Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze RIP Martin Landau, Jewish Actor Of ‘Mission Impossible’ Fame
Martin Landau, of “Mission Impossible” fame, died on Saturday of “unexpected complications” at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 89 years old. Landau was the recipient of several Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe award for his work on the television series “Mission Impossible”. He also received a Best Supporting…
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The Schmooze Leah Remini’s Tell-All Scientology Special To Premiere Season Two Later This Summer
“Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” earned a well deserved Emmy nomination on Thursday morning. One of the deepest dives into the controversial religious cult of Scientology, the series is at once disturbing, honest, and absolutely addictive. “Aftermath” portrays Scientology as a vindictive and controlling religious group. Stories of revenge for daring to leave the…
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The Schmooze Check Out This Extremely Foreboding Yiddish Sex-Ed Cartoon
Congratulations — you made it to the end of the week! As a reward and a reminder to always use protection, The Schmooze would like to gift you this adorable cartoon music video of an old Yiddish cabaret song that seeks to teach the children an important life lesson. The song and the video were…
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The Schmooze A First Look At Steven Spielberg’s Apocalyptic New Movie
Spielberg’s next directorial endeavor will be a screen adaptation of the dystopian novel “Ready Player One”, written by Ernest Cline and published in 2011. Entertainment Weekly has published exclusive behind the scenes photographs of scenes from the upcoming film, starring Tye Sheridan of “Mud” fame. The book-turned film tells the story of a young boy…
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The Schmooze Mayim Bialik Won’t Stay Silent On Orthodox Blurring Out Women’s Faces
If you think the fact that Mayim Bialik can’t speak for a month will keep her from publicly sharing her opinion, you obviously don’t know Mayim Bialik. Despite strained vocal chords, Bialik took to Instagram to share her opinion about an Orthodox journal’s policy of blurring women’s faces out in ads. Some super duper ultra…
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The Schmooze Up And Coming Horror Director, Leigh Janiak, To Helm New R.L. Stine Franchise
Until Betsy Devos eventually succeeds in ending American literacy, children of every generation will continue to lose themselves in R.L. Stine’s forever classic “Goosebumps” books — and filmmakers will continue to bring Stine’s creations to life. Leigh Janiak, an emerging horror director, will be developing Stine’s “Fear Street” for Fox. Stine wrote the “Fear Street”…
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Fast Forward Drake’s Home Invaded By Stranger Who ‘Wanted To Meet Him’
We all dream of one day meeting our celebrity heroes but most of us don’t actually take proactive steps to making those dreams come true — unless you’re the guy who sauntered on to Drake’s property Thursday evening, hoping to meet the rapper. TMZ broke the break-in, which was Drake’s second of 2017. The intruder,…
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The Schmooze Drake’s Home Invaded By Stranger Who ‘Wanted To Meet Him’
We all dream of one day meeting our celebrity heroes but most of us don’t actually take proactive steps to making those dreams come true — unless you’re the guy who sauntered on to Drake’s property Thursday evening, hoping to meet the rapper. TMZ broke the break-in, which was Drake’s second of 2017. The intruder,…
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