards (Photo by Steve Granitz/ WireImage/via JTA)
February 12, 2020, 9:25 pm
Jojo Rabbit director says critics wouldn’t be as harsh if they knew he’s Jewish
Taika Waititi also plays Adolf Hitler in the romping anti-Nazi comedy set in the final days of World War II
By ToI Staff
'Parasite' cast and crew including Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik, Kang-Ho Song,Yang Jin-mo, Jin Won Han, Kwak Sin-ae, Ha-jun Lee, Yang-kwon Moon, Kang-ho Song, Yeo-jeong Jo, Bong Joon-ho, and Sun-kyun Lee accept the Best Picture award onstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP)
February 10, 2020, 8:13 am
‘Parasite’ makes Oscars history with stunning best picture win
1st non-English-language win for best movie; Nazi satire ‘Jojo Rabbit’ wins best adapted screenplay; Natalie Portman wears cape with names of female directors who weren’t nominated
By Andrew MARSZAL
Christine Leunens arrives at the FX and Disney Golden Globes afterparty at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, January 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP)
February 7, 2020, 8:39 pm
Up for six Oscars, ‘Jojo Rabbit’ is based on a novel by this supermodel author
Christine Leunens says she ‘would have thought I was dreaming’ if told about the eventual success of her book ‘Caging Skies’ when she penned it a decade ago
By Rich Tenorio
Some critics thought Adam Sandler would at least be a contender for best actor for his performance in "Uncut Gems." (Courtesy of A24, via JTA)
January 13, 2020, 6:51 pm
Oscar nominations: Johansson enters elite company; Sandler and his Gems snubbed
‘Jojo Rabbit’ gets two nods for 2020 awards; some critics had earmarked Adam Sandler for Best Actor, but his ‘Uncut Gems’ garners no nominations at all
By Gabe Friedman
Quentin Tarantino, winner of the award for best director, motion picture, for "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood," poses in the press room at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
January 6, 2020, 1:06 pm
Hebrew from Tarantino, Nazis and ‘1917’ make waves at Golden Globes
Sam Mendes wins best picture, director for WWI epic ‘1917,’ Gervais makes Weinstein jokes, Sacha Baron Cohen slams Facebook again, and ‘Jojo Rabbit’ fails, in annual film awards
By ToI Staff and AFP
Taika Waititi, center, playing Hitler, wrote and directed 'Jojo Rabbit.' Roman Griffin Davis, jumping to his right, co-stars. (Kimberley French/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. via JTA)
October 19, 2019, 10:37 pm
‘Jojo Rabbit’ doesn’t glorify Nazis, but is a lesson in how hate is taught
Comedy set during Holocaust about brainwashed German boy is about laughing as well as understanding how easy it is for children to be indoctrinated into hate
By Emily Burack
New Zealand actor/director Taika Waititi at the TIFF Tribute Gala during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival Day 5 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 9, 2019. (VALERIE MACON / AFP)
October 16, 2019, 7:08 pm
Taika Waititi takes on Nazis in ‘Jojo Rabbit’… by playing Hitler
Director, who is of Jewish descent, says Holocaust comedy has been in the works since 2011 — and has only become more relevant due to the ‘rise of more neo-Nazis and hate groups’
By Andrew MARSZAL
Actress Scarlett Johansson attends the special screening of 'Jojo Rabbit' during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, September 8, 2019. (VALERIE MACON/AFP)
September 9, 2019, 11:08 am
Scarlett Johansson unveils Nazi comedy
‘Jojo Rabbit’ is a satirical tale of a young boy during World War II whose imaginary friend is a make-believe version of Adolf Hitler
By Andrew MARSZAL
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