Naomi Pfefferman

Roseanne for president.  Really.

Published on February 4, 2012

Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland on “In Darkness” [VIDEO]

Published on February 2, 2012

Ben Lewin’s ‘The Surrogate’ wins at Sundance, and beyond

Published on January 31, 2012

Writer’s Guild to Honor ‘Extremely’ Talented Screenwriter Eric Roth

Published on January 26, 2012

‘The Surrogate’ sells at Sundance—for $6 million!

Published on January 24, 2012

Sundance: Helen Hunt as a sexual surrogate

Published on January 23, 2012

Polio survivor’s new film explores sexual surrogacy

Published on January 18, 2012

Jonah Hill: ‘Moneyball’s’ super-talented, super-nice Jewish boy [VIDEO]

Published on January 11, 2012

‘50/50’s’ Will Reiser to compete against Woody, Diablo

Published on January 6, 2012

Cooking for AIDS patients Is chicken soup for grieving mom’s soul

Published on January 5, 2012

Several days before Mollie Pier’s son, Nathaniel, died of complications from AIDS, she joined together with his doctors, Nathaniel and his longtime partner, Michael, as the couple exchanged rings and vows in his hospital room.

The Cinderella stories of Aline Brosh McKenna

Published on December 30, 2011

Filmmaker Jolie feels the pain in making ‘Blood and Honey’

Published on December 22, 2011

“Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’s” Steven Berkoff:  ‘in yer face’

Published on December 18, 2011

Stieg Larsson’s other calling was as an anti-neo-Nazi crusader

Published on December 14, 2011

Michael Fassbender on “Shame,” sadism, playing a Jewish supervillain and why he’s not in therapy

Published on December 5, 2011

Keira Knightley on (early 20th Century) Jews and Aryans in Love

Published on November 26, 2011

The genesis of psychoanalysis [VIDEO]

Published on November 23, 2011

David Cronenberg on ‘A Dangerous Method,’ S & M and The Birth of Psychoanalysis [VIDEO]

Published on November 22, 2011

Gilad Shalit and Israeli TV’s Searing ‘Prisoners of War’ [UPDATE/SLIDE SHOW]

Published on October 31, 2011

Magician Max Maven Reads My Mind [VIDEO]

Published on October 26, 2011

Israel’s First Slasher Flick at Screamfest! [VIDEO]

Published on October 22, 2011

TV Military Drama ‘Homeland’ Taps Into America’s Psyche

Published on October 19, 2011

Star Choreographer Hofesh Shechter Discusses His “Political Mother”

Published on October 18, 2011

The Real “Machine Gun Preacher”: Unorthodox Atonement

Published on October 4, 2011

Rod Lurie On Dustin Hoffman and His Remake of Sam Peckinpah’s “Straw Dogs”

Published on September 23, 2011

[PODCAST] An Emmy Nomination for the Kosher Porky Pig: ‘Looney Tunes’ ’ Bob Bergen [UPDATE]

Published on September 19, 2011

‘Big Bang Theory’ Actress Lives at Intersection of Science, Religion [UPDATE]

Published on September 19, 2011

Laughter:  It’s The Best Medicine in Rogen and Reiser’s ‘50/50’ [VIDEO]

Published on September 8, 2011

Laughter: It’s the best medicine in Rogen’s ‘50/50’

Published on September 7, 2011

In a back booth at Canter’s, Seth Rogen is digging into his matzah ball soup with gusto as his close friend, screenwriter Will Reiser, sips a glass of club soda.

C’mon, Amanda Green, ‘Bring It On’

Published on September 6, 2011

At one point in “Bring It On: The Musical,” inspired by the rival cheerleading film of the same name, Bridget, the team’s chubby mascot, gets some moxie from a pep talk about a boy she likes.

Sam Worthington on Playing a Holocaust Survivor and Mossad Agent in “The Debt” [VIDEO]

Published on August 30, 2011

Jessica Chastain and John Madden on “The Debt”

Published on August 23, 2011

Philanthropist Daphna Ziman combines advocacy for foster kids, new career as author

Published on August 9, 2011

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Q & A with Author Eric Greene [VIDEO]

Published on August 5, 2011

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes:” Let My Monkeys Go! [VIDEO]

Published on August 3, 2011

The New Yorker’s Bruce Eric Kaplan on His New Book and Judd Apatow TV Series

Published on August 3, 2011

Talking with Dan Fogelman of “Crazy, Stupid, Love” [VIDEO]

Published on July 28, 2011

First crush to midlife dating

Published on July 26, 2011

A couple years after his Reform bar mitzvah, screenwriter Dan Fogelman devoured Philip Roth’s controversial novel “Portnoy’s Complaint.” The tome was a gift from his cousin, Ken Gordon, now the editor of the Jewish Webzine JBooks.com, “a very literary guy who was my hero growing up,” Fogelman said from New York, where he was doing press for his new comedy, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”

Aidan Quinn on Fear and Denial in “Sarah’s Key”

Published on July 21, 2011

Kristin Scott Thomas on “Sarah’s Key:” “I Don’t See It As a ‘Holocaust’ Film” [VIDEO]

Published on July 18, 2011

“Harry Potter’s” Jason Isaacs on Playing “Racist” Lucius Malfoy

Published on July 15, 2011

“Harry Potter” Producer David Heyman’s Jewish Connection

Published on July 14, 2011

‘Key’ Unlocks Paris’ Guilty Secrets of Shoah

Published on July 13, 2011

Roseanne Sings Israeli National Anthem—And It’s Good! [VIDEO]

Published on July 5, 2011

Gene Simmons Talks “Family Jewels” and Why Blood is Thicker Than Hummus [UPDATE]

Published on June 27, 2011

James Franco Q & A:  His Film on Tortured Gay Poet Hart Crane

Published on June 15, 2011

Producers Jami Gertz and Stacey Lubliner of “A Better Life”

Published on June 8, 2011

He’s not just fiddling around

Published on June 8, 2011

When Michael Turkell was 8, he embarked upon a mission to find his father’s old violin, which he discovered in a battered alligator-skin case on a top shelf in a bedroom closet. After a loud crash, his mother found him sitting in a heap of fallen items, triumphantly holding up the violin.

X-Men:  First Class—Top Moments From The Most Jewish Superhero Movie Ever [VIDEO]

Published on June 1, 2011

An Immigrant Struggles for a ‘Better Life’ for His Son

Published on May 31, 2011