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Steven Spielberg poses with the awards for best director and best picture for "The Fabelmans" at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 10, 2023.(Photo/JTA-Kevin Mazur-Getty Images)
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Steven Spielberg on ‘Fabelmans’ Golden Globe: My mom is ‘up there kvelling’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 11, 2023
Paul Kaye in "The Offering."
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Do horror and Hasidism mix? A new film says yes

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward January 9, 2023January 9, 2023
David Duchovny as Arnold, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Shelley, Jonah Hill (Writer-Producer) as Ezra, Lauren London as Amira, Eddie Murphy as Akbar, and Nia Long as Fatima in "You People." (Photo/Parrish Lewis-Netflix)
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In Netflix’s ‘You People,’ Jonah Hill is a Jewish guy who finds love with a Farrakhan follower’s daughter

by Andrew Lapin and JTA January 6, 2023January 9, 2023
Inventor Eddy Goldfarb is the subject of "Eddy's World," a documentary  in the 2023 Legacy Film Festival on Aging.
Posted inTV & Film

Legacy Film Festival spotlights ups and downs of elderly Jews

by Liz Harris December 27, 2022December 30, 2022
Saul Bellow on the first edition of "Herzog." (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
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To know what Saul Bellow thinks of cancel culture, read his work (or watch this film)

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 16, 2022
a woman in a sparkly dress sings on stage
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Disney+ doc traces Idina Menzel’s rise, from the bat mitzvah circuit to Broadway

by Stephen Silver and JTA December 12, 2022
Carey Mulligan (left) as Megan Twohey and Zoe Kazan as Jodi Kantor in "She Said." (Photo/JoJo Whilden-Universal Pictures)
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Q&A: Journalist Jodi Kantor, whose Weinstein reporting stars in ‘She Said,’ will speak in Palo Alto

Sarah Rosen by Sarah Rosen and JTA November 22, 2022
Screenshot from the movie: a teenage boy inspects a strip of film under a magnifying glass
Posted inTV & Film

‘The Fabelmans’: Steven Spielberg’s long ride down memory lane is a Jewish boy’s dream movie — literally

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward November 17, 2022November 17, 2022
Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong star as Jewish parents in "Armageddon Time."
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‘Armageddon Time,’ starring Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins, tackles Jewish assimilation and race relations in Reagan’s America

by Andrew Lapin and JTA November 9, 2022
Cate Blanchett plays a conductor role in the new film "Tár." (Photo/Focus Features)
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Inside the surprisingly Jewish world of ‘Tár,’ the new movie about classical music that’s garnering awards buzz

by Andrew Lapin and JTA October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

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