Bradley Cooper

IDF intelligence, strikes helped US rescue downed pilot, sources tell 'Post'

Throughout the tense 48-hour window, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and US Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper remained in direct contact.

IDF technicians prepare a fighter jet for operational activity, August 24, 2025
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.

US destroyed over 5,000 targets across Iran, including 60 warships, CENTCOM chief says

 A war between Israel and Iran (illustrative)

Israel weighs Iran response scenarios as US pressure mounts - analysis

 LEONARD BERNSTEIN making annotations to a musical score, 1955.

Music in ‘Maestro’ is as versatile as Bernstein - soundtrack review


‘Maestro’ is an overly tasteful biopic 

A film review of 'Maestro, which opened in theaters in Israel on Thursday and is coming to Netflix on December 20.

BRADLEY COOPER and Carey Mulligan in ‘Maestro.’

Classic movies, new TV shows for Israelis to watch in wartime

From Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and American Graffiti to Payback and The Bear, here are movie and TV offerings for Israelis amid the ongoing war.

 BRAD PITT in ‘Inglourious Basterds.’

Many Jews don't care ‘Maestro’ has been plagued by ‘Jewface’ controversy

"Maestro,” a biopic about Leonard Bernstein starring and directed by Bradley Cooper, took heat for months over its non-Jewish star’s use of a prosthetic nose.

 Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein on the set of "Maestro."

Makeup artist apologizes over prosthetic nose worn by Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro’ film

Both Bernstein’s family and the Anti-Defamation League defended Cooper, who also directed the film, and said they did not consider the elongated nose antisemitic.

 BRADLEY COOPER  and Carey Mulligan in ‘Maestro.’

Israeli filmmakers weigh in on the 'Maestro' Jewface debate

CULTURAL AFFAIRS: Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose in his Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro sparked backlash. What do Israeli filmmakers think of the Jewface debate?

 BRADLEY COOPER  and Carey Mulligan in ‘Maestro.’

My Word: Facing the music and stereotypes - comment

The Jewface controversy has grown out of all proportion to the proboscis in question.

 HELEN MIRREN plays the Israeli prime minister in ‘Golda.’

Hollywood must challenge the ‘Jew Face’ stereotype - opinion

No other group would have to silently watch as members from outside their community get to portray inaccurate stereotypes, but for some reason, Jewish people have to take it.

 BRADLEY COOPER poses at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising event held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, in New York City, earlier this year.

Was Bradley Cooper's Leonard Bernstein nose prosthetic insensitive?

Bradley Cooper is playing legendary Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein in an upcoming biopic, but his choice to wear a large prosthetic nose has sparked controversy.

U.S. actor Bradley Cooper arrives to a showing of the feature film A Star Is Born at the San Sebastian Film Festival, Spain, September 29, 2018

Bradley Cooper in prosthetic nose rekindles Jewish representation debate

Bradley Cooper looked utterly unrecognizable in the pictures for Netflix's biopic "Maestro" on the iconic Jewish conductor Leonard Bernstein.

 Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein on the set of "Maestro."

A new Netflix movie on Leonard Bernstein directed by Bradley Cooper

Production will begin early next year

U.S. actor Bradley Cooper arrives to a showing of the feature film A Star Is Born at the San Sebastian Film Festival, Spain, September 29, 2018