‘Double Indemnity’: Billy Wilder’s film noir masterpiece
Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, What Matters Now and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel’s features.Jordan Hoffman, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle, is The Times of Israel’s long-time film reviewer and the co-host of The Reel Schmooze.Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use.We have two Jangles this week. Borschel-Dan explains how Boy George released a reggae-inspired track titled, “Od Nirkod” in Hebrew, “We Will Dance Again,” on his social media accounts on Monday. The duo chews this over.Hoffman is still jazzed from a Phish show he had seen the previous night. He brings us a fascinating and statistically rare sound sample.The main feature this week is Billy Wilder’s 1944…
The Reel Schmooze, a podcast from The Times of Israel, recently featured a discussion of Billy Wilder’s 1944 film noir classic, “Double Indemnity.” Film reviewer Jordan Hoffman highlighted the movie as a masterpiece of the genre, noting Wilder's Jewish heritage and the film's exploration of "the banality of evil" set in 1938, a period when Wilder's family was being persecuted in Nazi Europe. The episode also touched on Boy George's new Hebrew song, “Od Nirkod” ("We Will Dance Again"), and included a segment on a high-casualty incident in Arad and Dimona, emphasizing community resilience.
© All rights to the original article belong to the source. Din Online shows a headline, an excerpt and a link only. The objectivity rating is computed automatically and is an estimate only.
Discussion
No comments yet — be the first to comment.