Bardugo’s witches a Netflix hit It’s been a wild ride for young adult and fantasy author Leigh Bardugo. The 46-year-old Israeli American has seen her fantasy novels, which portray an alternative Europe in which witches from a country very much like Russia pose a threat to a delicate political balance, turned into a Netflix series…
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TV & Film
Shavuot
All-night Shavuot arts festival features local and national talent
“A virtual Jewish Burning Man” is how organizers are describing Dawn, Reboot’s all-night arts and culture festival in honor of Shavuot that will stream on…
TV & Film
Film festival on aging adds to its ‘Legacy’ and goes virtual
Seniors who work for peace and raise their voices against hate and prejudice of all kinds are being featured in the Legacy Film Festival on Aging, said…
Film
The never-ending story of US-led Middle East peace flops
Just as we never tire of the saga of the Titanic, which is doomed to hit the iceberg in perpetuity, so we are drawn to the catastrophe of…
Celebrity Jews
Crystal and Haddish, buddies on screen and off; A girl for Gadot; etc.
Real-life buddies make a buddy film Who knew? Billy Crystal, 73, and Tiffany Haddish, 41, are real-life friends; Crystal even read a Torah portion at…
Film
Jewish nominees (nearly) strike out at Oscars
It was an unusual Academy Awards in several ways. Forced to adapt to social distancing protocols, the ceremony was split into different venues but mostly…
TV
Israeli drama ‘On the Spectrum’ is a portrait of neurodiversity
While you were spending time with the Shtisel family in your Netflix queue, the 10-episode Israeli series “On the Spectrum” arrived on HBO Max in early…
Film
Spielberg launches foundation to fund Jewish documentaries
Steven Spielberg has launched a film foundation called Jewish Story Partners to fund documentaries that “tell stories about a diverse spectrum of Jewish…
Film
Israeli leaders on film: Hopkins, Bergman... and now, Mirren
A mere 43 years after her death, Golda Meir is ready for her close-up. Just a month after it was announced that the Israeli star Shira Haas would portray…