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Michael Chabon at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 2018. (JTA/Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Hammer Museum)
Posted inUncategorized

Michael Chabon adapting ‘Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’ for Showtime miniseries

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016, will appear in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" via unused footage from the previous two Star Wars films.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews of Star Wars; Disney’s Jewish princess; Scarlett Johansson on SNL; etc.

by Nate Bloom December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
(From left) Laura Dern, Noah Baumbach, Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver at the Venice Film Festival for their film "Marriage Story," Aug. 29, 2019. (JTA/Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTV & Film

The Jews go to the Golden Globes, 2020

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA December 9, 2019
Tony Shalhoub with Rachel Brosnahan in season 3 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." (Photo/Amazon Studios)
Posted inTV

How his Lebanese American upbringing helps Tony Shalhoub play a Jewish dad on ‘Mrs. Maisel’

by Emily Burack and JTA December 6, 2019December 6, 2019
From left: Rich Rumelt, the board president of The Workers Circle; Ann Toback, the group's executive director; Seth Rogen; and Mark Rogen at the organization's ceremony in New York City, Dec. 2, 2019. (JTA/Mark Stephen Kornbluth)
Posted inTV & Film

Seth Rogen and father honored for contributions to Jewish and Yiddish culture

by JTA December 3, 2019December 3, 2019
Joe Pesci (left) and Robert De Niro star in Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman." (Netflix)
Posted inFilm

Are the Jewish mobsters referenced in ‘The Irishman’ real?

by Emily Burack and JTA December 3, 2019December 3, 2019
Tzion Baruch as the title character in the Israeli vampire series "Juda." (Screenshot from YouTube)
Posted inTV & Film

S.F. State scholar sinks her teeth into vampires and horror on Israeli TV

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 27, 2019November 27, 2019
Annette Bening plays Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the "The Report." (Amazon Studios/Atsushi Nishijima)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Annette Bening plays Dianne Feinstein; Jewish director takes on Mr. Rogers; etc.

by Nate Bloom November 25, 2019
Still from the film “Sefarad,” about Portuguese Jewish hero Artur Carlos de Barros Basto. (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Community of Portugal)
Posted inFilm

This Portuguese Jewish community couldn’t afford a rabbi. Then it made a $1 million movie, coming to Amazon.

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA November 22, 2019November 25, 2019
Sacha Baron Cohen speaks at the Anti-Defamation League's Never Is Now conference in New York, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Jennifer Liseo-ADL)
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Sacha Baron Cohen calls social media ‘the greatest propaganda machine in history’ at ADL conference

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA November 21, 2019November 22, 2019

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