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“The Art of Waiting,” an Israeli film about a couple struggling to get pregnant, will screen online as part of the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inTV & Film

Streaming services open up a world of Jewish stories

Brandon Schuster by Brandon Schuster August 26, 2020
Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris in an "SNL" sendup of a 2019 Democratic presidential primary debate.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Yosemite Sam, née Rosenbaum; Maya Rudolph for VP; ‘Dirty Dancing’ dances again; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 18, 2020
"Dispatches from Quarantine" producer Tiffany Woolf (top left) introduces her sons to comic legend Carl Reiner (bottom) on a Zoom call. (Photo/Courtesy Silver Screen Studios)
Posted inUncategorized

Local producer’s quarantine web series includes Carl Reiner’s final interview

by Dan Pine August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
A screenshot from ChaiFlicks, a Jewish-themed streaming platform.
Posted inFilm

ChaiFlicks, the ‘Jewish Netflix,’ launches with 150 movies and TV series

by Stephen Silver and JTA August 12, 2020
Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of "BoJack Horseman" (Photo/Courtesy of Netflix)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Jewish Emmy noms; Rogen stirs the pot; Zelensky endorses Joaquin Phoenix film to save hostages; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 31, 2020August 5, 2020
two older men and one older woman struggle to get the corpse of another older man out of bed
Posted inTV

Move over ‘Shtisel’ — time to give other Israeli TV shows a look

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz July 29, 2020August 2, 2020
Shira Haas, right, and Amit Rahav in “Unorthodox.” (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

Jewish Emmy nominations for 2020: ‘Unorthodox,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Maisel’ and more

by Emily Burack and JTA July 28, 2020
Actor Jeff Goldblum at the 2019 Phoenix Fan Fusion convention.
Posted inColumns

Jeff Goldblum ‘Barks on Broadway’; Notorious RBG won’t give up; a new ‘Brave New World’; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 22, 2020June 4, 2021
a young woman and two young men on a couch
Posted inTV

Will U.S. version of Israeli hit ‘On the Spectrum’ get autism right?

Lior Zaltzman by Lior Zaltzman July 14, 2020July 21, 2020
Winona Ryder dressed in black with a "Stranger Things" sign behind her
Posted inCelebrity Jews

A reckoning for Mel Gibson; a film for the ‘fifth Beatle’; Kushner’s advice for Russell Crowe; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 8, 2020

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