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Anthony Starr as Homelander in "The Boys" Season 3. (Photo/Courtesy Prime Video)
Posted inTV

On ‘The Boys,’ our superhero obsession births a familiar fascist

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward July 20, 2022
Jewish and trans actor Zach Barack voices Barney (right) in “Dead End: Paranormal Park.” (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

How Netflix’s new Jewish protagonist is breaking ground for trans teens

by Eric Schulmiller and Forward July 18, 2022July 28, 2022
(From left) Michelle Uranowitz, Damien Lemon and Sarah Baskin in 'Minyan Duty.'
Posted inCulture

‘Minyan Duty’ short film broaches topic of race … with nothing to say

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 15, 2022July 25, 2022
David Strathairn as Jan Karski in "Remember This," which premieres July 24 as part of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (Photo/Jeff Hutchens)
Posted inCulture

S.F. Jewish Film Fest: David Strathairn delivers ‘tour de force’ performance in austere ‘Remember This’

by Dan Pine July 13, 2022July 25, 2022
close up photo of an Emmy Award
Posted inUncategorized

Julia Garner’s dual nominations and Levinson clan kudos promise a pretty Jewish Emmys

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward July 12, 2022July 13, 2022
Carmel Tanaka meets with Bay Area Jewpanese families participating in her oral history project: (from left) Daniel Raskin, Kayoko Yokoyama, Tanaka, Kristin Eriko Posner and Bryan Posner. (Photo/Courtesy Tanaka)
Posted inFilm

Growing ‘Jewpanese’ identity comes through in new oral history project

by Emma Goss July 12, 2022July 13, 2022
Nina Gordon-Kirsch in front of aqueducts in Antioch, which she passed on July 5, a week into her walk.
Posted inFilm

Jewish ‘water warrior’ walks 200 miles to trace the East Bay’s water source

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene July 11, 2022July 19, 2022
Leonard Bernstein
(Photo/Courtesy Jewish Film Institute)
Posted inCulture

S.F. Jewish Film Fest: How Leonard Bernstein embraced his Jewishness — and changed the world

by Julia M. Klein and Forward July 11, 2022July 26, 2022
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

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