Posted on 04/08/2024 3:46:56 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
The open letter denounced those who wrote in objection to director Jonathan Glazer's moral equivalence between the Jewish State and Hamas
Actors Joaquin Phoenix, Debra Winger, Chloe Fineman and nearly 150 other Jewish Hollywood creatives signed a letter Friday defending filmmaker Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars acceptance speech last month that critics saw as equating Israel with the Nazis and Hamas.
The open letter accused Glazer’s critics of suppressing speech within Hollywood, stating, "The attacks on Glazer also have a silencing effect on our industry, contributing to a broader climate of suppression of free speech and dissent, the very qualities our field should cherish."
According to Hollywood outlet Variety, other signatories of this letter include filmmakers Todd Haynes and Joel Coen, actors Hari Nef and David Cross, as well as IndieWire film critic David Erlich.
The letter declared, "We are Jewish artists, filmmakers, writers and creative professionals who support Jonathan Glazer’s statement from the 2024 Oscars. We were alarmed to see some of our colleagues in the industry mischaracterize and denounce his remarks."
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It appeared to be a direct response to an opposing letter signed by more than 1,000 Jewish Hollywood creatives slamming Glazer’s speech shortly after the March 10 ceremony. That message accused "The Zone of Interest" director of furthering the "growing anti-Jewish hatred around the world."
Glazer made the head-turning speech while accepting the Best International Feature Academy Award for his film following the lives of a Nazi SS commandant and his family as they live next to the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.
In the speech, Glazer appeared to tie the film’s holocaust themes to the Israeli "occupation" of Palestinians, blaming it for the longstanding Middle East "conflict,"
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A hundred and fifty the Nazis missed, huh? That’s too bad.
So critical of an acceptance speech at the Oscar’s is suppressing free speech now
They are saying, "Gas us, please!"
Fucking Hair Lip
If we could only talk ONE Arab nation into accepting Gaza refugees... So far, not a single Arab country will allow such entry.
That is a powerful statement from close neighbors.
Bears repeating!!
Joaquin Phoenix is an incredible actor. They lead with his name for a reason.
He and his brother, Phoenix, came from a family of performance artists who were tied up in a Christian cult and lived in Cuba if I recall correctly.
They fled both. Joaquin watched his brother die of a drug overdose while they were clubbing (in 1993). He’s never fully recovered from the grief. He suffers from severe depression.
He and his wife recently (2020) had a baby and named him Phoenix.
Don’t like his political stance here, but I do appreciate his talent.
Brothers name was River I believe.
You are right. I think I have not had enough sleep. Thanks for the correction. River Phoenix.
Spoiler alert- the high point in that film for me was when he blew Robert DiNiro’s character’s brains out on stage. I surely didn’t see THAT coming….
While there certainly are Jews in Hollywood, I suspect that many identifying as such in the United States are every bit as Jewish as Rachel Dolezal is black.
Add in the multi-million considerations that have to go into such a thing and the whole concept of race becomes very fluid.
He certainly wasn’t good in Napoleon.
Like the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto who selected who went to the camps
“Please don’t hurt me! I’m one of the good Jews! I’m not like those bad Jews over there. In fact, “Booooooooo! Shame on you, bad Jews! I condemn you!” See? I’m harmless. You don’t need to attack me. What’s that? I need to wear this yellow patch? Okay, if you say so.”
— 95% of Jewish celebrities
Haven’t seen that one yet.
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