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Swami Satchidananda giving the opening speech at Woodstock (Photo/Wikimedia-Mark Goff)
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Woodstock turns 50; feminist gangsters; ‘Scary Stories’; etc.

by Nate Bloom August 7, 2019
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Tarantino’s latest; Polanski’s take on Dreyfus Affair; Captain Kirk’s Jewish values

by Nate Bloom July 24, 2019
Mel Brooks plays Melephant Brooks (not pictured) in the fourth Toy Story movie.
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Melephant Brooks, Carl Reineroceros and the other Jews of ‘Toy Story 4’

by Nate Bloom June 24, 2019
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston star in the new Netflix comedy "Murder Mystery."
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Adam Sandler back on Netflix; CJM pops up in romcom; etc.

by Nate Bloom June 13, 2019
David Yazbek has been nominated for a Tony for his original score for “Tootsie,” a musical adaptation of the classic film. Last year, he won a Tony for his score for the “The Band’s Visit,” a musical about the interaction of Egyptians and Israelis that swept the Tony awards in 2018.
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The Jews go to the Tonys, 2019

by Nate Bloom May 24, 2019
Christopher Abbott and George Clooney in Hulu's adaptation of Joseph Heller's Jew-ish WWII satire "Catch-22"
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Josh Gad is a dog; Paul Rudd hosts SNL finale; ‘Catch-22’ comes to TV

by Nate Bloom May 13, 2019May 17, 2019
Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron star in "Long Shot"
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Seth Rogen as First Gentleman; three new Netflix series to check out; etc.

by Nate Bloom May 2, 2019May 2, 2019
Screenshot from the documentary "Ask Dr. Ruth," which is showing at the 2019 San Francisco International Film Festival
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Dr. Ruth documentary comes to SFIFF; big honor for Jewish jazz pianist; and… something about Bob Fosse?

by Nate Bloom April 15, 2019April 16, 2019
Paul Kaye as Thoros of Myr in "Game of Thrones" — Kaye is a Jew, but Thoros is a priest of the Red God.
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The Jews of ‘GoT,’ ‘Shazam!’ and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’

by Nate Bloom April 1, 2019April 1, 2019
The new FX series “What We Do in the Shadows,” is based on a 2014 film of the same name co-directed and co-written by Taika Waititi, who also appears in the series (left).
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Daveed Diggs takes a ride with Steph Curry; Jews and vampires; etc.

by Nate Bloom March 19, 2019March 19, 2019

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