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“An Act of Defiance” is a South African thriller about the Jewish attorney who defended Nelson Mandela during the 1963 Rivonia Trial.
Posted inCulture

2018 East Bay Jewish film festival focus: #StandUp to injustice

by Michael Fox February 23, 2018March 23, 2018
Paul Sorvino (left), Martin Landau and Maria Dizzia in “Abe and Phil’s Last Poker Game”
Posted inCulture

Landau comes up aces in ‘Last Poker Game,’ his final film

by Michael Fox February 7, 2018March 23, 2018
Lars Eidinger (left) in “The Bloom of Yesterday”
Posted inCulture

Berlin and Beyond fest features Holocaust and French resistance films

by J. Staff February 5, 2018March 23, 2018
Paul Sorvino (left) and Martin Landau star in “Abe and Phil’s Last Poker Game”
Posted inCulture

Ten films to see at Jewish Film Institute’s WinterFest

by J. Staff February 1, 2018March 23, 2018
Emily Ratajkowski costars with Spencer Boldman in “Cruise.”
Posted inCulture

New drama ‘Cruise’ is centerpiece of S.F. Independent Film Fest

by J. Staff January 24, 2018March 23, 2018
Adel Karam as Toni (left) and Kamel El Basha as Yasser in “The Insult” (Photo/Courtesy Cohen Media Group)
Posted inCulture

Lebanese director who was arrested for filming in Israel up for an Oscar

by Michael Fox January 23, 2018March 23, 2018
Timothee Chalamet, the Jewish actor up for best actor this year, shown at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 21, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Frazer Harrison-Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Oscar nominations 2018: 5 Jewish takeaways

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman January 23, 2018March 23, 2018
Scene from "116 Cameras"
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The 5 best Jewish films to watch this Oscar season

by Tom Tugend January 21, 2018March 23, 2018
"Coco," directed by Marin resident Lee Unkrich, is up for best animated picture at the Golden Globes.
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The Jewish Golden Globes nominees are…

by Nate Bloom January 3, 2018March 23, 2018
A cache of her father’s old letters spawned Melinda Hess’ documentary "Letter from Cloudcroft." (Screenshot/film trailer)
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Dad’s 1946 letters expose startling secret in ‘Letter from Cloudcroft’

by Rob Gloster December 27, 2017March 23, 2018

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