Will 'Waltz with Bashir' win Israel's first Oscar?The makers of the much-lauded Best Foreign Language Film nominee are in Los Angeles, hoping.

Are Holocaust movies good for the Jews?These films so crowded the end-of-year releases that at one point it seemed that you could only see a Holocaust movie.

Hollywood Jew: Predictable Oscar Picks A round-up of, and comments on, an Oscar guru's choices for top honors.

Drawing a war danceFor years a group of animators and illustrators worked on a unique and extraordinary project.

'Anti-war' film Waltz with Bashir is nothing but a charade The Lebanon war film deserves an Oscar for illustration and animation, but a badge of shame for its message.

Why does Hollywood love the Holocaust?Hollywood's long-simmering romance with one of the greatest tragedies in human history is reaching a fever pitch.

The comic chameleon: Behind the scenes with an Oscars scriptwriter Bruce Vilanch is not going to ruin this year's Oscar surprise, even though he could.

Jew's Muse / It's a big year for Roark and Roarke 2009 is a big year for two unrelated films: 'The Wrestler', up for multiple Oscars and 'The Fountainhead', released 60 years ago.

A winning (and kosher) Oscar bash This time last year, Matt Accarrino was gearing up to throw the most talked-about Oscar party in town.

The curious case of 'Hollywood Jew' I owe it all to Brett Ratner. He was my first.