Escape from Sobibor: Directed by Jack Gold. With Alan Arkin, Joanna Pacula, Rutger Hauer, Hartmut Becker. German death camp in Sobibor, Poland, killed two hundred fifty thousand Jews. It had the most successful prisoner escape in World War II on October
The current issue of antisemitism gives this one a bit of a contemporary feel, as does the abortion discussion amongst those hiding. At first, we can’t help but wonder if this was for dramatic effect, although the answer becomes quite clear over the end credits. Sophie Nelisse was exceptio...
There is a mysterious man in black, a thief (Raymond Hatton), Shelby Lane fan Zazu Pitts and her hungover dog, Von Seffertitz’s valet Edmund Gwenn, the wife (Soo Yen) of a famous Chinese actor (Richard Loo), who claims the jewel is her family’s property stolen during the Boxer R...
In the kids timeline, Wolfhard delivers stellar brash insults as the wisecracking wonder, hiding his vulnerability behind the biggest of mouths, and he gets the final act’s greatest rallying cry: “Now, I’m going to have to kill this fucking clown!” It’s a mantle effortlessly picked u...
and large indoor theaters all lured movie fans away from the drive-in experience. During the coronavirus pandemic, however, drive-ins saw a resurgence as pop-up outdoor theaters appeared to take the place of indoor ones that were closed, allowing moviegoers to stay outside. But the problems...
… We do not know what is in [Mel Gibson’s] heart. We only know what he has put on the movie screen.” Two years later, the world learned exactly how Gibson felt about Jews when he was arrested for drunk driving. “Fucking Jews,” he said to the arresting officer. “The Jews ...
living within the walls. Knowing he can’t turn her in as doing so would mean his mother would be held accountable for hiding her, with Adolf’s wary approval the boy decides to study this strange Jewish creature instead. But as Jojo and Elsa spend more time together the pintsized Nazi ...
Escape from Sobibor: Directed by Jack Gold. With Alan Arkin, Joanna Pacula, Rutger Hauer, Hartmut Becker. German death camp in Sobibor, Poland, killed two hundred fifty thousand Jews. It had the most successful prisoner escape in World War II on October