(JTA) – Imagine a village full of Borats, and you’re close to realizing the absurdity of Chelm. The real-life Polish shtetl, a popular subject of Jewish folklore and Yiddish authors including Isaac Bachevis Singer, took on a mythic identity as a village...
The Golden Globe awards, for excellence in TV and film, will be awarded on Sunday, Feb. 28 (airs at 7 p.m.). Due to the pandemic, the Globes will be a virtual event. NORMAN LEAR, 98, the creator of many great TV shows, including “All in the Family,”...
Sacha Baron Cohen is in early talks to join Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland 2,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. If it all goes through, he’ll appear alongside Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska, who both starred in the first film as the Mad Hatter...
NEW YORK — This has been the week of the Jewish Justin Biebers. At first it was Edon Pinchot, the 14-year-old, yarmulke-wearing Chicagoan on "America's Got Talent" whose impressive vocal abilities earned him a spot in the reality show's semifinals (not...
By Naomi Pfefferman, Jewish Journal
• Published May 16, 2012
LOS ANGELES — David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, screenwriters of Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest film, “The Dictator,” were bantering in the comic actor’s office as Alec Berg, their co-writer, joined in by speakerphone — he was home babysitting his...
NEW YORK (6NoBacon) -- Jason Segel is one of the hottest actors in Hollywood with the success of "The Muppets" and "How I Met Your Mother" and his lead role in the movie "The Five Year Engagement.” But not everyone is jumping at the chance to work with...
NEW YORK -- It’s been quite a week for KISS frontman Gene Simmons. On Tuesday, the band joined with members of Motley Crue for a news conference to promote their tour this summer. Simmons was asked about pop stars overshadowing rock stars and let loose...
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen received two tickets to the Academy Awards, despite threats that he would be banned if he comes dressed on the red carpet as the title character from his upcoming film. Baron Cohen announced Sunday that he would attend the awards...
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen will be banned from the Academy Awards if he arrives at the Red Carpet dressed as The Dictator, a character from his upcoming film. Paramount's awards staff said Baron Cohen would not receive his tickets to the Oscars unless he...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 15, 2011
It isn't just live performances such as "The Death of Klinghoffer" that can raise questions of propriety and appropriateness. The silver screen isn't immune to such debates.Of course, not every work that raises difficult issues is controversial. Films...
