In today’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the web, a rabbi weighs in on the Coen Brothers, and Michael Moore gets mixed reviews.
Just in time for Yom Kippur, the New York Times talks to the Coen Brothers about the Jewishness of "A Serious Man." Then they talk to a rabbi about the Coens. The rabbi thinks the guys are prophets. (Photo of Joel and Ethan Coen, below: Focus Features)
They just disagree, again: Jeff Wells thinks "Capitalism: A Love Story" might "break through," based on its opening-weekend boxoffice and the reaction from Jay Leno and an anonymous former Fox broadcaster.