Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze Tribeca Film Festival To Open With Gilda Radner Documentary
Gilda Radner’s star was brighter than most – and sadly, it burned out too soon. She paved the way for a new generation of female comedians and did so much in her short life that people are still talking about her — and they’re still making documentaries about her too. The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival…
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The Schmooze Game Of Thrones Show Runners To Make Star Wars Series
If there’s one thing I understand even less than math, it’s Star Wars. Why are there so many Star Wars films? Are they all remakes of the same movie? Do they follow a coherent plot line? How many billions of dollars have been spent in the past few decades on re-creating and re-creating and re-creating…
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The Schmooze Here Is Ansel Elgort Dressed As a Sexy Leprechaun In High School
Ansel Elgort (star of the 2017 film ‘Baby Driver’) is one of those celebrities that really grounds me in my old age. I know he exists and I know that he’s Jewish and I know he has a face that many find pleasing. I know he’s been in movies, although I have never actually seen…
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The Schmooze Why Was This Perfect Skit Deleted From Natalie Portman’s SNL Episode?
SNL has managed to become permanently and historically relevant in the minds of comedy fans across generations. What this means for the sketch show is that it can suck – like, really suck – for long periods of time without the threat of being pulled off the air. But, in adherence to the Buddhist teaching…
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The Schmooze Jenny Slate, Lifelong Muppets Fan, Snags Role Of Her Lifetime
This is one reboot we can get down with. Jenny Slate, Queen of all things twee (and briefly Queen of Chris Evans’ heart, RIP that relationship), has signed on to play Miss Nanny in a reboot of “Muppet Babies”, a beloved children’s show that aired from 1984 to 1991. Alas, I was not born yet…
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman And Jill Soloway On Front Line Of Hollywood Fight For Justice
The ladies of Hollywood are doing it for themselves — and for those who need a little help. Riding the wave of anger and action precipitated by the explosive Harvey Weinstein report, Hollywood’s women have raised millions to combat sexual harassment and assault across industries. And Natalie Portman and Jill Soloway are in the front…
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The Schmooze Uma Thurman Finally Speaks Out About Harvey Weinstein — And Quentin Tarantino
In an incredibly powerful video that was widely shared across social media, Uma Thurman told a reporter on the red carpet that she would speak out about Harvey Weinstein and sexual assault in Hollywood when she wasn’t consumed with anger. Her rage barely concealed, the video said more about the deluge of reckoning in Hollywood…
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The Schmooze Billy Eichner Wants To Glam Up The Midterm Elections
Billy Eichner is not about to let the fact that his career was built on screaming at people on the streets stop him from participating in American democracy. The comedian and star of “Difficult People” visited Seth Meyers last night to talk about his new initiative “Glam Up The Midterms.” Eichner will take time out…
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