PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
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By PJ Grisar
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Film & TV Judd Apatow on why Mel Brooks’ influence ‘will last as long as our jokes’
Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, directors of the new HBO documentary on Brooks, talk about his legacy of laughter
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Film & TV In a stylish mystery, Jodie Foster releases the dybbuk of French Jewish identity
‘A Private Life’ gets at the heart of a demon France has yet to fully exorcise
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Film & TV Charles Grodin was a curmudgeon with a gooey center
A new documentary shows how the late actor used his celebrity for good
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Looking Forward Emma Goldman, superstar? The Jewish anarchist has a surprising role to play in American musical theater
Goldman turns up a lot in musicals — what would she think of that?
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Culture 2025’s Jewish highlights — from ‘Marty Supreme’ to Max Fried’s menschy move
It was a whirlwind year, for Jews and the world
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Culture 26 conceivably believable pop culture predictions for 2026
Will Trump have a ballroom schvitz? Will Timmy keep his mustache? Can a Labubu defend the Jewish people?
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Film & TV King David gets the kiddie treatment
The animated film ‘David’ flattens one of the Bible’s most vivid characters
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Film & TV Rob Reiner asked the big questions. His death leaves us searching for answers.
The director and humanist was singularly inquisitive
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