Billy Elliot

The Reader is a Surprising Film: Nazis Can Be Sympathetic, Though Not Forgiven

Michael Russnow | Posted 12.17.2008 | Entertainment

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Michael Russnow

On the whole David Hare has written a fascinating and engrossing script, and Director Stephen Daldry has given us a taut and emotional filmmaking achievement.

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Defiance is Not Just Another Holocaust Movie: Jews Can Be Tough Guys, Too

Michael Russnow | Posted 12.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Jews, Mia Wasikowska, Liev Schreiber, Russnow, Edward Zwick, Billy Elliot, The Bielski Partisans, Holocaust, Clayton Frohman, Exodus, Movies, Defiance, George MacKay, Ari Ben Canaan, Russian Partisans, Nechama Tec, Belarus, Bielski Family, Michael Russnow, Israel, Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Masada, Belarussia, Ghettos, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

It is extraordinarily moving in ways that surprise us and reassure us even as some of our favorites are slain and we wonder whether everything they're doing is all for naught.

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Stage Door: Billy Elliott, The Footage

Fern Siegel | Posted 11.21.2008 | Entertainment

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Fern Siegel

The Footage, now playing at the Flea Theater, will leave you mad -- at how manipulative people can be with technology.

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Elton John Celebrates His "Billy Elliot" Opening

AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 11.14.2008 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK — Elton John still can't believe he's a Broadway hitmaker. The 61-year-old musician marveled at his success Thursday night at the open...

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