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Some critics thought Adam Sandler would at least be a contender for best actor for his performance in "Uncut Gems." (Courtesy A24)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Oscars 2020 nominations: Scarlett Johansson enters elite company, Adam Sandler snubbed

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA January 14, 2020January 14, 2020
Quentin Tarantino at the Golden Globes at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, Jan. 5, 2020. (JTA/Daniele Venturelli/WireImage/Getty Images)
Posted inTV & Film

Top Jewish moments from the Golden Globes: Tarantino’s Hebrew, Haddish’s necklace, Joey King’s dress

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA January 7, 2020January 7, 2020
Clive Owen plays Dovidl as an adult in "Song of Names." (JTA/Sabrina Lantos/Sony Picture Classics)
Posted inTV & Film

Tim Roth and Clive Owen star in ‘Song of Names,’ which melds Holocaust, mystery and music

by Michael Fox December 27, 2019January 6, 2020
A scene from "Prisoners of War." (Screenshot from YouTube)
Posted inTV & Film

Two Israeli shows in top 10 of NY Times’ favorite international series of the decade

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 23, 2019December 30, 2019
Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler in “Uncut Gems.” (Photo/Courtesy A24)
Posted inTV & Film

The 10 best Jewish films of 2019, from Holocaust satire to ‘Fiddler’ documentary

by Michael Fox December 23, 2019
Mel Brooks’ trademark Borscht Belt style came out of his childhood in the Jewish tenements of Brooklyn. (Courtesy HBO)
Posted inSeniors

Mel Brooks tones down the silly in HBO reminiscence

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA December 19, 2019December 18, 2019
Lea Tsemel in the documentary "Advocate."
Posted inFilm

Israeli documentary ‘Advocate’ short-listed for Oscars

by JTA December 17, 2019December 18, 2019
Rebekah, princess of the Sephardic kingdom of Galonia, on a very special Hanukkah episode of "Elena of Avalor."
Posted inHanukkah

A Sephardic girl with a bubbe? Disney blew it with their first Jewish princess.

Adam Eilath by Adam Eilath December 17, 2019December 17, 2019
Rufus Sewell as John Smith, a former U.S. army hero who works for the German Reich after they conquer the U.S. in an alternative fiction of WWII.
Posted inTV & Film

‘Man in the High Castle’ wraps up with a dire warning about rising fascism

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 16, 2019December 17, 2019
Raphael Bob-Waksberg with his book “Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory.” (Courtesy Alfred A. Knopf)
Posted inTV & Film

Two luminous works of art on love and faith to see in the Bay Area this holiday season

Laura Pall by Laura Paull December 12, 2019December 17, 2019

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