Szmuel Gelbfisz. Lazar Meir. Hirsz Mojżesz Wonsal. Or as you know their instantly recognizable Americanized surnames as ones of the ment who built Hollywood: Samuel Goldwyn. Louis B. Mayer. Harry Warner. Hollywood was created by Jews who strove to fit into a non-Jewish-shaped box. Jews who wanted to un-Jew. Frankly, who could blame them? The United States was not overly friendly to Jews and un-Jewing was what you needed to do to get by. The trouble is that Hollywood is still stuck in their shadows and it’s a dangerous pattern to keep repeating.
The history of the Hollywood studios easily explains how we started down this road. The fantasy of the American Dream was upheld by Jews who held onto America for survival. The idealized world, the mythos that became “Hollywood,” was literally invented by people whose upbringing was defined by America — and what the “American Dream” had to...
The history of the Hollywood studios easily explains how we started down this road. The fantasy of the American Dream was upheld by Jews who held onto America for survival. The idealized world, the mythos that became “Hollywood,” was literally invented by people whose upbringing was defined by America — and what the “American Dream” had to...
- 10/18/2023
- by Archie Gottesman
- Variety Film + TV
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“We’d rather march to hear Willkie on national unity than be marched into a concentration camp,” Harry Warner firmly stated in the summer of 1941. The mogul was responding to criticism for his encouraging studio employees to attend a rally at the Hollywood Bowl featuring 1940 Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie, a strong advocate for U.S. intervention in World War II. That same summer, a competing rally was held at the Hollywood Bowl on behalf of the America First movement. The keynote speaker was famed aviator and eugenics enthusiast Charles Lindbergh. The same aviator who, at an America First rally in Des Moines on Sept. 11, 1941, argued that one of the biggest threats to the United States was the Jewish-controlled media. Lindbergh’s hate-fueled rhetoric is covered at length in the new PBS docuseries, The U.S. and the Holocaust, produced by Ken Burns,...
“We’d rather march to hear Willkie on national unity than be marched into a concentration camp,” Harry Warner firmly stated in the summer of 1941. The mogul was responding to criticism for his encouraging studio employees to attend a rally at the Hollywood Bowl featuring 1940 Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie, a strong advocate for U.S. intervention in World War II. That same summer, a competing rally was held at the Hollywood Bowl on behalf of the America First movement. The keynote speaker was famed aviator and eugenics enthusiast Charles Lindbergh. The same aviator who, at an America First rally in Des Moines on Sept. 11, 1941, argued that one of the biggest threats to the United States was the Jewish-controlled media. Lindbergh’s hate-fueled rhetoric is covered at length in the new PBS docuseries, The U.S. and the Holocaust, produced by Ken Burns,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Chris Yogerst
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the wake of the Season 2 finale of the Paramount Network’s hit show “Yellowstone”, we’re already starting to miss it. So, what will we miss the most about it? Well, there are two for sure. Who won’t miss the amazing Kevin Costner as John Dutton? He’s way up there among the best actors of all time! And, how about Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler? Ok, he comes from a pretty royal Hollywood film biz family since he’s the son of the great actor, Wings Hauser, and the great-grandson of Harry M. Warner (Warner Bros.) but he’s demonstrated that he’s
What We’ll Miss Most About the Show Yellowstone...
What We’ll Miss Most About the Show Yellowstone...
- 9/3/2019
- by Gale Robinson
- TVovermind.com
In October 2009, Kater Gordon’s writing career came to a sudden end. In the space of a year, she went from Matt Weiner’s personal assistant on “Mad Men” to his Emmy-winning co-writer of the season finale. Then, less than a month after standing next to Weiner on the Nokia Theatre stage, she was fired. Or, as a show insider put it: “Matt has reluctantly decided that their relationship has reached its full potential.” That awkward rationale highlighted the “Mad Men” narrative: It was Weiner’s show, and his whims were law.
“Mad Men” continued for six more critically lauded seasons as Gordon faded from the news cycle and from the industry. Now imagine that story in 2017, with Gordon coming forward with her sexual harassment accusations against Weiner. Her story would have legs; he would be forced to deal with the charges, Peak TV be damned. All of which suggests...
“Mad Men” continued for six more critically lauded seasons as Gordon faded from the news cycle and from the industry. Now imagine that story in 2017, with Gordon coming forward with her sexual harassment accusations against Weiner. Her story would have legs; he would be forced to deal with the charges, Peak TV be damned. All of which suggests...
- 11/29/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Warner Bros.
The online age has created a hotbed of fan fiction and theories for almost every fandom imaginable. And in this realm, few franchises have as much written about them as J.K. Rowling’s beloved Harry Potter series.
The English author’s wizarding world has inspired an endless supply of fan theorising, to the point that the public interest in the franchise has long outlasted the lengthy series of books and films. The 7-book/8-film story may be over, but the fans have never let Harry and his pals slip into obscurity.
Instead, they’ve come up with some truly impressive fan theories. Alternate readings of Rowling’s texts have thrown up some imaginative ideas, which can really change your perceptions of characters, events and stories that you thought you knew.
The best Harry Potter fan theories are often the most barmy ones, too. The more off-the-wall the idea,...
The online age has created a hotbed of fan fiction and theories for almost every fandom imaginable. And in this realm, few franchises have as much written about them as J.K. Rowling’s beloved Harry Potter series.
The English author’s wizarding world has inspired an endless supply of fan theorising, to the point that the public interest in the franchise has long outlasted the lengthy series of books and films. The 7-book/8-film story may be over, but the fans have never let Harry and his pals slip into obscurity.
Instead, they’ve come up with some truly impressive fan theories. Alternate readings of Rowling’s texts have thrown up some imaginative ideas, which can really change your perceptions of characters, events and stories that you thought you knew.
The best Harry Potter fan theories are often the most barmy ones, too. The more off-the-wall the idea,...
- 12/5/2015
- by Rob Leane
- Obsessed with Film
Whether you think of Warner Bros. as the studio that gave you talking pictures, Bugs Bunny, Bogart, or Batman, you have to acknowledge the studio's place at the forefront of Hollywood history. Indeed, it'll be hard to avoid acknowledging it this year, as the studio will be spending 2013 celebrating its 90th birthday. The celebration kicks off with the release of two massive boxed sets of 50-plus discs each, both entitled the "Best of Warner Bros." -- a 100-film set of DVDs and a 50-film set of Blu-rays. Both sets encompass the studio's milestones of the entire sound film era, which Warners itself kicked off in 1927 with the release of "The Jazz Singer." (The sets go all the way up to the 2010 classic-to-be "Inception.") As familiar as these movies are, there's still plenty you may not know about the legendary movie studio, from who the actual Warner Brothers were, to the stars the studio minted,...
- 1/28/2013
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Hollywood classic Casablanca could get a belated sequel. Cass Warner, the granddaughter of Warner Bros co-found Harry Warner, has unearthed a sequel treatment written by one of the three original Casablanca screenwriters Howard Koch. According to the New York Post, Warner is hoping to produce a sequel with studio Warner Bros. Titled Return to Casablanca, Koch's script treatment sees Ilsa and Victor Laszlo (originally played by Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid) searching for Rick Blaine after he joins Free French troops opposing the Nazis in North Africa. Ilsa's son, whose father is Rick, is in his twenties and takes centre stage in the proposed movie. "For whatever reason [Warner Bros] couldn't justify taking interest in it until it was packaged (more)...
- 11/6/2012
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Here's looking at you, Cass Warner! Making stomachs churn everywhere, the granddaughter of Warner Brothers co-founder Harry Warner is looking to make a sequel to "Casablanca" a whopping 70 years after its original release.
The classing movie staring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman is the winner of three Oscars, not to mention the award for best screenplay Ever by the Writers Guild of America.
In the past there have been several attempts at remaking the classic, including "Brazzaville," two failed TV series and "Passage to Marseilles." According to the New York Post, the script being considered now is by "Casablanca" contributor, Howard Koch and was written more than 30 years ago.
The script, titled "Return to Casablanca," takes place 20 years after the original.
"After leaving Casablanca for America, Ilsa learned she was pregnant," Koch wrote in a synopsis. "She gave birth to a boy who grew up in America. The real father of the boy,...
The classing movie staring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman is the winner of three Oscars, not to mention the award for best screenplay Ever by the Writers Guild of America.
In the past there have been several attempts at remaking the classic, including "Brazzaville," two failed TV series and "Passage to Marseilles." According to the New York Post, the script being considered now is by "Casablanca" contributor, Howard Koch and was written more than 30 years ago.
The script, titled "Return to Casablanca," takes place 20 years after the original.
"After leaving Casablanca for America, Ilsa learned she was pregnant," Koch wrote in a synopsis. "She gave birth to a boy who grew up in America. The real father of the boy,...
- 11/5/2012
- by Caitlin Beck
- NextMovie
There have been some ridiculously bad ideas swirling around the Hollywood studio systems over the years. I mean, ideas that are so mind-numbingly putrid you begin to question the sanity of whoever came up with them. None are quite as preposterous as this. In an in-depth article penned by New York Post film critic Lou Lumenick about various attempts to extend the classic story of Casablanca, it.s suggested that Cass Warner . granddaughter of Warner Bros. co-founder Harry Warner, would be open to a possible sequel that.s based on an old treatment credited to Howard Koch, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of the original film. The treatment, cooked up by Koch decades ago, would resume the action 20 years after Rick and Ilsa.s famous goodbye. .Here.s looking at you, kid,. Rick (Humphrey Bogart) proclaims to the love of his love (played by Ingrdi Bergman). Well, in Koch.s Return to...
- 11/5/2012
- cinemablend.com
In one of cinema’s iconic moments, at the end of Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart’s Rick Blaine says, “Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Well, the famously open-ended conclusion may not have been a conclusion at all. One of the film’s Oscar-winning screenwriters, Howard Koch, penned a treatment for a sequel more than 30 years ago; Cass Warner, granddaughter of Warner Bros. co-founder Harry Warner, wants to realize that vision, the New York Post reports
“It was just gold,” Warner tells EW of discovering the 1980 treatment at Koch’s home in Woodstock, NY. “When he...
“It was just gold,” Warner tells EW of discovering the 1980 treatment at Koch’s home in Woodstock, NY. “When he...
- 11/5/2012
- by Josh Stillman
- EW - Inside Movies
Seventy years ago this month, Warner Bros. released "Casablanca." Now, there is talk of making a sequel to the iconic film.
For movie buffs and film neophytes alike, "Casablanca" is a must-see. The 1942 classic, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman has three Oscars, a spot in the United States National Film Registry, and was awarded the best screenplay ever written by the Writers Guild of America. With "Here's looking at you, kid," "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine," and "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship," it has also given us some of the most famous quotes.
New York Post is reporting that Cass Warner, the granddaughter of Warner Bros. co-founder Harry Warner, is looking to make a sequel to "Casablanca."
Warner took a screenwriting class with "Casablanca" contributor Howard Koch in 1988 and she is now...
For movie buffs and film neophytes alike, "Casablanca" is a must-see. The 1942 classic, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman has three Oscars, a spot in the United States National Film Registry, and was awarded the best screenplay ever written by the Writers Guild of America. With "Here's looking at you, kid," "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine," and "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship," it has also given us some of the most famous quotes.
New York Post is reporting that Cass Warner, the granddaughter of Warner Bros. co-founder Harry Warner, is looking to make a sequel to "Casablanca."
Warner took a screenwriting class with "Casablanca" contributor Howard Koch in 1988 and she is now...
- 11/4/2012
- by Madeline Boardman
- Huffington Post
This article first appeared in the June 8 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. There are a number of synagogues central to Jewish life at the loftiest reaches of the entertainment business -- Temple Israel, Leo Baeck and Stephen S. Wise among them -- but none has been as prominent for as long as Wilshire Boulevard Temple. It opened in 1929 at what was then the western edge of Los Angeles (now known as Koreatown) with key financial support from film titans Irving Thalberg, Carl Laemmle, Louis B. Mayer and brothers Jack and Harry Warner. These days, the congregation’s services are still so
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- 5/30/2012
- by Gary Baum
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A new movie featuring interviews with the late Dennis Hopper will give fans a glimpse into the movie icon's long battle with drug addiction.
Hopper: In His Own Words has been made by Cass Warner Sperling, granddaughter of Warner Bros. co-founder Harry M. Warner, and includes interviews with the Easy Rider legend before his death in 2010.
In the film, Hopper opens up about the substance abuse issues which blighted his career in the 1970s and 1980s, talking about his stint in rehab and the powerful medication he was given which made him feel paranoid and suicidal.
Warner Sperling tells Deadline.com, "When I interviewed him... he told all of these magnificent stories of his career, including how he went through these situations with drugs and how he confronted his demons and decided to not only survive but carry on with his art form.
"He turned himself in for rehab and was given an antidote to get off it (the drugs). It was a strong drug that made his hands shake and left him unable to speak. He convinced someone to get him out of there and as he was driving home, he told that person he was going to kill himself, because he couldn't even light a cigarette."...
Hopper: In His Own Words has been made by Cass Warner Sperling, granddaughter of Warner Bros. co-founder Harry M. Warner, and includes interviews with the Easy Rider legend before his death in 2010.
In the film, Hopper opens up about the substance abuse issues which blighted his career in the 1970s and 1980s, talking about his stint in rehab and the powerful medication he was given which made him feel paranoid and suicidal.
Warner Sperling tells Deadline.com, "When I interviewed him... he told all of these magnificent stories of his career, including how he went through these situations with drugs and how he confronted his demons and decided to not only survive but carry on with his art form.
"He turned himself in for rehab and was given an antidote to get off it (the drugs). It was a strong drug that made his hands shake and left him unable to speak. He convinced someone to get him out of there and as he was driving home, he told that person he was going to kill himself, because he couldn't even light a cigarette."...
- 5/17/2012
- WENN
Cass Warner Sperling, the granddaughter of Warner Bros co-founder Harry M. Warner, has completed the feature documentary Hopper: In His Own Words. Well, actually she needs some finishing funds, but it is almost done and ready to be shopped for feature or TV. The film is mostly comprised of a long interview she did with Hopper for The Brothers Warner, a documentary she directed about the family business. “When I interviewed him he hadn’t been on the lot since the 50s, but he told all of these magnificent stories of his career, including how he went through these situations with drugs and how he confronted his demons and decided to not only survive but carry on with his art form,” Warner Sperling said. “He turned himself in for rehab and was given an antidote to get off it. It was a strong drug that made his hands shake and left him unable to speak.
- 5/16/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Exclusive: Janklow & Nesbit Associates is opening its first Los Angeles office and has also ended a policy of not doing business with Wme and ICM because they too have publishing departments. The literary agency will continue to work with Hollywood-based co-agents to sell the high volume of books it generates for movies, TV and digital. But the expansion is designed to extend its reach and be more proactive in promoting author back lists and new books in those ancillary areas. Hollywood vets Carlo Martinelli and Amanda Schweitzer will head the Los Angeles office. The agency is headquartered in New York and has an outpost in London. The expansion effort is being spearheaded by senior partner Luke Janklow, who has a bit of Hollywood in him as the great grandson of Harry M. Warner, and a graduate of the film program at Wesleyan. Janklow tells me that while the agency steered...
- 3/7/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
HollywoodNews.com: The founders of the now infamous Academy were a motley crew as individuals, but when they first converged in Hollywood, then just a small town with dirt roads, sparks flew and fueled a common dream: to bring artistic validity to their beloved new medium.
Today, movies are so ingrained in our culture it is hard to imagine a time when former cowpunchers, prospectors, vaudevillians, even junk dealers made up the rules as they went along. Prohibition and the Great Depression were keeping everyone on edge, and the business was rife with murders and drug scandals. Something had to happen. And so on January 11th, 1927, thirty-six members of Hollywood’s elite and not-so-elite came together at the behest of MGM chief Louis B. Mayer. From Cecil B. DeMille to Mary Pickford, Harry M. Warner, who owned a bike shop before launching the revolutionary “talkie” The Jazz Singer, even Joseph M.
Today, movies are so ingrained in our culture it is hard to imagine a time when former cowpunchers, prospectors, vaudevillians, even junk dealers made up the rules as they went along. Prohibition and the Great Depression were keeping everyone on edge, and the business was rife with murders and drug scandals. Something had to happen. And so on January 11th, 1927, thirty-six members of Hollywood’s elite and not-so-elite came together at the behest of MGM chief Louis B. Mayer. From Cecil B. DeMille to Mary Pickford, Harry M. Warner, who owned a bike shop before launching the revolutionary “talkie” The Jazz Singer, even Joseph M.
- 2/11/2012
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
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