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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg speaks at a ceremony at the University of Southern California, March 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (USC/Sean Dube)
March 26, 2024, 12:15 pm
Spielberg fears repeat of history: ‘We may again have to fight for right to be Jewish’
Filmmaker deplores ‘machinery of extremism’ stirring antisemitism on campus since Oct. 7; Jews can both ‘rage against heinous acts’ by terrorists and decry deaths of Gaza civilians
By JTA and ToI Staff
Alice Walker attends the 'The Color Purple' Broadway Opening Night at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on December 10, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
December 27, 2023, 1:21 am
‘Color Purple’ release brings Alice Walker’s history of antisemitism back into focus
Despite the author’s groundbreaking work, her difficult relationship with Israel and Judaism, and outright flirtations with antisemitism, put her at odds with the Jewish community
By Andrew Lapin
Director Steven Spielberg expresses shock at the atrocities of Hamas terrorists against the Jewish people on October 7 in announcing a project to document its horrors (Screenshot: Fox News, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 10, 2023, 11:19 am
Shoah Foundation launches project to document ‘unspeakable barbarity’ of October 7
130 accounts gathered so far from survivors of Hamas massacre to add to collection of Holocaust testimony; founder Steven Spielberg laments: Antisemitism is again ‘standing proud’
By ToI Staff
A screenshot from Netflix's five-part series "Life on Our Planet." (Netflix: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 24, 2023, 9:07 am
Spielberg series depicts life’s dramatic battle of survival on Earth
Producer’s ‘Life on Our Planet’ takes audience through five mass-extinction events, in ‘Game of Thrones’-like drama that sees species fight for dominance
By Andrew MARSZAL
Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford in 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.' (©2023 Lucasfilm, all rights reserved)
June 29, 2023, 11:42 pm
In ‘Dial of Destiny,’ Indiana Jones fights Nazis, but this time on his home turf
Director James Mangold’s sequel brings the franchise’s longtime villains closer than ever before — and into Israeli theaters on June 29 and US theaters on June 30
By Matt Goldberg
Brandon Uranowitz, left, as Nathan, and Arty Froushan as Leo. The latter character is a stand-in for Stoppard. (Joan Marcus via JTA)
May 23, 2023, 2:41 am
Spielberg seeking to adapt ‘Leopoldstadt’ Holocaust play for TV
Filmmaker and his production company are shopping idea of limited series based on Tom Stoppard’s play, which would be directed by Stephen Daldry, known for his work on ‘The Crown’
By Gabe Friedman
Former US president Barack Obama, film director Steven Spielberg, and singer Bruce Springsteen join staff at the Amar restaurant in Barcelona, Spain, April 27, 2023. (Instagram screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 29, 2023, 7:55 pm
Obama, Spielberg and Springsteen dazzle Barcelona restaurant
Famous customers, in town for The Boss’s concert, enjoy seafood meal before posing with staff for photo
By Michael Horovitz
Gal Gadot hosted Holocaust survivor Celina Biniaz at her LA home for a Zikaron Basalon event on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 18, 2023 (Courtesy Tori, DMWA)
April 20, 2023, 7:41 am
Gal Gadot hosts Holocaust survivor for remembrance event in her LA home
Celina Biniaz, the youngest female survivor rescued by Oskar Schindler, speaks to Hollywood A-listers
By Jessica Steinberg
Steven Spielberg arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, March 12, 2023. (John Locher/AP)
March 13, 2023, 1:44 pm
Spielberg’s personal movie ‘Fabelmans’ flops at the Oscars, despite 7 nominations
Dramatization of his upbringing loses out to multiverse ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’; Jewish producer of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ sees movie take home four honors
By Andrew Lapin
(From L) The cast and crew of 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jonathan Wang, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Daniel Kwan (bottom L), and Daniel Scheinert (bottom R), pose with their Oscar trophies in the press room during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023. "Everything Everywhere All At Once" producers Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)
March 13, 2023, 7:03 am
‘Everything, everywhere’ all over the Oscars, winning Best Picture, 6 more
Quirky multiverse flick feted for directing, acting; Brendon Fraser wins for ‘Whale’ portrayal, but Spielberg’s ‘Fabelmans’ falls short amid guffaws over last year’s on-stage slap
By Jake Coyle
A woman cycles past a row of posters of the upcoming Berlinale 73rd International Film Festival in Berlin on February 15, 2023. (David GANNON / AFP)
February 16, 2023, 11:11 am
Berlin film festival opens with spotlight on Iran and Ukraine
Special events to include red-carpet protests in solidarity with Iranians, Ukrainians; Helen Mirren to premiere ‘Golda,’ playing Israeli PM; Spielberg to get life’s work award
By Deborah Cole
(from left) Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, co-writer/producer/director Steven Spielberg, Seth Rogen, Julia Butters, co-writer/producer Tony Kushner, Keeley Karsten and Sophia Kopera on the set of 'The Fabelmans.' (Merie Weismiller Wallace/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment via JTA)
January 24, 2023, 6:51 pm
Spielberg’s ‘Fabelmans’ earns 7 Oscar nods, WWI epic with anti-Nazi past gets 9
Iconic filmmaker’s autobiographical drama about his Jewish upbringing nominated for best picture, director, and screenplay; ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ best picture candidate
By Andrew Lapin
Steven Spielberg poses in the press room with awards for best director of an motion picture and best motion picture drama for "The Fabelmans" at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, January 10, 2023, (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
January 11, 2023, 7:56 pm
Spielberg says his late mom must be ‘kvelling’ over Golden Globes win
Jewish filmmaker says ‘five people happier than I am’ after winning award for ‘The Fabelmans,’ a film based on his family
By PHILISSA CRAMER
This image released by NBC shows Steven Spielberg accepting the Best Director award for 'The Fabelmans' during the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Rich Polk/NBC via AP)
January 11, 2023, 6:59 am
Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ wins best drama at Golden Globes
Acclaimed ‘White Lotus’ series, ‘Abbott Elementary’ lead TV prizes as beleaguered awards try to recapture viewers following 2021 media probe into lack of diversity, ethics concerns
By AP
(Yaakov Schwartz/ToI)
December 25, 2022, 1:03 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 25: What to watch on Christmas from our critic’s top 10
For those celebrating the ‘mitzvah’ of Chinese food and a movie, Jordan Hoffman joins us for an extended episode that’ll help you find just the right flick – with a side of laughs
By ToI Staff
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