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Gene Wilder (left) and Harrison Ford as a Polish rabbi and an American bank robber in "The Frisco Kid," in which the odd couple travels west to San Francisco together.
Posted inCulture

‘Remembering Gene Wilder’ at S.F. Jewish Film Festival — and how he made my dad laugh

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz July 5, 2023July 5, 2023
Alan Arkin in one of his last major roles co-starring in two seasons of "The Kominsky Method" opposite Michael Douglas. (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inObituaries

Alan Arkin, Jewish actor with uncommon versatility, dies at 89

by Andrew Silow-Carroll June 30, 2023
Stan Lee with racks of Marvel comics in New York, June 15, 1978. (Photo/JTA-Santi Visalli-Getty Images)
Posted inFilm

The real story buried in Disney’s new Stan Lee documentary

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar June 29, 2023June 29, 2023
Dianna Agron stars in "Clock." (Photo/JTA-Hulu)
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‘Clock’: A Hulu horror movie influenced by the post-Holocaust pressure to have children

by Taylor Speyer June 22, 2023June 22, 2023
Jay Rosenblatt and daughter Ella, 17, in 2018 from his film "How Do You Measure A Year?"
Posted inFilm

‘How Do You Measure a Year?’ Oscar-nominated documentary of S.F. girl’s time-lapse childhood comes to HBO

by Dan Pine June 21, 2023June 21, 2023
Cleavon Little (left) and Gene Wilder in "Blazing Saddles."
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S.F. Jewish Film Fest 2023 lineup announced: Gene Wilder, Bella Abzug, ‘Prince of Egypt’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 20, 2023July 5, 2023
Bernie Lumen and his daughter Ember Lumen, characters in the new Pixar film "Elemental."
Posted inCulture

Roasting anti-semitism, getting ‘Elemental’ and celebrating dads

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels June 19, 2023June 20, 2023
Josh Young as Shlomo Carlebach in the 2018 Jerusalem production of "Soul Doctor." A movie version will be screened in theaters on June 13.
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Planned screening of ‘Soul Doctor’ film about Shlomo Carlebach sparks outrage

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 9, 2023June 21, 2023
Shlomi Bertonov, right, as Ben in "Concerned Citizen." (Photo/JTA-Guy Sahaf)
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Israeli drama film ‘Concerned Citizen’ tackles gentrification and race issues in Tel Aviv

Sarah Rosen by Sarah Rosen June 4, 2023June 2, 2023
Family photos of "Before Us" director Hedia Maron and two of her siblings.
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At SF DocFest, secrets from a Jewish mother’s hippie past

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 2, 2023June 7, 2023

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