Archive for April, 2003
Hungarians in Hollywood
By Tom Teicholz at 18 April, 2003, 9:03 pm
On the distaff side, need we say more than Zsa Zsa?
When my friend Lawrence Karman, cameraman par excellence, invited me a few weeks ago to a screening of “Bánk Bán,” the filmed version of the classic Hungarian nationalist opera, I accepted enthusiastically. Not because I’m a big fan of opera in general or Hungarian operas [...]
Campus Campaign
By Tom Teicholz at 11 April, 2003, 9:04 pm
Hollywood launches ads to spark student support for Israel.
While leafing through their college newspapers Monday morning, students at several major Southern California universities came across a full-page advertisement featuring Barad Zemer, a 23-year-old Israeli film student. Beneath Zemer’s photograph it read:
“I love filmmaking, jazz and photography. I hate the image I carry of my classmate [...]
No Laughing Matter (Calvin Trillin, Peter Lefcourt and the comic novel)
By Tom Teicholz at 4 April, 2003, 9:05 pm
New Trillian novel bucks literary trend and provides comic relief.
Over the last year, I have read many wonderful novels: “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold, “Atonement” by Ian McEwan, “The Hours” by Michael Cunningham. Well-written, emotionally resonant, all best-sellers, these highly praised literary works are required reading in book groups in Los Angeles and across [...]