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the bagel report logo shows the hosts of the podcast illustrated as bagels, with a Hollywood-style sign behind them that says "The Bagel Report"
Posted inCulture

‘Hunters,’ Amazon’s Nazi-hunting romp, is back for season 2

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels January 20, 2023January 31, 2023
the bagel report logo shows the hosts of the podcast illustrated as bagels, with a Hollywood-style sign behind them that says "The Bagel Report"
Posted inTV & Film

Introducing J.’s first podcast, ‘The Bagel Report’

by J. Staff January 17, 2023January 18, 2023
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)
Posted inFilm

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."
Posted inFilm

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)
Posted inFilm

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)
Posted inBooks

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
Posted inFilm

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

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