Film
‘Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles’ is a feast for the eyes
If I had to name the top two things helping me survive the pandemic, I would say my new dog, and watching television — the more escapist, the better.…
Film
Filmmaker Liz Garbus’ latest doc goes ‘all in’ on voter suppression
When star documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus thinks of “tikkun olam,” the Hebrew term for repairing the world, she thinks small — and big, at the same time.…
TV
‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps the 2020 Emmys and makes history
“Schitt’s Creek,” the show co-created by the father-and-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, swept the Emmy Awards on Sunday night. The beloved series won every…
Film
Netflix’s story of famous Israeli spy pales in comparison with ’87 movie
In 1987, I watched the TV movie “The Impossible Spy.” It introduced to the Western world the story of Eli Cohen, the legendary Israeli spy who, in the…
TV
‘Shtisel’ season 3 trailer released, ‘Fauda’ season 4 announced
Fans of Israeli TV, rejoice! The trailer for season 3 of “Shtisel,” the popular Israeli drama about a (complicated) haredi Orthodox family in…
Film
Documentary tells story of forbidden gay military romance
In 1989, one question forever altered the lives of two career military nurses, led to the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and unleashed…
Celebrity Jews
Bar Refaeli sentenced for tax evasion; Daveed Diggs gets (another) TV series; etc.
Oaklander still on the rise The Bay Area’s own Daveed Diggs, who rose to fame in “Hamilton,” will see his feature film “Blindspotting” turned into a TV…
TV
Q&A: In 'Away' Ato Essandoh is Netflix's African-British-Jewish astronaut
Ato Essandoh isn’t Jewish, or British, or an astronaut — but he plays an African-British-Jewish astronaut on TV. In Netflix’s new hit drama “Away,” about…
TV
Jewish journalism gets the British sitcom treatment in ‘Jewish Enquirer’
Take the misanthropic, self-centered protagonist of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” make him 30-something, add a British accent and a job with a London Jewish…