The Gatekeepers (movie)

Oscars winners and nominees 2013: Complete list

2013-02-25 11:55:00

Ben Affleck's film "Argo" took the best picture Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. Other marquee winners were Daniel Day-Lewis for lead actor for “Lincoln,” Jennifer Lawrence for lead actress for “Silver Linings Playbook,” and Ang...

Commentary: Sorry, but 'Argo' shouldn't win best picture Oscar

2013-02-22 13:01:00

Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of "Argo." I've seen it twice, enjoyed it mightily both times, and put it on my 10-best list, where it belongs. I called it "a smart, complex and engaging film that crackles with energy and purpose," and I stand by those...

Oscar predictions 2013: Animation, documentary, foreign film

2013-02-22 15:11:00

Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. If you missed previous entries, you can find the shorts races here, the...

Dror Moreh's 'The Gatekeepers' sheds light on Israel's Shin Bet

2013-02-01 16:15:00

Israel's Shin Bet — think of it as a combination of the CIA and the FBI — prides itself on secrecy. So when documentary filmmaker Dror Moreh approached one of its past leaders some three years ago to discuss the agency's role in the Israeli-...

Moving past stalemate in the Middle East

2013-02-19 00:00:00

With the U.S. administration's foreign policy team shaping up and planned visits by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East, there are renewed hopes for movement on the political process. While welcoming these developments, we...

Oscars 2013: 'Gatekeepers,' 'Sugar Man' earn documentary nods

2013-01-10 11:57:00

Of the five�titles vying for the Oscar in the documentary feature category, four�offer�hard-hitting examinations of�tough-minded subjects --�the Israeli/Palestine conflict, sexual�assault in the military, the emergence of AIDS activism. The fifth is�a...

Oscars 2013: Heatmeter

2013-01-11 16:29:00

This week's Oscar nominations brought surprises Chief among them: the snubbing of Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow, directors of “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” for director, and the multi-category dominance of upstarts “Beasts...

'Lincoln,' 'Argo,' 'Skyfall' among Producers Guild Award nominees

2013-01-02 15:00:00

The Producers Guild of America nominated the producers of 10 films Wednesday for the Darryl F. Zanuck producer of the year award for theatrical motion pictures. They are the producers of "Argo"; "Beasts of the Southern Wild"; "Django Unchained"; "Les...

Producers Guild Awards 2013: The complete list of nominations

2013-01-02 14:53:00

"Skyfall" became the first James Bond film to ever receive a nomination from the Producers Guild of America, as its producers and those of�"Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Moonrise...

Review: 'The Law in These Parts' takes on Israel's legal system

2012-12-14 00:00:00

"The Law in These Parts" sounds like the title of a routine western, maybe something starring Tom Mix or Johnny Mack Brown, but it turns out to be considerably more compelling and provocative. Directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz and winner of the World...

Academy announces documentary feature shortlist

2012-12-03 14:16:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday its shortlist of 15 documentary feature finalists and, as always, the roll was as notable for its omissions as for its actual titles. Notably absent were such critically and commercially...

National Society of Film Critics names 'Amour' best of 2012

2013-01-05 13:59:00

The National Society of Film Critics named �"Amour,"�Michael Haneke's heartbreaking�drama�about an elderly couple, the best film of 2012 on Saturday. Haneke was named best director and Emmanuelle Riva�was named best actress. "The Master"�came in...

PG-13; 1:37 running time Outside the realm of extremists, of which there is no shortage in the bloody Israeli/Palestinian morass, few would suggest an easy solution to anything in the Middle East.

2013-02-21 00:00:00