J. Hoberman
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Department: Acting
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Waiting for Ishtar
Overview: A conversation about guilty pleasures turns into one man's quest to find others on a library waiting list, while simultaneously examining the fate of the famous Hollywood bomb Ishtar (1987).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-14
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Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
Overview: This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major movie moguls who controlled the studios shared. Through clips of various films, the filmmakers illustrate the dominant themes like that of the outsider, the outspoken American patriotism, and rooting for the underdog in society.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-22
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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Overview: Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler on which "Fail-Safe" is based, along with the pervasiveness of nuclear paranoia in films of the sixties.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-28
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Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
Overview: Documentary profile of legendary dance choreographer Busby Berkeley.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-28
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse
Overview: Explores the life and career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman including the creation and ground-breaking impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel MAUS.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-02-21
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