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James Caan stands under casino lights in a scene from the 1974 film "The Gambler." (Photo/JTA-Paramount-Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

James Caan, Jewish movie star known for tough guy roles, dead at 82

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA July 8, 2022July 8, 2022
(From left) Filmmaker Tom Weidlinger films a reenactment scene from his childhood, starring  Tibor Legát as his father and Lőrinc Pap as a 5-year-old Tom. (Photo/Andor Valentiny)
Posted inFilm

‘Restless Hungarian’: Filmmaker Tom Weidlinger’s hunt for his elusive father

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 7, 2022July 25, 2022
Sasson Gabay and Rita Shukrun play a couple who fall under the spell of a charismatic neighbor in "Karaoke."
Posted inFilm

S.F. Jewish Film Festival opening night: Spare and surprising ‘Karaoke’ shows three Israeli stars at their best

by Sue Fishkoff July 5, 2022July 25, 2022
Joey Soloway, creator of the TV series "Transparent," speaks onstage during an Equality California event at in Los Angeles, Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Matt Winkelmeyer/-Getty Images for Equality California)
Posted inCulture

Arts org Reboot is funding Jewish projects with Joey Soloway, Adam Mansbach and other creators

by Andrew Lapin and JTA July 1, 2022
A Hebrew-language ad for Netflix's hit alt-history romance series "Bridgerton."
Posted inOpinion

Where is the Jewish ‘Bridgerton’? We need period pieces where Jews aren’t the victims.

Nesya Lieberman by Nesya Lieberman July 1, 2022July 1, 2022
"My Name Is Andrea," a documentary about feminist writer Andrea Dworkin, will be shown at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inFilm

Bernstein, Dworkin, Ken Burns: San Francisco Jewish film fest lineup teems with cultural icons

by Michael Fox June 28, 2022July 13, 2022
The iconic song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen — seen here with a feline friend — is the subject of a new documentary opening soon in the Bay Area. (Photo/Graeme Mitchell-Redux)
Posted inCultured

Hot Jewish Summer: Yiddish album and ‘Hallelujah’ doc will strike a chord

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 21, 2022June 22, 2022
Cooper Raiff as a bar/bat mitzvah "motivational dancer" in “Cha Cha Real Smooth.” (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Apple)
Posted inCulture

Is ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ the first good bar/bat mitzvah movie?

by Andrew Lapin and JTA June 17, 2022June 17, 2022
The two Annes go head to head. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Adi Eshman)
Posted inFilm

SFJFF: What happens if a Black non-Jewish woman plays Anne Frank?

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward June 10, 2022July 25, 2022
Tom Cruise at a "Top Gun: Maverick" premier at Leicester Square in London, May 19, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Neil Mockford-FilmMagic via Getty Images)
Posted inFilm

Israeli heirs to the ‘Top Gun’ story sue Paramount for copyright infringement

by Madeline Fixler and JTA June 7, 2022

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