James Mottram
James Mottram is a film journalist and author. He's written several books on film including The Making of Dunkirk, published in the UK by Titan.
Charlie Chaplin: The Silent star who stood up to Hitler
Charlie Chaplin was the first global celebrity — and he used his fame to speak up for Jews
The filmmaker turning a critical eye on Israel
Israeli film director Nadav Lapid has won awards for his movies which, he tells James Mottram, scrutinise the place he calls home
Taking a classic — and making it Jewish
Remaking Ingmar Bergman’s classic Scenes from a Marriage was daunting, says director Hagai Levi
Sex & drugs & Simon Amstell
The man who put Gants Hill on the map tells James Mottram about the joy of magic mushrooms - and his problem with orgies
The mother who denied she was Jewish
Film maker Nick Broomfield has delved into his family background for his latest documentary
Diary of a trailing spouse
When Israeli satirist Eli Ben-David followed his wife's job to Paris he gained a lot of material for a new TV series, he tells James Mottram
A touch of Twin Peaks in Israel
Losing Alice star Ayelet Zurer sees no need for an American remake
Generations of grief
Pieces of a Woman is a devastating film about a birth that ends in tragedy
The man who inspired superheroes
A new Netflix documentary tells the story of the Paralympics, and the Jewish refugee who founded them
Ron Perlman: What Hellboy did next
The actor Ron Perlman is best known for the Hellboy movies, but as he tells James Mottram, he likes all sorts of roles
Jesse Eisenberg:High resistance
"The history of Jewish people is just so endlessly fascinating," the Hollywood star tells the JC. "If you don’t end up exploring it, it would be a surprise."
Interview: more coffee-shop espionage than derring-do as Martin Freeman does Mossad
Actor Martin Freeman speaks to James Mottram about his latest role as an Israeli spy
A study in Scarlett
Scarlett Johansson gets closer to her Jewish family roots as she defies the Nazis in a risk-taking new film, which premiers at the UK Jewish Film Festival
Why Leonard Cohen said ‘So long, Marianne’
Why did the musician drift away from his muse? A new film suggests it was because he wanted Jewish children.
Emma Forrest: 'I'm not a freaky teen any more'
She was a teenage columnist and write her first novel at 21. Now Emma Forrest is in her forties, and her first film an 'un-rom-com' has just been released
Beanie Feldstein: she's more than just Jonah Hill's little sister
The break-out star of Lady Bird stars in the must-see film of the summer: Booksmart, a funny movie about friendship - specifically women's friendships.
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