Shorts: The Arts

Spielberg's 1972 Olympics saga titled 'Munich'

los angeles (jps) | Steven Spielberg's next film finally has a title: "Munich."

DreamWorks and Universal, which are co-financing the film, announced the name this week for the long-untitled thriller, which centers on the aftermath of the killings of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.

Eric Bana ("Troy") stars as a Mossad agent who leads a secret Israeli squad assigned to assassinate 11 Palestinians suspected of planning the killings. "Munich" co-stars Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig and Mathieu Kassovitz.

The film is due out Dec. 23.

Spielberg's "War of the Worlds," released in late June, recently passed the $200 million mark at the box office.




Internet gets bilingual Jewish radio

miami | Jewish World Radio has created the first English and Spanish Internet radio station. The station broadcasts Jewish music, news and Torah teachings in English and Spanish through the Internet 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The project, based in Orlando, can be accessed at www.JewishWorldRadio.com.

Jewish World Radio started a year ago transmitting educational and entertainment material aimed at the descendents of the Jews who became Christians during the Spanish Inquisition.