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a man (Menashe) and boy walking down the street together, both in traditional hasidic garb
Posted inCulture

Yiddish drama ‘Menashe’ opens lens on Hasidic Brooklyn

by Michael Fox August 9, 2017March 23, 2018
Tayla Solomon and the "Lethal Ladies of BLSYW" in the film "Step." (Photo Courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures. © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation )
Posted inFilm

Ace producer takes another big ‘Step’ for tikkun olam

by Michael Fox August 1, 2017March 23, 2018
Subhi Nahas speaks at the S.F. Jewish Film Festival. (Photo/Pat Mazerra)
Posted inCulture

Syrian-born gay man adds his perspective to S.F. Jewish Film Fest screening

David-Elijah Nahmod by David-Elijah Nahmod July 28, 2017May 26, 2021
looking winded, bobbi jene leans against a wall outside
Posted inArt, Dance, Culture, Film, On Stage, TV & Film

S.F. dancer goes ‘Gaga’ in dynamic documentary

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 26, 2017March 23, 2018
Naomi looks wary in an unadorned apartment with a cool blue-white tint
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Gothic thrills take Israeli film ‘A Quiet Heart’ to dark places

by Michael Fox July 25, 2017March 23, 2018
The Anati brothers, from left, Bubi, Andrea and Emmanuel used Italian food as fuel on their quest for the cave they hid out in during the Holocaust (Photo/JTA-Tamar Tal Anati)
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV, TV & Film

In PBS film, Italian brothers return to cave that saved them during WWII

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman July 24, 2017March 23, 2018
two men in suits talk, one is holding a soccer ball
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Winner takes all in Israeli political mockumentary ‘The 90 Minute War’

by Sue Fishkoff July 21, 2017March 23, 2018
"Not To Change Consecrated Animals (From One Type Of Offering To Another)," from Archie Rand's "The 613" series
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, Music, Poetry, TV & Film, The Weekender

Jazz, poetry, S.F. Jewish Film Fest and other best bets

by Liz Harris July 20, 2017March 23, 2018
an old man with a bandaid on his forehead holds up his hand to block the sunlight
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

Deep memories of an ‘underground’ man in Buenos Aires animate late-in-life saga

by Michael Fox July 20, 2017March 23, 2018
Storyboard artist Harold Michelson is featured in the documentary "Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story."
Posted inArt, Culture, Film, TV & Film

‘Harold and Lillian’ peeks behind the scenes at Hollywood’s unsung Golden Age heroes

by Michael Fox July 19, 2017March 23, 2018

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