2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Jewish nominees, from Daveed Diggs to Doja Cat
by Emily Burack (JTA) — Several Jewish stars are among the nominees for the 2021 NAACP Image Awards, which celebrate Black achievement in movies, television,…
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2021 Golden Globes: All the Jewish nominees, from ‘Mank’ to ‘Borat’ to ‘Unorthodox’
by Emily Burack (JTA) — “Schitt’s Creek” is trying to pick up in the Golden Globes where it left off in the fall with its…
How Pixar’s ‘Soul’ borrows from an ancient Jewish idea
by Rabbi Benjamin Resnick (JTA) — Pixar’s “Soul,” released on Friday on Disney+, is a tender balm of a movie about an aspiring jazz musician…
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Casino’ is 25 years old. Here’s a primer on its Jewish protagonist and Hollywood’s other Jewish gangsters.
By Stephen Silver (JTA) — “Casino,” Martin Scorsese’s examination of the mob’s control of Las Vegas in the 1960s and 70s, debuted in theaters on…
Exciting news at Calgary’s Jewish Film Festival: Upcoming screenings sweep Israeli Academy Awards
(AJNews) – The Israeli Academy Awards were just announced earlier today, and the 2020 Virtual Calgary Jewish Film Festival is thrilled to let you know…