Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander Harris on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and Kevin Lynch on “Criminal Minds,” died in his sleep.
1 Oscar Directors: Jewish Winners and Nominees, A to Z
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Oscar Directors: A to Z (Winner and Nominees), Jewish Origins
Yes: Nadav Lapid’s Controversial Film about Israeli Society Post Oct. 7
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“This was shot in Israel and on the border with Gaza, but it’s really also a movie about the American state of mind”–Lapid
Chuck Norris: Action Star (“Missing in Action,” “Walker Texas Ranger”) Dies at 86
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Norris was Cannon Films’s most prominent star, appearing in 8 films, including the three “Missing in Action” films; “Code of Silence,” the two “Delta Force” films and “Firewalker.”
New Book about Cannes Film Fest, Camera d’Or (2008): Steve McQueen’s “Hunger”
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Tough to watch due to the brutal treatment of prisoners in the Maze camp, and concluding with the graphic depiction of Sands’ starvation to death with all the details of such traumatic event, Hunger is an uncompromisingly harrowing and audacious film in the best sense of these terms.
