Sandy Chertok is always on the look out for the best in Jewish entertainment. In the past she’s found: The Top Jewish Comedies, best Jewish musicals, The best scifi films. Now she’s looking beyond these categories. Here’s a list of her top picks in other categories- the individual reviews will come shortly.
Dramas (non-Holocaust)
- The Chosen (I gave you this review)
- School Ties (I gave you this review)
- Governess
- A Walk on the Moon
- Unstrung Heroes
- Chariots of Fire
- Boiler Room
- Twilight of the Golds
- A Stranger Among Us
- A Price About Rubies
- Enemies: A Love Story
- Stolen Summer
- Avalon
- Liberty Heights
- Sunshine
- Hester Street
- Reds
- Deference
- The Quarrel
Holocaust Theme Movies
- Sophie’s Choice
- Life is Beautiful
- The Pianist
- Jacob the Liar
- Schindler’s List
- Apt Pupil
- Music Box
- Seventh Cross
- Diary of Anne Frank
- Hiding Place
- Holocaust
- Shoah
- Yossi and Jagger
- Never Forget
- Good Evening Mr. Wallenberg
- Europa Europa
- Last Days
- Escape from Sobibar
- Devil’s Arithmetic
Holocaust Theme TV Movies
- Anne Frank
- The Wall
- War and Rememberance
- Uprising
- Miss Rose White
- Varian’s War
Historic Films
- Judgement at Nuremberg
- Enemy at the Gates
- Exodus
- Raid on Entebe
- A Woman Called Golda
Documentaries
- Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
- Paper Clips
- Trembling Before G-d
Biblical Films
- Ten Commandements
- King David
- Prince of Egypt
Sandy Chertok currently has two short films, which she produced and wrote, circulating on the film festival circuit - the coming of age drama "It's All Relative" and the action packed "Winter Solstice." Besides production, Sandy has received numerous accolades for her writing including: finalist in the Chesterfield Writer's Project Fellowship, finalist in the NBC sponsored Writer's Foundation America's Best Original Sitcom Competition for her pilot "For Pete's Sake," and quarterfinalists in the Cinestory and Austin Film Festival's Screenplay Competitions. She received her BFA with honors from New York University. Sandy is currently developing the feature film 'Babyon Knights' which already has a number of attachments to it. For more information, you can contact Sandy at cinemaprods@yahoo.com
Latest posts by Sandy Chertok (see all)
- Lebanon – A Film Review - August 1, 2010
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