Emmy nominations aplenty In a coup for celebs with a local connection, the husband-and-wife duo of Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Dahvi Waller both have shows vying for Emmys. “BoJack Horseman,” created by Bob-Waksberg, who grew up in Palo Alto, is nominated for outstanding animated program. Waller’s show “Mrs. America” is nominated for outstanding limited series —…
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TV
Move over ‘Shtisel’ — time to give other Israeli TV shows a look
If you’re a big fan of “Shtisel,” you’ve probably seen the photos and videos — in which the secular actors don religious garb and stoke the insatiable…
TV
Jewish Emmy nominations: ‘Unorthodox,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Maisel’ and more
Though much about the 2020 Emmy Awards ceremony is not yet known, one thing is clear: Jewish TV stars are well positioned to clean up. Dozens of Jewish…
Celebrity Jews
Jeff Goldblum ‘Barks on Broadway’; Notorious RBG won’t give up; a new ‘Brave New World’; etc.
Notorious RBG won’t give up Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice, had announced that she has cancer again. The 87-year-old has been undergoing…
First Person
Watching ‘Hamilton’ as an Israeli in America
Every work of art is about symbolism, but “Hamilton” takes this a step beyond. Not content with the symbols of other great Broadway hits — love and…
Film
Jewish Film Institute announces grants for the 'future of Jewish storytelling'
The San Francisco-based Jewish Film Institute has awarded grants that will allow six film projects to be completed and “help inspire and secure the future…
TV
Will U.S. version of Israeli hit ‘On the Spectrum’ get autism right?
“On the Spectrum” may be one of the most critically lauded Israeli shows ever. Sure, “Fauda,” about Israeli undercover operatives, and “Shtisel,” the…
Celebrity Jews
A reckoning for Mel Gibson; a film for the 'fifth Beatle'; etc.
A reckoning for Gibson? Winona Ryder is coming out swinging. She has opened up about the fact that Mel Gibson once asked if the North Bay-raised actress…
Opinion
We simply do not need another ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Hey, did you hear? There is a new “Fiddler on the Roof” movie in the works! (Cue groan.) Listen, it’s nothing personal. The team putting it together…