By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Jimmy Kimmel hosted last night’s Academy Awards ceremony. It’s a common misconception that Kimmel is Jewish; in fact, he is Catholic. But he has had Jewish-themed comedy sketches on his show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Which of the following was one of Kimmel’s Jewish bits? A. One of Kimmel’s regular bits is […]
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — A few years ago, I covered A Jewish Joke, a one-man show by local actor and writer, Phil Johnson of the Roustabouts Theatre, San Diego Magazine’s Best New Theatre of 2017. The show was conceived as part of the 5-Minute Play Festival at the JCC and developed from
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Mexican/American actress, Lizet Benrey, will take part in the upcoming San Diego Film Week. Two of her films will be shown on March 3rd and 5th. They are the short film, “NOTICE”, and the feature length film, “Carving a Life”. The San Diego Film Festival runs from March 1st
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — A reviewer too busy to write. Sounds crazy, no? But when this shtetl newspaper went back online March 1, I was caught by surprise, scratching out my annual Oscar predictions while balancing on the precipice of other deadlines. It isn’t easy. You may ask why do I make these
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Lawrence Baron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — As always, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom gave her traditional Christmas message, which was televised and broadcast all over the world. Although I don’t usually pay it much attention, this year I happened to catch it live on TV, and watched with greater interest than usual,
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast“I don’t like to be alone. And one thing a song will never do is leave you alone.” –Irving Berlin By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Hershey Felder has a devoted following in this town made evident by the packed house just a few days before Christmas. A gifted and animated pianist and
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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — While most kids are reprimanded for “acting up,” not so in the Ellenstein household, where David and his younger brother, Peter, were encouraged to follow in their father’s footsteps. When I suggested that perhaps acting was in his genes, David quipped, “and in my corduroys.” I wanted to know
San Diego Jewish Film Festival will include 37 feature films plus 21 shorts to be shown Feb. 8-18 at four different locations in San Diego County. WHAT: The San Diego Jewish Film Festival presented by San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS; www.sdjff.org WHEN: Thursday, February
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San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast21st Century Fox Saturday sought to tamp down a furor over Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch’s comments that downplayed the magnitude of the sexual harassment scandal that has roiled Fox News for the past 18 months. During a interview Thursday with Sky News to discuss the Murdoch family’s sale of most of Fox to Walt Disney
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA12-12-17-rodman Dennis Rodman joined Stephen Colbert on Wednesday’s “The Late Show” to reveal some things about his outlandish relationship with Kim Jong-un. RELATED: Dennis Rodman thinks he’s the best chance at fixing Trump and Kim Jong-un’s relationship Watch the video The 56-year-old NBA Hall of Famer and the dictator have shared a bizarre friendship for
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International, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAThe Rolling Stones celebrate the North American debut of Exhibitionism at Industria in the West Village – Arrivals A former intern at “The Today Show” has come forward about her alleged month-long affair with disgraced NBC host Matt Lauer back in the early 2000s. According to Addie Zinone, whose story was published in Variety on
Another three women have accused actor Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct, including a 16-year-old high school friend of his daughter more than three decades ago, Hollywood trade magazine Variety reported Thursday. Variety published the accounts from the three women, which the 80-year-old double Oscar winner’s lawyer told the publication were “defamatory falsehoods.” They bring the
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAfter Mexican actress Salma Hayek wrote in the New York Times an op-ed about her experience working with the movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, and described Weinstein as her “monster,” he responds through a statement published by a spokesperson. In her op-ed, Hayek wrote that the only thing Weinstein noticed was that she wasn’t sexy in
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – HBO and the Museum of Jewish Heritage plan to air on January 27th a 19-minute short film, The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm. It builds on a touching conversation between an inquisitive 10-year-old, Elliot Saiontz, and his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack Feldman of Rochester, New York. Elliot narrates the film.
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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA