By Bessy ADUT At the end of October, Mission Opera presented the West Coast premiere of Girondines, an opera in English with music by Sarah Van Sciver and lyrics by Kirsten C. Kunkle. This two-act show sheds light on the lives and deaths of six beautiful, successful, and talented French Revolution women. Based on their... Continue Reading →
By Bessy Adut Hollywood Turkish Film and Drama Days was a memorable honoring of cultural diversity, creativity, and cinematic excellence and I would like to start with two Turkish productions I had a chance to view during this festival. I would like to share my experience as a Turkish filmmaker, now also a part-time writer/journalist... Continue Reading →
By Bessy ADUT Since I started writing again at Şalom recently, I have been mostly writing mainstream movie reviews. My mainstream journey started with Barbie, Oppenheimer, Golda, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and the Agatha Christie adaptation. Then I asked my boss at Şalom, if I could also write some Independent Movie Reviews. Ivo said,... Continue Reading →
By Bessy ADUT I am excited to write about this movie because when I was growing up I used to be a book worm and Agatha Christie has been one of my favorite authors. I had a period in my life I would read at least one of her books a week; I guess that... Continue Reading →
By Bessy ADUT This was the last and the most fun summer movie of the year and has been a good closing for the summer season. This is a romantic family comedy written by Nia Vardalos as the third sequel to My Big Fat Greek Wedding. It was mostly filmed in Athens, Greece. In this... Continue Reading →
By Bessy ADUT Golda is not a conventional movie, “Golda” spotlights Meir during the roughly three weeks surrounding the Yom Kippur War in October 1973, when the combined forces of Egypt, Syria and Jordan attacked her country during its holiest day. Golda Meir was Israel's first and only female prime minister. As a leader in... Continue Reading →
By Bessy ADUT Thanks to all my readers for your great feedback on my first review, today I am going to talk about a complete contrast film that is Oppenheimer which is a biographical thriller of this summer, released in 2023 and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film chronicles the career of American theoretical physicist... Continue Reading →
By Bessy ADUT As every young girl at my age, I was fond of Barbies when I was growing up and spent many years playing with Barbie dolls. My mom says she used to watch me play with them as if I was making little movies. I would give them roles in my cast, adapt... Continue Reading →
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