The feature, Aloni’s sixth film to screen in Berlin, is a feel-good drama set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestine conflict. In it, young Palestinians use hip-hop as a medium of protest against the Israeli occupation.
Naz and Maalik: Gay Drama about Muslim Teens (LGBTQ, Gay)
June 16, 2015 by
Set in Brooklyn and inspired by true stories, “Naz and Maalik” is an intimate exploration of the daily lives of two closeted Muslim teens who have their secret lives rattled by FBI surveillance.
Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944): Ratoff’s Oscar Nominated Musical Biopic, Starring Dick Haymes
June 26, 2014 by
In Irish Eyes Are Smiling, a musical biopic directed by Gregory Ratoff, Dick Haymes plays Ernest R. Ball, the composer of many hit tunes (Mother Machree, Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May?
Stand By Me: Bob Reiner’s Best Film? Adapted from Stephen King–Anniversary Edition
March 17, 2011 by
“Stand By Me” is one of director Bob Reiner’s two or three best films. Twenty-five years later, the DVD anniversary edition again shows why: The movie evokes effortlessly and poetically the unique magic of childhood.
Paper Man: Inspirational Serio-Comedy, Starring Jeff Daniels
April 22, 2010 by
"Paper Man" is an inspirational comedic drama about an unlikely friendship between Richard (Jeff Daniels), a failed middle-aged novelist who has never quite grown up and Abby (Emma Stone), a 17-year-old girl whose role in a family tragedy years earlier has stolen away her youth.
