‘It’s a tragedy because everyone dies – not because he’s disabled’: the creatives casting Richard III in a new light | Stage
“circleWhat do you do when you are terminally ill? When you only have a certain amount of time left? ” These are the questions that give rise to this new adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III. In the film, the main character, like the actor who plays him, has motor neurone disease (MND) and uses a […]
Joaquin Phoenix, 150 Hollywood Jewish creatives defend Oscar winner’s speech condemning Israel
Actors Joaquin Phoenix, Debra Winger, Chloe Fineman and about 150 other Jewish Hollywood creators signed a letter Friday defending director Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar acceptance speech last month, saying critics It saw Israel as equating it with Nazism and Hamas. The open letter denounces the suppression of speech within Hollywood that criticizes Glazer, saying, “The attacks […]
Over 400 Jewish Creatives, Hollywood Professionals Sign Open Letter Denouncing Director Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech
More than 400 Jewish creators and Hollywood professionals signed an open letter on Monday condemning recent Oscar-winning director Jonathan Glaser’s speech denying his “Jewishness.” A number of Jewish creators in Hollywood rallied behind an open letter to Glaser. The open letter criticized Glaser’s speech on March 11, after he took to the stage after winning […]