Israel Horovitz
Writer · 1939 – 2020 · Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
Israel Horovitz (March 31, 1939 – November 9, 2020) was an American playwright, screenwriter and director. In 1979, he co-founded company Gloucester Stage Company, and served as Artistic Director until 2006.
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Movie6.8DramaTV MovieThe man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.
James Dean
2001 · 117 votes
Movie6.4DramaHistoryThe fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Sunshine
1999 · 156 votes
Movie7.1DocumentaryExplores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in the '60s and early '70s. The film highlights some of the finest singer/songwriters of the day.
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013 · 10 votes
Movie5.6TV MovieComedyAn anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.
Subway Stories
1997 · 17 votes
Movie5.9DramaRomanceA college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.
The Strawberry Statement
1970 · 43 votes
Movie5.0ComedyRomanceAdam and Seta fall madly in love after meeting in a Brooklyn laundromat. She suffers from Lupus, he's stuck at home caring for his chronically ill father. Both lie through their teeth to avoid having to reveal they are anything but perfect. Eventually, their deceit unravels and they are faced with a choice: walk away or try to save the relationship. Deciding to give it one last chance, Adam and Seta reveal everything about who they really are despite the fact that they may not love one another once they know the truth.
Love Simple
2009 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaTV MovieSal (Tony Danza) has been the foreman at North Shore Fish, a frozen fish factory, for years. He and Flo (Mercedes Ruehl), the "batter" person on the assembly line, not only were high school sweethearts, but are currently carrying on an affair.
North Shore Fish
1997 · 1 votes
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In the late 1940s in New York's Jewish community, cobbler Feld and his wife try to convince their daughter Miriam to go to college. She is reticent, thinking she can get all the education she needs from the classic novels recommended by Feld's assistant, Sobel. Feld tries to fix Miriam up with neighborhood college boy Max. Sobel is angered and storms out -- does he have feelings for Miriam despite the fact he has worked for Feld for five years without revealing them?