Thursday, January 21, 2010
Gibson, Jewish reporter spar
JTA
Mel Gibson and a Jewish broadcaster sparred over the actor's anti-Semitic rant in . . .
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Reubens Ready for Pee-wee’s Big Comeback
By Naomi Pfefferman
“My father was a hero of the early Israeli air force — isn’t that an amazing story?” Paul Reubens said recently between rehearsals of “The . . .
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Q & A With Jackie Mason
By Naomi Pfefferman
Jackie Mason is a tough customer. The rabbi-turned Borsht Belt comic jokingly gave Ed Sullivan the finger on live TV in 1964, which gained him pariah . . .
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
A Jewish gag’s journey to the ‘Tonight Show’
By Suzanne Kurtz, JTA
Late-night television audiences have come to expect zany song-and-dance numbers from Conan O’Brien’s “The Tonight Show,” but the show’s . . .
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The Next Moguls?
By Danielle Berrin
In Hollywood, a good entrance is paramount. Two weeks before the theatrical release last month of their first feature film, “The Bad Lieutenant: . . .
Friday, December 11, 2009
Spielberg feted by ADL, gives midrash
By Tom Tugend
Steven Spielberg, a man of many talents, revealed a new one when he delivered his own commentary on the meaning of Chanukah Wednesday . . .
Monday, December 7, 2009
Palestinian grocer sues Sacha Baron Cohen over portrayal in ‘Bruno’
JTA
A Palestinian grocer is suing actor Sacha Baron Cohen for $115 million over his portrayal in . . .
Friday, November 20, 2009
Oren Moverman’s ‘The Messenger’: The unseen casualties of war
By Naomi Pfefferman
When filmmaker Oren Moverman returned to Tel Aviv, on leave from his paratrooper unit during the first Lebanon War, he often shut himself in his room . . .
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Mad Men’s Don Draper and Jewish Tradition
by Mark Pearlman, JInsider.com
Who is the most influential man of the year? Last year it was Barack Obama, but this year it is fictional TV character Don Draper of the Emmy-winning . . .
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Madonna brings Kabbalah rabbi Michael Berg to Rio
JTA
Pop star Madonna brought a rabbi on a mysterious visit to . . .
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
A Private Eye’s Adventures Are Author’s Dream
By Naomi Pfefferman
Uninhibited author Jonathan Ames — creator of HBO’s quirky detective comedy, “Bored to Death” — once followed a pursuit he describes as . . .
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Sharon Waxman Takes on Hollywood
By Danielle Berrin
In August, when Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein gave his first on-the-record interview addressing the widespread speculation that his company was . . .
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
What We Must Learn from Letterman
by Mark Pearlman, JInsider.com
. . .
Monday, October 12, 2009
Dan Glickman: Hollywood’s man in D.C.
By Eric Fingerhut , JTA
After six years as agriculture secretary and five years as chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, Dan Glickman knows . . .
Friday, October 2, 2009
Tarantino and “Basterds” Come to Israel
By Dina Kraft
Quentin Tarantino winced as the young Israeli journalist took the microphone and asked what must rank as one of the heavier questions he's ever . . .
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Anti-Israel Protests Roil Toronto Film Fest
By Danielle Berrin
Rather than celebrating artistic freedom, this year’s Toronto International Film Festival became the locus of an artist-led, divisive boycott . . .
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
David, ‘Seinfeld’ Cast Reunite, Rant
By Naomi Pfefferman
In its last two seasons, Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” pushed politically correct notions of Jewish identity and race to cringe-worthy . . .
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Toronto film fest calls Israeli PR strategy into question
By Ben Harris, JTA
When Amir Gissin helped come up with an idea to remake Israel's international image several years ago, it's unlikely he imagined that the showcasing . . .
Monday, September 14, 2009
Jane Fonda responds to Toronto backlash
Jane Fonda
I recently signed a letter protesting the Toronto International Film Festival's decision to showcase and celebrate Tel Aviv. This in the very year . . .
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
A self-respecting Jew in Hollywood
By Danielle Berrin
Rob Kutner is a veteran comedy writer for “The Daily Show” and author of the tongue-in-cheek “Apocalypse How” (Running Press, 2008). Having . . .
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Army Archerd: January 13, 1922 - September 8, 2009
Variety.com
Army Archerd, whose 52-year run as a Daily Variety columnist made him unique among showbiz reporters, died . . .
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Madonna visits Western Wall
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Madonna made a late-night visit to the Western Wall. Accompanied by bodyguards, Madonna on Sunday night visited Judaism’s holiest site and toured . . .
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Pop music’s leader of the pack, Ellie Greenwich, dies at 68
HAARETZ.com via The Associated Press
Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote some of pop music's most enduring songs, including Chapel of Love, Be My Baby and Leader of the Pack, died Wednesday, . . .
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Hunky Antonio Sabato Jr. looks for love on TV, with help from his mother
By Allison Hoffman, Tabletmag.com
What kind of person would go on a reality dating show with his mother in tow giving every potential love connection the once-over? A nice Jewish boy, . . .
