As the issue of censorship takes center stage in the wake of the murder of 12 editorial staffers at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a number of on-air hosts are challenging the people who sign their paychecks over editorial decisions.
CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour, MSNBC hosts Lawrence O’Donnell and Chris Hayes are among the anchors who have taken issue with their networks’ decisions not to show the Charlie Hebdo cartoons on the air.
On Thursday, chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour questioned network President Jeff Zucker’ decision not to air any Charlie Hebdo cartoons at a town hall meeting attended by worldwide CNN staff,...
CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour, MSNBC hosts Lawrence O’Donnell and Chris Hayes are among the anchors who have taken issue with their networks’ decisions not to show the Charlie Hebdo cartoons on the air.
On Thursday, chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour questioned network President Jeff Zucker’ decision not to air any Charlie Hebdo cartoons at a town hall meeting attended by worldwide CNN staff,...
- 1/15/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
Rula Jebreal thinks Bill Maher is wrong on Islam, and she had sharp criticism for the comedian Monday in an interview with Salon. Imagine if Bill Maher would have said that Judaism acts like a mafia. Imagine something like that in the '20s. Let's go back. It would be considered anti-Semitic – and it is anti-Semitic. But he gets away with it, because now the thing is to be anti-Muslim. And this is where I would love for him to reflect deeply. Because these things have an impact …. What he is doing is un-American, going after a whole group of people.
- 11/3/2014
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal may no longer be a contributor to MSNBC, but that doesn't mean voices representing the point of view of the Palestinian people are absent from the network. On Wednesday afternoon, MSNBC's Joy Reid hosted Jerusalem Fund director Yousef Munayyer, who attacked the prevalent narrative that Hamas uses Palestinian civilians as "human shields" in its fight against Israel.
- 7/23/2014
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
On TV this Friday: Surf’s up in Disney Channel’s Teen Beach Movie, Aziz Ansari parks it at Comedy Bang! Bang!, the Treehouse Master creates wedded bliss in the season finale and Continuum courts disaster. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features, here are seven programs to keep on your radar tonight.
8 pm Teen Beach Movie (Disney Channel) | Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally) and Maia Mitchell (The Fosters) star as teen sweethearts who find themselves swept into a retro surf musical movie called Wet Side Story. Their efforts to find a way back to 2013 are complicated by the romantic...
8 pm Teen Beach Movie (Disney Channel) | Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally) and Maia Mitchell (The Fosters) star as teen sweethearts who find themselves swept into a retro surf musical movie called Wet Side Story. Their efforts to find a way back to 2013 are complicated by the romantic...
- 7/19/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
We love Friday night on HBO as Bill Maher's chat sessions always delivers. This week, on July 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live Et/tape-delayed Pt), exclusively on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m., Maher brings us Killer whale trainer John Hargrove as the top-of-show interview guest; Columnist Dan Savage is the mid-show interview guest. The roundtable guests are journalist Rula Jebreal, former Fla. Rep. Connie Mack and tax reform advocate Grover Norquist. Norquist will be a good guest. He recently told Newsmax: .Immigration is America's number one economic asset...The rest of the world can't do that. We can have every smart person we want, every high-skilled person we want. .A lot of young people just starting out unskilled .
- 7/17/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
We love Friday night on HBO as Bill Maher's chat sessions always delivers. This week, on July 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live Et/tape-delayed Pt), exclusively on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m., Maher brings us Killer whale trainer John Hargrove as the top-of-show interview guest; Columnist Dan Savage is the mid-show interview guest. The roundtable guests are journalist Rula Jebreal, former Fla. Rep. Connie Mack and tax reform advocate Grover Norquist. Norquist will be a good guest. He recently told Newsmax: .Immigration is America's number one economic asset...The rest of the world can't do that. We can have every smart person we want, every high-skilled person we want. .A lot of young people just starting out unskilled .
- 7/17/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
On TV this Friday: Fringe observes its series finale with two epic episodes, moles take their toll on Nikita, being Banshee‘s new sheriff isn’t as E-asy as it looks and Merlin must figure out what to do about his dead dad. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
Related | Fringe Set Visit: A Spock Sighting and Other ‘Revealing’ Photos from Walter’s Lab!
8 pm Fringe (Fox) | Series finale: Our last night with Walter & Co. begins with Olivia embarking on a dangerous journey into the unknown. Then, in the series’ finale/100th episode,...
Related | Fringe Set Visit: A Spock Sighting and Other ‘Revealing’ Photos from Walter’s Lab!
8 pm Fringe (Fox) | Series finale: Our last night with Walter & Co. begins with Olivia embarking on a dangerous journey into the unknown. Then, in the series’ finale/100th episode,...
- 1/18/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Friday nights are back in big style on HBO as M&C's favorite salon of modern thinkers ramps up with returning moderator and host Bill Maher of "Real Time with Bill Maher." This January 18, the 11th season of "Real Time" commences with guests Martin Short, Bob Kerrey, Rula Jebreal, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, and Steve Latourette. Mr. Maher returns Friday, Jan. 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live Et/tape-delayed Pt), exclusively on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m. following the live presentation. This format allows Mr. Maher to offer his un-pc and non-conforming perspective on contemporary issues as he courts both sides of the political divide for their input. From actors to activists, show percolates with an opening monologue, roundtable...
- 1/15/2013
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Julian Schnabel split from stunning "Miral" screenwriter Rula Jebreal only last spring, but it looks like the artist-director is engaged again. The New York Post reports that the 60-year-old "Diving Bell and the Butterfly" director has popped the question to 30-year-old Danish model May Anderson, who now works at Hole Gallery in New York. Anderson has also been featured as a model in Sports Illustrated, Playboy and Victoria's Secret.
Schnabel has been married twice before, to clothing designer Jacqueline Beaurang and Spanish actress Olatz López Garmendia. He has five children.
Schnabel has been married twice before, to clothing designer Jacqueline Beaurang and Spanish actress Olatz López Garmendia. He has five children.
- 11/21/2012
- by Youyoung Lee
- Huffington Post
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel & First Position.
Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye and the Hulk join forces as the Avengers to face an evil unlike the earth has ever seen before. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner co-star; Joss Whedon directs.
How about giving some lesser-known superheroes their due:
Confessions of a Superhero (2007) This quirky and compelling documentary follows four dreamers whose passion to become professional actors has landed them all on Hollywood Boulevard costumed as Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the Incredible Hulk. Matt Ogens directs.
Big Man Japan (2007) This Japanese mockumentary explores the downside to being a superhero. Daisato is a middle-aged, second-rate superhero who not...
Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye and the Hulk join forces as the Avengers to face an evil unlike the earth has ever seen before. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner co-star; Joss Whedon directs.
How about giving some lesser-known superheroes their due:
Confessions of a Superhero (2007) This quirky and compelling documentary follows four dreamers whose passion to become professional actors has landed them all on Hollywood Boulevard costumed as Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the Incredible Hulk. Matt Ogens directs.
Big Man Japan (2007) This Japanese mockumentary explores the downside to being a superhero. Daisato is a middle-aged, second-rate superhero who not...
- 5/3/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Charming, funny, and endearing are not words stereotypically associated with films about conflicts in the Middle East, but as the Tff premiere screening confirmed, Namir Abdel Messeeh's The Virgin, The Copts And Me is no ordinary Middle Eastern film. Instead, Messeeh's 'masterpiece' is a 'smart, simple, fantastic story about a small conflict' and a hysterical family. The film had Tribeca audiences over the moon and raving about Messeeh's new film - accolades they were insistent on sharing at the Tribeca Talks: After the Movie panel on Wednesday, April 25. Following the film, the French-Egyptian Messeeh, accompanied by a translator, took the stage alongside journalist Rula Jebreal, filmmaker and entertainment lawyer Andrew Lund, filmmaker Sameh Zoabi, and the evening's moderator, film critic Glenn Kenny. Kenny kicked off the discussion inquiring about the impetus for the film, which Messeeh described as the combination of wanting 'something very simple, and to film my family,...
- 4/27/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "2012 Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People Gala".Tilda Swinton attending the 2012 Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World gala in New York City.Photo copyright by Laurence Agron / PR Photos. Cicely Tyson attending the 2012 Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World gala in New York City.Photo copyright by Laurence Agron / PR Photos. Rula Jebreal attending the 2012 Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World gala in New York City.Photo copyright by Laurence Agron / PR Photos. Claire Danes attending the 2012 Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World gala in New York City.Photo copyright by Laurence Agron /...
- 4/27/2012
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Mark Byron/Michael Priest Photography Queen Noor at the screening of ‘My Neighborhood.’
In the first few minutes of the documentary “My Neighborhood,” Mohammed El Kurd, a bright and energetic 11-year-old Palestinian boy, says, “I live in Jerusalem in Sheik Jarrah.” As the opening scene unfolds, the camera follows him as he attempts to make eggs, introduces his father and grandmother, and proudly shows the small library of books he keeps in a cupboard in his bedroom.
The tender scenes of Mohammed’s home life,...
In the first few minutes of the documentary “My Neighborhood,” Mohammed El Kurd, a bright and energetic 11-year-old Palestinian boy, says, “I live in Jerusalem in Sheik Jarrah.” As the opening scene unfolds, the camera follows him as he attempts to make eggs, introduces his father and grandmother, and proudly shows the small library of books he keeps in a cupboard in his bedroom.
The tender scenes of Mohammed’s home life,...
- 4/19/2012
- by Stacy Perman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
On MSNBC's Up With Chris Hayes Sunday morning, the show took its long-form approach to a whole new level, devoting the entire program to an examination of the relationships between the United States, Israel, Iran, and the Palestinians. Host Chris Hayes was joined by panelists Rula Jebreal of Newsweek, The Israel Project's Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, J Street founder Jeremy Ben-Ami, and New America Foundation's Leila Hilal for a discussion that managed to remain civil, and while it barely managed to scratch the surface (even at two hours), it was an admirably thorough entree to this complicated topic.
- 3/11/2012
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Julian Schnabel has reportedly split from his long-time girlfriend Rula Jebreal. The couple dated for several years, but the relationship apparently soured after filmmaker Schnabel adapted Jebreal's novel Miral into a movie. Jebreal and Schnabel split for good in June after finishing Miral's promotional tour, Page Six reports. A source close to the couple explained: "Things became very difficult working on the movie together and promoting it together. While it garnered critical acclaim, the movie was not a hit, which caused (more)...
- 8/15/2011
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Director Julian Schnabel has ended his tumultuous relationship with longtime girlfriend Rula Jebreal, according to U.S. reports.
The filmmaker started dating the journalist after leaving his second wife Olatz Lopez Garmendia four years ago, but their rocky romance hit the headlines several times after they were spotted arguing in public.
Schnabel apologised to staff at NBC studios in New York in March, after the pair had a bust-up before a TV show to promote their movie Miral, which Jebreal wrote.
And the relationship reportedly failed to recover - they split in June, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.
A source tells the publication, "He ended it before the (art festival) Venice Biennale in June. Things became very difficult working on the movie together and promoting it together."...
The filmmaker started dating the journalist after leaving his second wife Olatz Lopez Garmendia four years ago, but their rocky romance hit the headlines several times after they were spotted arguing in public.
Schnabel apologised to staff at NBC studios in New York in March, after the pair had a bust-up before a TV show to promote their movie Miral, which Jebreal wrote.
And the relationship reportedly failed to recover - they split in June, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.
A source tells the publication, "He ended it before the (art festival) Venice Biennale in June. Things became very difficult working on the movie together and promoting it together."...
- 8/15/2011
- WENN
Chicago – I wanted to like Julian Schnabel’s “Miral” for so many reasons. I think Schnabel (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “Before Night Falls”) is not only one of our most interesting filmmakers but he’s redefining what one should expect from a biopic. I love the supporting cast — Hiam Abbass, Alexander Siddig, Willem Dafoe, more. I want Freida Pinto to be more than that pretty girl from “Slumdog Millionaire.” Despite my high hopes, this is Schnabel’s least effective film, a startling misstep that both bites off more than it can chew and still finds a way to be his least passionate work.
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.5/5.0
The biggest problem with “Miral” comes down to scope. Trying to tell the story of multiple generations of women caught up in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a daring task for a book writer and a nearly impossible one for a filmmaker. The blend of history,...
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.5/5.0
The biggest problem with “Miral” comes down to scope. Trying to tell the story of multiple generations of women caught up in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a daring task for a book writer and a nearly impossible one for a filmmaker. The blend of history,...
- 7/21/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Author Rula Jebreal.s screenplay based on her autobiographical novel is a fascinating political and human drama centering on people whose lives are affected by the 1948 Arab Israeli conflict. Directed by Julian Schnabel, the film illuminates the problems of living with constant political unrest and fear in a war zone. But rather than political figures, the characters in this story are Miral a young Palestinian girl and the women who touched her life. Throughout the film there is the ideal of workable peace, and it is fostered in Miral and others by the true life heroine Hind al-Husseini. The film begins in a documentary style, but Miral in voice over brings the action to a human...
- 7/18/2011
- by June L.
- Monsters and Critics
A visceral, first-person account of a young girl growing up in East Jerusalem as she confronts the effects of occupation and war in every corner of her life, Miral has arrived on Blu-ray from Anchor Bay Home Entertainment, and M&C.s giving two away along with two copies of the autobiographical novel that inspired the film. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Rula Jebreal, Miral was directed by Julian Schnabel and stars Screen Actors Guild Award winner Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) stars in the title role, Hiam Abbass (The Visitor, Amreeka), and Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, The English Patient). Synopsis: Miral is the story of a Palestinian girl coming of age amidst the war zone of the...
- 7/14/2011
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
Julian Schnabel’s background as a painter and artist lends his films an undeniable quality lacking in not only many Hollywood studio films but most modern films in general — the ability to summon emotional connection through a sort of dreamlike, non-pandering visual subjectivity. He puts that same evocative stamp on his latest film, Miral, a look at the generations-old Israeli/Palestinian conflict, but it isn’t enough to save what is an inert, self-important script. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Rula Jebreal, Miral opens in 1948, with Hind Husseini (Hiam Abbas) coming across and rescuing more than four dozen orphaned kids in East Jerusalem. In the midst of...
- 7/14/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
We just got off the phone with director/artist Julian Schnabel ("Basquiat," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"), who is currently doing press for the Blu-ray/DVD release of his controversial 2010 release, “Miral,” based on the novel by Rula Jebreal about a Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the Arab-Israeli conflict. During our interview, Schnabel also revealed plans for his next film, “In the Hand of Dante” based on the book by Nick Tosches. Johnny Depp bought the rights to the book a few years back and the actor asked Schnabel to take a look at the book as…...
- 7/11/2011
- The Playlist
You can tell how massive and diverse a festival like Tribeca is by the fact that I saw 10 features and a whole bunch of shorts, yet only one film I saw won an award and none received special mention. I want to congratulate Rider & Shiloh Strong for winning best online short for their amazing film, The Dungeon Master. I have been pushing it as my favorite short of the festival and apparently many people agreed with me. Below is the list of all the winners & special mentions. Congratulations to all of them and congrats to everyone who just played at the festival, which is a huge honor by itself.
World Narrative Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition were Souleymane Cissé, Scott Glenn, David Gordon Green, Rula Jebreal, Art Linson, Jason Sudeikis and Dianne Wiest.
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature . She Monkeys (Apflickorna), directed by Lisa Aschan,...
World Narrative Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition were Souleymane Cissé, Scott Glenn, David Gordon Green, Rula Jebreal, Art Linson, Jason Sudeikis and Dianne Wiest.
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature . She Monkeys (Apflickorna), directed by Lisa Aschan,...
- 5/4/2011
- by Jerry Cavallaro
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Anchor Bay will release the controversial political film Miral directed by Julian Schnabel (Before Night Falls) and starring Freida Pinto (You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger), Hiam Abbass and Willem Dafoe (Antichrist) on Blu-ray and DVD on July 12.
Freida Pinto stars in the controversial Miral.
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl (Pinto) growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict, the 2010 movie was written by Israeli journalist Rula Jebreal (Schnabel’s girlfriend) and based on her 2010 novel of the same name .
The Arab-Israeli subject is always a controversial one and Miral didn’t arrives in the theaters in late March for it’s limited U.S. release without making some noise of its own. Initially rated R by the MPAA for “some violent content including a sexual assault,” it was later reclassified to PG-13 for “thematic material, and some violent...
Freida Pinto stars in the controversial Miral.
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl (Pinto) growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict, the 2010 movie was written by Israeli journalist Rula Jebreal (Schnabel’s girlfriend) and based on her 2010 novel of the same name .
The Arab-Israeli subject is always a controversial one and Miral didn’t arrives in the theaters in late March for it’s limited U.S. release without making some noise of its own. Initially rated R by the MPAA for “some violent content including a sexual assault,” it was later reclassified to PG-13 for “thematic material, and some violent...
- 5/2/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
A compassionate, competent woman who takes in abandoned war orphans. A child who grows up to recognize that her oppressed people are withering under occupation. Injustice. Bigotry. Rebellion. What could possibly be offensive about artist-filmmaker Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) taking on such an underdog tale and imbuing it with his usual warm, empathetic, humanist touch? How could such a film be controversial? Ah, here is Schnabel’s mistake: his story is about a Palestinian girl, and he fails to give equal time to the Israeli side of the story, an unforgivable transgression in the eyes of many. Merely treating Palestinians as human could well be too egregious a crime to some. Ironically, there are plenty of nonpolitical reasons to frown upon Miral: it’s simply not a very engaging film, even to those sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. Based on the semiautobiographical novel [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon Canada] [Amazon U.K.] by Rula Jebreal (who is,...
- 4/25/2011
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its jurors who will be choosing the winning films, filmmakers and actors from the six competitive Festival categories. The thirty-eight jurors consist of award-winning filmmakers, screenwriters and notorious actors such as Whoopi Goldberg and Michael Cera. Winners will be announced at the Tff Awards Night ceremony on April 28, which will be hosted by Gideon Yago and streamed live on TribecaFilm.com. Below is the press release from Tribeca.
Please visit www.tribecafilm.com for more details. The 2011 Festival runs from April 20 – May 1.
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Jury Announced
David O. Russell, David Gordon Green, Dianne Wiest, Souleymane Cissé, Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Rainn Wilson, Anna Kendrick, Michael Cera, Denis Leary,Atom Egoyan and Fran Lebowitz are Among the 38 Festival Jurors
New York, NY – April 18, 2010 – The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, today announced its jurors...
Please visit www.tribecafilm.com for more details. The 2011 Festival runs from April 20 – May 1.
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Jury Announced
David O. Russell, David Gordon Green, Dianne Wiest, Souleymane Cissé, Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Rainn Wilson, Anna Kendrick, Michael Cera, Denis Leary,Atom Egoyan and Fran Lebowitz are Among the 38 Festival Jurors
New York, NY – April 18, 2010 – The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, today announced its jurors...
- 4/20/2011
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
Tribeca Film Festival 2011 Jury: Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Wilson, Souleymane Cissé, Michael Cera 2011 Tribeca Film Festival jurors and their respective categories. World Competition Categories: The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition are: Souleymane Cissé: Noted Malian director; films include the 1995 Cannes Palme d’Or nominee Waati, 1987 Cannes Jury Prize Winner Brightness and Tell Me Who You Are. Scott Glenn: Actor; films include The Right Stuff, The Silence of the Lambs, The Virgin Suicides, Freedom Writers, The Bourne Ultimatum, W., Secretariat, Sucker Punch and Tff 2011 selection Magic Valley. David Gordon Green: Independent Spirit Award nominated director/producer; films include George Washington, All the Real Girls, Great World of Sound, Pineapple Express, the recently released Your Highness and the upcoming film The Sitter. Rula Jebreal: Journalist, author, screenwriter and actress: books include The Bride from Assuan, Rejected and Miral, which was adapted into a film of the same name.
- 4/18/2011
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Sometimes it’s good to be called for jury duty.
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its jurors – 38 lucky individuals, including award-winning filmmakers and screenwriters, celebrated actors, respected journalists and media pioneers divided among six competitive Festival categories.
Together, the six Tff juries will award $175,000 in cash and prizes. Festival winners will also receive a piece of original art as part of the Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards program.
The Tff Awards Night ceremony on April 28 will be hosted by Gideon Yago, and streamed live on TribecaFilm.com.
Following is a list of all 2011 Festival jurors and their respective categories.
World Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition are:
Souleymane Cissé: Noted Malian director; films include the 1995 Cannes Palme d’Or nomineeWaati, 1987 Cannes Jury Prize Winner Brightness and Tell Me Who You Are. Scott Glenn: Actor; films include The Right Stuff,...
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its jurors – 38 lucky individuals, including award-winning filmmakers and screenwriters, celebrated actors, respected journalists and media pioneers divided among six competitive Festival categories.
Together, the six Tff juries will award $175,000 in cash and prizes. Festival winners will also receive a piece of original art as part of the Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards program.
The Tff Awards Night ceremony on April 28 will be hosted by Gideon Yago, and streamed live on TribecaFilm.com.
Following is a list of all 2011 Festival jurors and their respective categories.
World Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition are:
Souleymane Cissé: Noted Malian director; films include the 1995 Cannes Palme d’Or nomineeWaati, 1987 Cannes Jury Prize Winner Brightness and Tell Me Who You Are. Scott Glenn: Actor; films include The Right Stuff,...
- 4/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Sometimes it’s good to be called for jury duty.
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its jurors – 38 lucky individuals, including award-winning filmmakers and screenwriters, celebrated actors, respected journalists and media pioneers divided among six competitive Festival categories.
Together, the six Tff juries will award $175,000 in cash and prizes. Festival winners will also receive a piece of original art as part of the Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards program.
The Tff Awards Night ceremony on April 28 will be hosted by Gideon Yago, and streamed live on TribecaFilm.com.
Following is a list of all 2011 Festival jurors and their respective categories.
World Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition are:
Souleymane Cissé: Noted Malian director; films include the 1995 Cannes Palme d’Or nomineeWaati, 1987 Cannes Jury Prize Winner Brightness and Tell Me Who You Are. Scott Glenn: Actor; films include The Right Stuff,...
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its jurors – 38 lucky individuals, including award-winning filmmakers and screenwriters, celebrated actors, respected journalists and media pioneers divided among six competitive Festival categories.
Together, the six Tff juries will award $175,000 in cash and prizes. Festival winners will also receive a piece of original art as part of the Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards program.
The Tff Awards Night ceremony on April 28 will be hosted by Gideon Yago, and streamed live on TribecaFilm.com.
Following is a list of all 2011 Festival jurors and their respective categories.
World Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition are:
Souleymane Cissé: Noted Malian director; films include the 1995 Cannes Palme d’Or nomineeWaati, 1987 Cannes Jury Prize Winner Brightness and Tell Me Who You Are. Scott Glenn: Actor; films include The Right Stuff,...
- 4/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: David O. Russell, Nora Ephron, Rainn Wilson, Paul Dano, Anna Kendrick, Michael Cera, Whoopi Goldberg and Dianne Wiest are some of the celebrity names added to the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Jury, announced today.
The jurors have been divided among the six competitive Festival categories and will announce the winning films, filmmakers and actors in those categories at the Tff Awards Night ceremony on April 28.
The 2011 Festival runs from April 20 – May 1.
“This year’s jury is made up of a range of accomplished individuals in their respective fields, bringing a fresh and well-rounded perspective,” said Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder of the Tribeca Film Festival. “It’s an honor to have a jury of such caliber watching and discussing the films in competition this year.”
Following is a list of all 2011 Festival jurors and their respective categories.
World Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition...
Hollywoodnews.com: David O. Russell, Nora Ephron, Rainn Wilson, Paul Dano, Anna Kendrick, Michael Cera, Whoopi Goldberg and Dianne Wiest are some of the celebrity names added to the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Jury, announced today.
The jurors have been divided among the six competitive Festival categories and will announce the winning films, filmmakers and actors in those categories at the Tff Awards Night ceremony on April 28.
The 2011 Festival runs from April 20 – May 1.
“This year’s jury is made up of a range of accomplished individuals in their respective fields, bringing a fresh and well-rounded perspective,” said Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder of the Tribeca Film Festival. “It’s an honor to have a jury of such caliber watching and discussing the films in competition this year.”
Following is a list of all 2011 Festival jurors and their respective categories.
World Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition...
- 4/18/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
David O. Russell, Nora Ephron, Dianne Wiest, Jason Sudeikis, Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Rainn Wilson, Anna Kendrick, Michael Cera, Denis Leary, Atom Egoyan and Fran Lebowitz are among the 38 jurors for this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, which runs from April 20 to May 1. “This year’s jury is made up of a range of accomplished individuals in their respective fields, bringing a fresh and well-rounded perspective,” said Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, in a statement. “It’s an honor to have a jury of such caliber watching and discussing the films in competition this year.
- 4/18/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Chicago – No matter how many films he makes, Julian Schnabel may always consider himself a painter first. Watching one of his cinematic efforts is akin to being pulled headfirst into the vivid and visceral canvas of a true neo-expressionist. His work aims to engulf the viewer. It shatters the barriers between a contrived character’s existence and that of the flesh-and-blood audience.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
A clue to his approach can be found in the subtitle of his upcoming Venice exhibition, the “Architecture of Seeing.” One of the greatest achievements in cinematography over the past decade was Janusz Kaminski’s brilliant imitation of paralyzed journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby’s perception in Schnabel’s 2007 masterpiece, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” For lengthy stretches in the film, the camera peered through Bauby’s eyes, allowing the viewer to experience the disorientation, isolation and frustration of his locked-in syndrome first-hand. It may sound depressing, but the film is utterly exhilarating.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
A clue to his approach can be found in the subtitle of his upcoming Venice exhibition, the “Architecture of Seeing.” One of the greatest achievements in cinematography over the past decade was Janusz Kaminski’s brilliant imitation of paralyzed journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby’s perception in Schnabel’s 2007 masterpiece, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” For lengthy stretches in the film, the camera peered through Bauby’s eyes, allowing the viewer to experience the disorientation, isolation and frustration of his locked-in syndrome first-hand. It may sound depressing, but the film is utterly exhilarating.
- 4/15/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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With all the different conflicts in the Middle East in the news headlines the last few months, it’s interesting that we have this film just opening that examines one of the region’s longest controversies-the Israeli/ Palestinian situation. Artist /film maker Julian Schnabel ( The Diving Bell And The Butterfly ) has made a film of the autobiographical novel by Rula Jebreal that examines this story over several decades before centering on one young woman’s involvement. It’s a difficult story with no easy solutions as we get to walk around this troubled land with these people during the course of this thought provoking film.
Miral is broken into chapters, each named for a female protagonist that carries the story forward. During Christmas of 1947 we meet Hind Al- Husseini ( Hiam Abbass ) at a Christmas party thrown by Bertha Spafford ( Vanessa Redgrave ) at a Jerusalem hotel. Hind strikes up a...
With all the different conflicts in the Middle East in the news headlines the last few months, it’s interesting that we have this film just opening that examines one of the region’s longest controversies-the Israeli/ Palestinian situation. Artist /film maker Julian Schnabel ( The Diving Bell And The Butterfly ) has made a film of the autobiographical novel by Rula Jebreal that examines this story over several decades before centering on one young woman’s involvement. It’s a difficult story with no easy solutions as we get to walk around this troubled land with these people during the course of this thought provoking film.
Miral is broken into chapters, each named for a female protagonist that carries the story forward. During Christmas of 1947 we meet Hind Al- Husseini ( Hiam Abbass ) at a Christmas party thrown by Bertha Spafford ( Vanessa Redgrave ) at a Jerusalem hotel. Hind strikes up a...
- 4/14/2011
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – Julian Schnabel’s controversial new drama, “Miral,” tells a tale both sprawling and intimate. On one level, the film is about the titular Palestinian girl (Freida Pinto), and her coming of age during the Arab-Israeli war. On another level, the film is about a movement for peace, and the several generations of women whose acts of independence eventually set it into motion.
Acclaimed journalist and first-time screenwriter Rula Jebreal adapted her semi-autobiographical book for the big screen, while Schnabel utilized his immersive stylistic techniques to visualize the psyche of his protagonist. Each character in the film is viewed through Miral’s perspective: Hind Husseini (Hiam Abbass), founder of the Dar Al-Tifel Institute, an orphanage and school for Palestinian children that Miral joins in 1978; Nadia (Yasmine Al Massri), Miral’s abused and self-destructive mother; Fatima (Ruba Blal), the woman Nadia befriends in prison; Jamal (Alexander Siddig), Miral’s devoted father...
Acclaimed journalist and first-time screenwriter Rula Jebreal adapted her semi-autobiographical book for the big screen, while Schnabel utilized his immersive stylistic techniques to visualize the psyche of his protagonist. Each character in the film is viewed through Miral’s perspective: Hind Husseini (Hiam Abbass), founder of the Dar Al-Tifel Institute, an orphanage and school for Palestinian children that Miral joins in 1978; Nadia (Yasmine Al Massri), Miral’s abused and self-destructive mother; Fatima (Ruba Blal), the woman Nadia befriends in prison; Jamal (Alexander Siddig), Miral’s devoted father...
- 4/14/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Palestinian-Israeli actor, activist and theatre director with a global reputation
The Palestinian-Israeli actor Juliano Mer-Khamis, who has been shot dead at the age of 52, was a successful stage and screen performer, film-maker and activist, widely known for his work as the artistic director of the Freedom theatre in the refugee camp in the West Bank town of Jenin. Dedicated to equipping young Palestinians with the potent powers of art and self-expression, Juliano carved out a stage on which children could find their feet – and voice. The theatre's achievements have resonated around the world as a focal point of creativity against the odds.
In Israel, Juliano was a stage and television star. He was known abroad as a film actor, making his debut in the 1984 adaptation of John le Carré's The Little Drummer Girl, starring Diane Keaton, and his last role was in Julian Schnabel's Miral (2010), based on Rula Jebreal...
The Palestinian-Israeli actor Juliano Mer-Khamis, who has been shot dead at the age of 52, was a successful stage and screen performer, film-maker and activist, widely known for his work as the artistic director of the Freedom theatre in the refugee camp in the West Bank town of Jenin. Dedicated to equipping young Palestinians with the potent powers of art and self-expression, Juliano carved out a stage on which children could find their feet – and voice. The theatre's achievements have resonated around the world as a focal point of creativity against the odds.
In Israel, Juliano was a stage and television star. He was known abroad as a film actor, making his debut in the 1984 adaptation of John le Carré's The Little Drummer Girl, starring Diane Keaton, and his last role was in Julian Schnabel's Miral (2010), based on Rula Jebreal...
- 4/11/2011
- by Rachel Shabi
- The Guardian - Film News
Several of Hollywood's biggest names are coming out in support of Julian Schnabel's controversial new film "Miral," with quotes from Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem featured in a new ad for the film in the Los Angeles Times.
Schnabel wades into the ever-simmering Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his new film, "Miral"; based on the semi-autobiographical book by Rula Jebreal, "Miral," a new Weinstein Company release, tells the story of an orphaned Palestinian girl (Freida Pinto of "Slumdog Millionaire") who finds herself thrust into the ethnic and political conflict once she leaves her safe orphanage. A number of Jewish groups have protested against the film, including asking the Un not to show it at a recent screening.
Their sentiment is not shared by a number of other Jewish groups, or by many in both the film and political studies worlds.
“Julian Schnabel’s film is a unique and courageous glimpse into one woman’s painful journey.
Schnabel wades into the ever-simmering Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his new film, "Miral"; based on the semi-autobiographical book by Rula Jebreal, "Miral," a new Weinstein Company release, tells the story of an orphaned Palestinian girl (Freida Pinto of "Slumdog Millionaire") who finds herself thrust into the ethnic and political conflict once she leaves her safe orphanage. A number of Jewish groups have protested against the film, including asking the Un not to show it at a recent screening.
Their sentiment is not shared by a number of other Jewish groups, or by many in both the film and political studies worlds.
“Julian Schnabel’s film is a unique and courageous glimpse into one woman’s painful journey.
- 4/8/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
Miral scribe Rula Jebreal issued a statement on the shooting death of Juliano Mer-Khamis, who was assassinated Monday in the West Bank. Mer-Khamis, son of a Jewish mother and Palestinian father, was gunned down outside the Freedom Theater, the drama center he established within the Palestinian Refugee Camp. Mer-Khamis played a role in Miral, which was directed by Julian Schnabel and which Jebreal adapted from a book that reflected her own experiences. He also starred in Little Drummer Girl opposite Diane Keaton. "To me, Juliano was a true humanitarian and artist, who used theater as a tool to help children in a war zone salve their wounds," she said. "He represented and embodied the possibility of coexistence and forgiveness. Juliano’s vision for peace and justice will live on in his work, and he will continue to be an inspiration for us all." Schnabel gave a lengthy interview to Deadline...
- 4/7/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Sad, sobering news: Israeli actor and peace activist Juliano Mer-Khamis, who played Seikh Saabah in Julian Schnabel and Rula Jebreal's Miral, was shot and killed by a masked gunman Monday. Worse still, the murder took place just outside his "Freedom Theater," a drama and culture center that he set up inside a Palestinian refugee camp. Said a Miral rep, "Rula and Julian were very shocked at this tragic news." [New York Post]...
- 4/6/2011
- Movieline
Director Julian Schnabel and his partner Rula Jebreal have expressed their sadness after Miral actor Juliano Mer-khamis was gunned down in the Northern West Bank on Monday.
The Arab-Israeli star, who was a vocal critic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was shot by a masked gunman in the town of Jenin, close to the drama school and community theatre he ran.
The actor was rushed to a local hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
Schnabel and Jebreal were stunned to learn about the passing of Mer-Khamis, who they worked with on 2010 political movie Miral, and have now spoken of their grief.
A representative for the film tells the New York Post's gossip column Page Six, "Rula and Julian were very shocked at this tragic news."
Miral was directed by Schnabel and based on Jebreal's book of the same name. The film starred Freida Pinto as a conflicted Palestinian girl growing up in Israel.
The Arab-Israeli star, who was a vocal critic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was shot by a masked gunman in the town of Jenin, close to the drama school and community theatre he ran.
The actor was rushed to a local hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
Schnabel and Jebreal were stunned to learn about the passing of Mer-Khamis, who they worked with on 2010 political movie Miral, and have now spoken of their grief.
A representative for the film tells the New York Post's gossip column Page Six, "Rula and Julian were very shocked at this tragic news."
Miral was directed by Schnabel and based on Jebreal's book of the same name. The film starred Freida Pinto as a conflicted Palestinian girl growing up in Israel.
- 4/5/2011
- WENN
Director: Julian Schnabel Writer: Rula Jebreal Cinematographer: Éric Gautier Starring: Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Willem Dafoe, Vanessa Redgrave Studio/Runtime: The Weinstein Company/112 min. There’s nothing wrong with making a film for personal reasons. In fact, I might argue that they should always be made for personal reasons. The best movies, like the best books or paintings or whatever else, are works of passion. Unfortunately, though, while passion can drive you, it can also blind you to truly seeing what you’re creating, which is almost certainly the case with Julian Schnabel’s Miral....
- 3/29/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
We are taught at a certain age that certain topics are up for discussion, some are only to be bandied about with friends, and some are just not to be broached at all. In certain circles in this country and abroad, the topic of what is to be done in the great divide between the Israelis and Palestinians is not even up for discussion, as passions run so deep that an even-handed conversation is nearly impossible.
It helps explain some of the fervor around Miral, the latest from Julian Schnabel, director of the acclaimed 2007 film Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which not only discusses the conflict but does so from a strictly Palestinian point of view. Unfortunately, when you deal with a topic with this much baggage, the film itself can get lost in the excitement. The film’s advertising seems to have no problem bringing this point, as the...
It helps explain some of the fervor around Miral, the latest from Julian Schnabel, director of the acclaimed 2007 film Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which not only discusses the conflict but does so from a strictly Palestinian point of view. Unfortunately, when you deal with a topic with this much baggage, the film itself can get lost in the excitement. The film’s advertising seems to have no problem bringing this point, as the...
- 3/26/2011
- by Mike Anton
- The Film Stage
Weinstein Co. One of five exclusive new posters for the film “Miral”
Julian Schnabel, director of “Miral,” told Speakeasy that despite the potentially controversial nature of the subject matter, which focuses on a Palestinian girl’s coming of age, he wanted his new film to both address and transcend that controversy. “It’s the architecture of seeing and thinking and feeling,” he said in an exclusive interview Monday in Los Angeles, Calif. “And using film the way you read a great book and you think,...
Julian Schnabel, director of “Miral,” told Speakeasy that despite the potentially controversial nature of the subject matter, which focuses on a Palestinian girl’s coming of age, he wanted his new film to both address and transcend that controversy. “It’s the architecture of seeing and thinking and feeling,” he said in an exclusive interview Monday in Los Angeles, Calif. “And using film the way you read a great book and you think,...
- 3/26/2011
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(March 2011)
Directed by: Julian Schnabel
Written by: Rula Jebreal
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Yasmine Al Massri, Ruba Blal, Alexander Siddig, Omar Metwally, Stella Schnabel, Willem Dafoe and Vanessa Redgrave
Misinterpretations of “Miral” as a haphazard biography or didactic political plea are bound to keep Julian Schnabel’s latest film from reaching full and fair appreciation. This gentle, heartfelt story is not so much about Israel’s turbulent political history since its birth in 1948, and it’s not about the subsequent Palestinian struggle for freedom, though both of these form the film’s basis. And, though it follows the interconnected lives of four Palestinian women over four decades, it’s not really a nuanced portrait of any of them either. Rather, Schnabel has made a poem on film — and here is an artist adept at them — dedicated to simple, pure ideas. For ultimately “Miral” is about love,...
(March 2011)
Directed by: Julian Schnabel
Written by: Rula Jebreal
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Yasmine Al Massri, Ruba Blal, Alexander Siddig, Omar Metwally, Stella Schnabel, Willem Dafoe and Vanessa Redgrave
Misinterpretations of “Miral” as a haphazard biography or didactic political plea are bound to keep Julian Schnabel’s latest film from reaching full and fair appreciation. This gentle, heartfelt story is not so much about Israel’s turbulent political history since its birth in 1948, and it’s not about the subsequent Palestinian struggle for freedom, though both of these form the film’s basis. And, though it follows the interconnected lives of four Palestinian women over four decades, it’s not really a nuanced portrait of any of them either. Rather, Schnabel has made a poem on film — and here is an artist adept at them — dedicated to simple, pure ideas. For ultimately “Miral” is about love,...
- 3/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(March 2011)
Directed by: Julian Schnabel
Written by: Rula Jebreal
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Yasmine Al Massri, Ruba Blal, Alexander Siddig, Omar Metwally, Stella Schnabel, Willem Dafoe and Vanessa Redgrave
Misinterpretations of “Miral” as a haphazard biography or didactic political plea are bound to keep Julian Schnabel’s latest film from reaching full and fair appreciation. This gentle, heartfelt story is not so much about Israel’s turbulent political history since its birth in 1948, and it’s not about the subsequent Palestinian struggle for freedom, though both of these form the film’s basis. And, though it follows the interconnected lives of four Palestinian women over four decades, it’s not really a nuanced portrait of any of them either. Rather, Schnabel has made a poem on film — and here is an artist adept at them — dedicated to simple, pure ideas. For ultimately “Miral” is about love,...
(March 2011)
Directed by: Julian Schnabel
Written by: Rula Jebreal
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Yasmine Al Massri, Ruba Blal, Alexander Siddig, Omar Metwally, Stella Schnabel, Willem Dafoe and Vanessa Redgrave
Misinterpretations of “Miral” as a haphazard biography or didactic political plea are bound to keep Julian Schnabel’s latest film from reaching full and fair appreciation. This gentle, heartfelt story is not so much about Israel’s turbulent political history since its birth in 1948, and it’s not about the subsequent Palestinian struggle for freedom, though both of these form the film’s basis. And, though it follows the interconnected lives of four Palestinian women over four decades, it’s not really a nuanced portrait of any of them either. Rather, Schnabel has made a poem on film — and here is an artist adept at them — dedicated to simple, pure ideas. For ultimately “Miral” is about love,...
- 3/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
Cinematical is excited to premiere this brand new poster for the film 'Miral,' directed by Julian Schnabel ('The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'), based on the semi-autobiographical story of Rula Jebreal. The film, which is due out in limited release today, centers on an orphaned Palestinian girl (played by 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto) who finds herself drawn into the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.
Because the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is tricky and controversial no matter how you cover it, -- and also because 'Miral' is told through the lives of Palestinian women --the American Jewish Committee (Ajc) recently protested the film's premiere at the Un claiming its one-sided and portrays Israel in a very negative light. Schnabel, who's Jewish, responded with this statement: "I love the State of Israel. I believe in it, and my film is about preserving it,...
Cinematical is excited to premiere this brand new poster for the film 'Miral,' directed by Julian Schnabel ('The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'), based on the semi-autobiographical story of Rula Jebreal. The film, which is due out in limited release today, centers on an orphaned Palestinian girl (played by 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto) who finds herself drawn into the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.
Because the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is tricky and controversial no matter how you cover it, -- and also because 'Miral' is told through the lives of Palestinian women --the American Jewish Committee (Ajc) recently protested the film's premiere at the Un claiming its one-sided and portrays Israel in a very negative light. Schnabel, who's Jewish, responded with this statement: "I love the State of Israel. I believe in it, and my film is about preserving it,...
- 3/25/2011
- by Erik Davis
- Moviefone
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
Cinematical is excited to premiere this brand new poster for the film 'Miral,' directed by Julian Schnabel ('The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'), based on the semi-autobiographical story of Rula Jebreal. The film, which is due out in limited release today, centers on an orphaned Palestinian girl (played by 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto) who finds herself drawn into the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.
Because the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is tricky and controversial no matter how you cover it, -- and also because 'Miral' is told through the lives of Palestinian women --the American Jewish Committee (Ajc) recently protested the film's premiere at the Un claiming its one-sided and portrays Israel in a very negative light. Schnabel, who's Jewish, responded with this statement: "I love the State of Israel. I believe in it, and my film is about preserving it,...
Cinematical is excited to premiere this brand new poster for the film 'Miral,' directed by Julian Schnabel ('The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'), based on the semi-autobiographical story of Rula Jebreal. The film, which is due out in limited release today, centers on an orphaned Palestinian girl (played by 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto) who finds herself drawn into the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.
Because the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is tricky and controversial no matter how you cover it, -- and also because 'Miral' is told through the lives of Palestinian women --the American Jewish Committee (Ajc) recently protested the film's premiere at the Un claiming its one-sided and portrays Israel in a very negative light. Schnabel, who's Jewish, responded with this statement: "I love the State of Israel. I believe in it, and my film is about preserving it,...
- 3/25/2011
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
World renowned artist Julian Schnabel made the transition to filmmaking look easy. His first movie, “Basquiat,” won a Spirit Award for Jeffrey Wright, with subsequent titles, “Before Night Falls” and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfl,y” also picking up multiple nominations and awards. His latest, “Miral,” is based on the autobiographical novel by journalist Rula Jebreal, a Palestinian raised as an orphan at Dar Al-Tifel Institute in East Jerusalem. The movie drew protests from Jewish groups when it premiered at the United Nations before an audience of diplomats and movie...
- 3/25/2011
- The Wrap
Director Julian Schnabel has issued a public apology after he became embroiled in an argument with his girlfriend ahead of a TV interview on Thursday.
The filmmaker got into a heated exchange with Rula Jebreal backstage at the NBC studios in New York City, where they were due to appear on Morning Joe to promote new movie Miral.
The talk show's staff was said to be "horrified" as the Oscar nominee yelled at the journalist about her hair, insisting it was too curly.
A source tells the New York Post's Page Six, "They were already arguing when they arrived at (the studio). They continued to argue while waiting at the visitors' center, then in the green room and then in the make-up room.
"When they were about to go on air, he seemed really angry about how her hair looked. He thought they had curled it too much... He kept flicking her hair and saying, 'You look like all the other girls.' His behaviour left a lot of people very disturbed and brought one person to tears. She kept asking him to calm down, but then they went off into the corridor yelling loudly at each other."
A spokesperson for the couple has denied "any physical altercation" took place, while a statement from Schnabel and Jebreal reads: "We had an argument in a public setting as couples sometimes do. We sincerely apologise if we made anyone feel uncomfortable."
Schnabel's new hard-hitting movie is based on Palestinian Jebreal's life and was adapted from her 2004 novel of the same name.
The filmmaker got into a heated exchange with Rula Jebreal backstage at the NBC studios in New York City, where they were due to appear on Morning Joe to promote new movie Miral.
The talk show's staff was said to be "horrified" as the Oscar nominee yelled at the journalist about her hair, insisting it was too curly.
A source tells the New York Post's Page Six, "They were already arguing when they arrived at (the studio). They continued to argue while waiting at the visitors' center, then in the green room and then in the make-up room.
"When they were about to go on air, he seemed really angry about how her hair looked. He thought they had curled it too much... He kept flicking her hair and saying, 'You look like all the other girls.' His behaviour left a lot of people very disturbed and brought one person to tears. She kept asking him to calm down, but then they went off into the corridor yelling loudly at each other."
A spokesperson for the couple has denied "any physical altercation" took place, while a statement from Schnabel and Jebreal reads: "We had an argument in a public setting as couples sometimes do. We sincerely apologise if we made anyone feel uncomfortable."
Schnabel's new hard-hitting movie is based on Palestinian Jebreal's life and was adapted from her 2004 novel of the same name.
- 3/25/2011
- WENN
No one expects—or wants—director Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell And The Butterfly) to put his material before himself. But in adapting Miral, a semi-autobiographical novel by Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal, he often seems to be transcribing rather than directing, plodding doggedly through the story’s half-century history lesson. There’s no quarreling with Schnabel’s cast, though, especially the great actress Hiam Abbass (The Syrian Bride) as Hind Husseini, a stately Palestinian woman who opens a school in Jerusalem to take in the orphans of the Deir Yassin massacre. Her emphasis is on nation-building in miniature, creating strong ...
- 3/24/2011
- avclub.com
Javier Bardem had a night out in La yesterday hosting a screening of the Weinstein Company's upcoming release Miral. The film's director, Julian Schnabel, who also lensed The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, was there to smile and pose with his daughter Stella, Javier, as well as the producers Jon Kilik and Yasmine Elmasri. It was a reunion for Javier and Julian, after they worked together on 2000's Before Night Falls. Julian's real-live love, Rula Jebreal, also attended in a white dress. The project is based on Rula's novel about a Palestinian woman involved in the Israeli-Palestine conflict of the same name, and over the course of shooting the pair apparently became an item. The movie's star Freida Pinto wasn't on hand to celebrate at this particular bash, but she traveled the world extensively last Summer with promotional stops at festivals in Toronto and London. View Slideshow ›...
- 3/23/2011
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
From Slumdog Millionaire acclaim, Freida Pinto.s next major big-screen appearance comes as the lead female role in the ground breaking film .Miral. directed by Academy Award Nominated director Julian Schnabel and distributed by Hollywood mogul and cochairman of the Wesinstein Company, Harvey Weinstein. Pinto will be seen working alongside some of Hollywood's most respected actors including Academy Award Winning actress Vanessa Redgrave (Mission Impossible, Blow Up) and two-time Academy Award Nominee Willem Defoe (Spiderman). The film.s story puts Pinto into the challenging role of Miral, based on the autobiographical novel of the same title by Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal. .Miral. emotionally illustrates the plight of a young orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in East Jerusalem who is confronted by the effects of the occupation and the Arab-Israeli war in every corner of her life.The film is absolutely timely in that it comes at a moment when the entire Arab world,...
- 3/23/2011
- Filmicafe
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