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November 15 • 2018

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line that separates legitimate criticism of
Israel from anti-Semitism.
Matthew Heinemann, 54, an
acclaimed and Oscar-nominated doc-
AT THE MOVIES
umentary filmmaker, makes his debut
Opens/starts streaming Nov. 16: The artist
as a feature film director with A Private
and filmmaker Julian Schnabel, 67, is
War. It tells the story of Marie Colvin
the director and co-screen-
(1956-2012), an American
writer of At Eternity’s Gate,
journalist who covered some
a biopic about the final
of the hottest war zones in
days of Vincent Van Gogh.
the world and was almost
French Jewish actor Matheiu
certainly murdered on the
Amalric (Munich), 53, has a
orders of the current Syrian
major supporting role as Dr.
regime. Rosamund Pike stars
Paul Gaudet, a physician who
as Colvin.
treated Van Gogh during the
The Coen brothers’ origi-
artist’s last months. Gaudet
nal film The Ballad of Buster
was a great supporter of
Scruggs will be released on
artists and the Impressionist Julian Schnabel
Netflix on Friday, Nov. 16. Six
movement.
different tales from the Old
Fantastic Beasts: The
West are told. The first story
Crimes of Grindelwald is the
co-stars Tim Blake Nelson,
second film in the Fantastic
54, and David Krumholtz,
Beasts film series. Like the
40. James Franco, 40, stars
first film, Crimes was writ-
in the second story and our
ten by J.K. Rowling (Harry
Canadian landsman, Saul
Potter). The movie begins
Rubinek, 70, stars in the
with the dark wizard Gellert
sixth story.
Grindelwald (Johnny Depp)
escaping captivity. He then
A COUPLE MORE
starts to enlist followers
PITTSBURGH NOTES
Zoe Kravitz
who will help him raise wiz-
On Oct. 29, Jeff Goldblum,
ards, like himself, above all
66, posted to Instagram a
non-magical beings. Will our
photo of a statement he
hero, Newt Scamander (Eddie
handwrote on a plain piece
Redmayne), an introverted
of white paper. It said: “I
British wizard, be able to stop
was born and raised in
Grindelwald again?
Pittsburgh. Near Squirrel
Newt’s allies include Tina
Hill. These events are dev-
and Queenie Goldstein,
astating. And infuriating. I
American “good” wizards
send my love and deepest
(Rowling has hinted they
sympathies to everybody
are Jewish). Dan Fogler,
who’s grieving. What can we
42, plays Jacob Kowalski, a David Krumholt z
do that’s positive, active?
“good” WWI American vet
I just made a gift to HIAS.
who is sweet on Queenie
Perhaps that. And vote. I’m
(again, hints that he is
searching.”
Jewish). Meanwhile, Ezra
I’ve often credited Jewish
Miller, 26, reprises his big
Sports Review magazine
role as bad guy Credence
in this column. It’s the best
Barebone. Also co-starring
source on Jewish athletes,
is Zoe Kravitz, 29. She
including ones from the
plays Leta Lestrange, who
Detroit area, and a labor-
Scamander was sweet on
of-love put together by two
before she betrayed him.
guys. One of those guys is
Jeff Goldblum
I think it’s important to
my friend Shel Wallman. He
note that J.K. Rowling, who
wrote me this week to tell
isn’t Jewish, has been a
me that the mother of one
vocal opponent of the BDS movement
of his long-time subscribers was killed
and, via social media, has taken on those
in the shooting. It’s a small Jewish world
on the British Left who have crossed the
and sometimes a very sad one. ■