NATE BLOOM, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 15, 2022
Two big-budget films with a Jewish connection opened last week and are still in theaters: “Ambulance,” an action-thriller, and “Sonic: The Hedgehog 2,” a combination animation and live-action film that is appropriate for “children of all ages.”
Here’s...
NATE BLOOM, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 20, 2022
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the hit Amazon Prime series about a Jewish comedian, finally returns for a fourth, eight-episode season on Feb. 18 after the pandemic long delayed filming. New episodes of “Maisel” were last released in Dec. 2019. ...
NATE BLOOM, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 7, 2022
“Suspicion” is an original eight-episode Apple+ series that begins streaming on Feb. 4. It’s based on “False Flag,” an Israeli series. Uma Thurman plays a businesswoman whose son is kidnapped. If “Suspicion” follows “False Flag,” as...
This story originally appeared on HeyAlma.com
Three things: Roald Dahl, creator of Willy Wonka, was an antisemite (see: “The Witches”). Timothée Chalamet, actor, is Jewish. And Timothée is set to play a young Willy Wonka in a new musical...
NATE BLOOM, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 7, 2021
Sir Anthony Hopkins, 83, just won his (second) best actor Oscar for “The Father.” Next January, he is scheduled to start filming “One Life,” a bio-pic about Sir Nicholas Winton (1909-2015), a British banker who arranged the rescue of 669 Czech...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 23, 2021
The year 1986 was not only a very good year at the movies, it also was a very good year for Jewish talent in the movies. Both the Best Actor and Best Actress awards went to Jewish people on that fateful Oscar night.
Paul Newman took home the coveted...
This article first appeared on Kveller.
Jewish indie rocker Ezra Furman is a trans woman — and has been a mom for years — she revealed on Wednesday.
In a moving Instagram post, the 34-year-old musician briefly explains her journey, her experience...
Alec Baris, Digital Content Manager
• Published April 21, 2021
It’s official: Alfred Molina has confirmed that he will reprise his role as Otto Octavius, or “Doc Oc” in the upcoming third installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man films, according to Variety.
Molina’s role as the villainous...
Gabrielle Hoyt, Hey Alma
• Published April 20, 2021
(Originally published by Alma)
When Barbra-Streisand-as-Fanny-Brice enters the scene of her deflowerment in Funny Girl, she can’t keep her clothes on. Compelled by the throbbing power of vermillion walls, plush curtains, suggestive female statues,...
Jordan Palmer, Director of Digital Communications
• Published April 20, 2021
Jack Black has always been that one actor you hoped was Jewish, wished he was Jewish, and then when you learned that he really was, you couldn't believe he was Jewish.
This week, the 51-year-old actor and musician began trending on Twitter, and we...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 19, 2021
From his early roots in the cult TV show “Freaks and Geeks,” James Franco had the making of a star. Not only is he a deft actor, but he also has a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and two masters of fine art degrees, from Columbia University and...
(JTA) — It’s common practice in Jewish circles to wait until eight days after a baby boy is born before publicly sharing the baby’s name at the time of circumcision.
Josh Kushner and Karlie Kloss, the brother and sister-in-law of Jared Kushner...
