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Monday, August 4, 2008

VIDEO: Woody Allen and the Jewish robots (from ‘Sleeper’)

Woody Allen is fitted for a new suit by robot Jewish tailors. Ginsberg & Cohen, Computerized Fittings, Since 2073. From 'Sleeper'

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Helena Bonham Carter—Jewish mother?

By Naomi Pfefferman

"I had not 'done' Jewish before," Helena Bonham Carter said breezily of why she chose to play a Jewish character in Paul Weiland's semi-autobiographical film, "Sixty Six."

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Waxing (Philip) Roth

By Tom Teicholz

I decided to watch every film adapted from Philip Roth's work. My mission started simply enough: a search on imdb.com turned up eight works on film and TV, stretching back to the 1950s. Some had never been released on video, some are only in VHS, some were available at the local video store, some had to be tracked down in specialty shops or in university or museum archives. My quest led me across Los Angeles and afforded me the pleasure of visiting some of the city's most beautiful libraries and research facilities, as well as some of its best-stocked video stores.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The costliest word in show business . . . the 'N-word' [VIDEO]

By Jay Firestone

Jamie Masada of the Laugh Factory on Sunset says Jesse Jackson owes $50 to the Museum of Tolerance for using the 'N-word' on TV

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Sherry Lansing’s epiphany

By Danielle Berrin

"Suddenly, I cared less about a hit movie or making money than I did about giving back. That was the legacy that I wanted," Lansing said.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Q&A with showbiz power broker Irv Weintraub:  Why doesn’t Hollywood give Jewish?

By Danielle Berrin

" . . . We have one thing that's not happening now that happened then, which was the memory of the Holocaust. We are 50-plus years removed. The urgency that existed then doesn't exist today. The Federation campaign did better with Lou Wasserman -- people didn't tell him no. There isn't that iconic person like Lou who is willing to be identified publicly with their Judaism . . ."

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Tales from the crib: Jolie’s Jewish ob-gyn speaks

By Dinah Spritzer

Angelina Jolie brought her twins into the world on Shabbat. That fact may have been overlooked last Saturday by the thousands of media outlets covering the birth, which took place at Lenval Hospital's Santa Maria Clinic. But the timing did not escape Dr. Michel Sussmann, Jolie's Jewish obstetrician.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Michael Ross—who got Sammy Davis to kiss Archie Bunker—donates milions for Jewish studies

By The Web Guy

Michael Ross, the former producer of and writer for iconic American sitcoms "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons" and "Three's Company," has given some $14 million to create Jewish studies programs at UCLA and City College of New York in recent months.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

AUDIO: Norman Corwin, Radio Zionist—‘Tel Aviv’ (1944)

By The Web Guy

In 1944, CBS broadcasts a 30-minute program about Tel Aviv on 'Columbia Presents Corwin'. The program begins as a young editor Douglas Adams flies from Cairo to Tel Aviv, and we meet the lovely R.A.F. Leftenant Aviva Har-Zahav . . .

Friday, July 11, 2008

The industry, Israel and idealism with Danny Sussman

By Orit Arfa

"To be a good talent representative that's part of the entertainment community and a productive citizen, you need to feel part of something larger than yourself," he said. He speaks in whips, charging the room like a bulldozer, imparting us with his wisdom, interspersing the F-word here and there for dramatic effect.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Kabbalah blamed for A-Rod marital breakup

A former trainer for Alex Rodriguez said the star ballplayer's interest in Kabbalah caused the break-up of his marriage.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

AUDIO: Al Jolson stars as ‘The Jazz Singer’—Lux Radio Theatre 1947

By The Web Guy

In this June 1947 production, Al Jolson reprises his most famous silver screen role as "The Jazz Singer."

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Kaddish for Carlin

By Rob Eshman

Everybody keeps asking me whether George Carlin was Jewish. "I heard he was related to the Karlin-Stoliner rebbe," a colleague said.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Brooks Arthur brings stars’ hearts and humor to ‘Jewish Songbook’ CD

By Naomi Pfefferman

Music producer Brooks Arthur turns nostalgic with a new CD of classic Jewish music

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Sandler and the Zohan

By Tom Teicholz

As to whether "Zohan" will advance the cause of peace in the Middle East and increase regard for Israel and Israelis in the world at large, even as Israel itself celebrates its 60th anniversary, that's hard to say

Thursday, June 12, 2008

The dress, the ring, the registry and the rest

By Teresa Strasser

This moment that is supposed to be about eternal union is more about capturing eternal beauty in a photo that's going to be mounted in the living room so everyone can silently think, "Man, she used to be a lot thinner."

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Israel Film Fest to honor ‘Meathead,’ ‘Alan Brady’

By Tom Tugend

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Balancing humor and current events in ‘Zohan’ proved to be a struggle for Smigel

By Jay Firestone

A New York native, Robert Smigel said he never really planned to become a writer. After failing as a pre-dental student, Smigel moved on to writing and performing improv in Chicago for the Players Workshop of The Second City, where he met fellow "SNL" writers Conan O'Brien and Bob Odenkirk.