‘Floaters’ Brings the Joy and Heart of Jewish Summer Camp to the Big Screen
Ryan Torok
July 8, 2026
“The Floaters” opens at Laemmle locations in West L.A. and Encino on July 17.
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Film
Mel Brooks Turns 100, AFI Bumps ‘Blazing Saddles’ to Top of Comedy List
Brian Fishbach
July 1, 2026
Brooks has spent his career making large targets look small: Nazis, tyrants, bigots, Hollywood annoyances, studio logic, bad taste, good taste and, now, age.
New Film Captures Maj. Gen. Doron Almog’s Meaningful Life and Hope for the Jewish People
Kylie Ora Lobell
June 25, 2026
A new documentary called “From October 6 to October 7,” which premiered in February at the 37th Israeli Film Festival in Los Angeles, is showing Doron’s life on the big screen.
Voice Actor Jeff Bergman on Replacing Don Rickles in ‘Toy Story 5’
Brian Fishbach
June 11, 2026
“We very much want to keep the spirit and the essence of that iconic character that Rickles created.”
‘Once Upon My Mother’ Brings Roland Perez’s Extraordinary True Story to the Screen
Ayala Or-El
May 13, 2026
The story centers on Esther Perez (portrayed by Leïla Bekhti), a Moroccan-Jewish immigrant and devoted mother of six. When her newborn son Roland is diagnosed with a clubfoot and given a bleak prognosis, Esther refuses to accept limits placed on his future.
‘Immigrant Songs’: The Rise, Fall and Revival of Yiddish Theater
Ayala Or-El
May 7, 2026
The film blends archival footage, original music and scholarly insight to bring to life a cultural legacy that continues to resonate today.
‘We Met at Grossinger’s’ Brings the Borscht Belt to Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival
Brian Fishbach
May 7, 2026
Director Paula Eiselt’s documentary acknowledges the early careers of Mel Brooks, Buddy Hackett, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers and Jerry Lewis. It also goes deeper into why Grossinger’s Resort and Hotel had to exist in the first place.
‘The Hollywood Rabbi’: Inside the Story of Marvin Hier
Ayala Or-El
April 30, 2026
The film traces how Hier met Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal and asked for permission to establish a center in his name in Los Angeles.
The First Witnesses: How Two Men Escaped Chelmno Death Camp and Told the World
Ayala Or-El
March 18, 2026
Lior Geller, “The World Will Tremble”’s director, told The Journal he was surprised to discover that no major film had previously been made about the two men.
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