by Jordan Young | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Three years ago at a film festival in Pordenone, Italy, Serge Bromberg of Lobster Films delighted me with the news he was restoring “The Dybbuk” (1937), arguably the greatest Yiddish film ever made. It’s been a long wait but worth every minute; Serge has topped...
by Jordan Young | Nov 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Outside the Law” (1921) may not one of the better known collaborations between Lon Chaney Sr. and director Tod Browning, but thanks to Kino Lorber—which has one of the more robust catalogs of vintage films today—it looks better than ever on their new Blu-ray and DVD...
by Jordan Young | Oct 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
The 24th Street Theatre is celebrating Dia de los Muertos online, Monday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. PST. Special guests at the virtual festival will include Aztec dance troupe Huitzilopochtli, ballet folklórico Sol de Fuego, and Emmy-winning actor Edward James Olmos. The...
by Jordan Young | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
The city’s in turmoil, crowds are rioting in the streets, people are starving, and the stock market’s on the brink of collapse. Sound familiar? Instead of one political party or another being blamed, however, “the Jews are responsible for our misery.” If this sounds...
by Jordan Young | Aug 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Oh goody, an alternate timeline, hip-hop fantasy riff on “Peter Pan.” I think I’ll pass on Dance with Films this year. Instead, I recommend a subscription to Film Movement Plus, a streaming service that virtually promises never a dull moment. The site is particularly...
by Jordan Young | Jul 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Is the pandemic the death of theatre as we know it? It’s a question being asked ‘round the world. Few are willing to dip their toes in the waters of online theatre while the conundrum is being debated. Yes, the medium is problematic in myriad ways. And no, it’s not...
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