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News ‘As We See It’ features a ‘Jewish heartthrob’ and other actors on the spectrum
On a typical television soundstage, a loud bell alerts the cast and crew that filming is about to begin and they must be quiet. On the set of “As We See It,” a new series streaming on Amazon Prime, Elaine Hall made sure the producers gave the actors warning before the bell rang — and…
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Culture In Season 4, Mrs. Maisel tries to have it all
Miriam “Midge” Maisel has never played by the rules. But she’s back, finally, for Season 4 of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and this time, she’s actively trying to break them all. Midge has been kicked off of the tour that was supposed to make her career and suddenly can’t get a gig anywhere, she’s taken…
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Culture The best (and worst) Jewish ads of the 2022 Super Bowl
While football diehards gnawed their nails as the Rams managed a last-minute victory over the Bengals, those once-a-year watchers had a quite different, but equally suspenseful, experience of Super Bowl LVI. Tuning in for the commercials, casual sports fans wondered which of the night’s two top products was being advertised in each spot: Electric vehicles…
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Culture Are you ready for season four of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel?’
Midge Maisel has come a long way since we first met her in a basement comedy club in Greenwich Village, her picture-perfect marriage and picture-perfect life falling apart in real time. Now she’s gone on tour, done shows in Las Vegas and…her life is still falling apart. But in a new way! The fourth season…
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Culture The 12 best Jewish and Jew-ish TV series of 2021
It’s been a long year – again. The pandemic that kept us locked inside last winter is rearing its ugly head again, people are still protesting vaccines while wearing yellow Stars of David and now, just to make sure we have no small pleasures left, there’s a cream cheese shortage. Thankfully, though, it’s been a…
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Culture Why we have ‘Columbo’ to thank for Steven Spielberg
Editor’s Note: The director Steven Spielberg turns 75 on Dec. 18. To mark that momentous occasion, the Forward is running a series of essays reassessing his films. Read more of our “Spielberg at 75” series here. When Steven Spielberg was just 22, he dropped out of college and inked a multi-year contract to direct television…
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Culture Why ‘Checkout’ may be the Israeli show that we need to see right now
Americans seem to have a growing obsession with shows about Haredi Jews, whether that’s “Shtisel,” “Unorthodox,” or “My Unorthodox Life,” all on Netflix. Meanwhile, Israeli shows such as “Fauda,” which delves into the violence and drama of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Mossad spies and Hamas bombs, have also been hits. But will that same interest…
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Culture When Jews and Mormons swap lives, it’s as awkward as you’d expect
Ava DuVernay is best known for hard-hitting films that take on race in America, whether that’s “Selma,” a historical drama about the M.L.K.-led voting rights march, or “13,” a documentary about mass incarceration. Her newest work, “Home Sweet Home,” grapples with race and diversity as well, but does so more in the mold of the…
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