The Tribe at the EmmysThe 69th Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17. Stephen Colbert will host. The Creative Arts Emmys are awarded on Sept. 16 (FXX cable, 8 p.m., taped). The Creative Emmy categories include...
On Jerry LewisJERRY LEWIS, age 91, died Sunday, Aug. 20. Here are a few “Jewish Jerry things” not in the many obits found online or elsewhere. A 1982 Washington Post profile and interview says: “At the age of 15½, Joseph Levitch, 5 feet 8 inches...
At the Movies“An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” opens nationwide Aug. 4. It is, of course, the sequel to “An Inconvenient Truth,” the 2006 documentary directed by DAVIS GUGGENHEIM that won the Oscar for best documentary. The sequel follows...
Dopes on bikes “Tour De Pharmacy,” a mockumentary, will premiere on HBO at 10 p.m. Saturday, July 8. Here’s the official description: “In 1982, the sport’s most venerable, time-honored race was marred by the doping of virtually all of its...
TV Catch-UpThe original Showtime series, “I’m Dying Up Here,” premiered on June 4. The first episode is free to view on the Showtime website. The show is set in 1970s, with the action centering around a Hollywood comedy club, Goldie’s, modeled...
An extraordinary number of Jewish nominees and works with a strong Jewish connection will be competing for Tony Awards when the 71st annual recognition of excellence in Broadway theater airs live on CBS (KMOV-TV Channel 4) at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 11. Listed...
Movies coming to theaters and on your couch Opening June 2 is “Wonder Woman.” Basic plot: Chris Pine, whose maternal grandpa was Jewish, plays Steve, a World War I American secret agent pursued by the German army because he knows they plan to use...
Shalom, my name is Nate Bloom and I’ve written a column on Jewish celebrities for more than 10 years. It appears in a number of Jewish papers around the country. Before that, I edited a Jewish biographical website. I stumbled into that position because...
