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The Schmooze James Franco Bombs in ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’
The reviews are in for “Oz the Great and Powerful,” the new Wizard of Oz movie by “Spider-Man” director Sam Raimi, and the verdict is not good. Unlike the original “Wizard of Oz,” this version focuses on the Wizard himself, and how he got to Oz. It’s got a glittering cast that includes Mila Kunis,…
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News Merav Michaeli Speaks Out for Feminism in Debut Knesset Speech
Merav Michaeli, former journalist and now Labor MK, speaks from the heart in her debut Knesset speech.
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Fast Forward Cab Driver Visits Grieving Relatives of Orthodox Family Killed in Hit-and-Run
The cabbie who was driving an Orthodox Jewish couple to the hospital when their car was struck by a hit-and-run driver reportedly met with relatives of the slain couple, the New York Post reported. The family of Nachman and Raizy Glauber has been observing the Jewish mourning period since they died in the Sunday crash….
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The Schmooze The Legend of John Milius
John Milius is a Hollywood Legend. He’s the screenwriter responsible for “Dirty Harry,” “Apocalypse Now” and “Conan the Barbarian,” and has produced films by Robert Zemeckis, Paul Schrader and Steven Spielberg. He’s also a self-described “Zen anarchist” who claims to have been blacklisted for his right-wing politics. Most infamously, Milius is the real-life inspiration for…
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Fast Forward Relatives Relieved at Arrest of Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Orthodox Family
Family and friends of the Orthodox family wiped out in a hit-and-run car crash over the weekend were relieved at the arrest of the killer driver, but still heartbroken at their crushing loss. Career criminal Julio Acevedo, 44, who has admitted slamming his car into the livery cab carrying the couple to the hospital to…
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Fast Forward Jewish Snowbirds Were Smothered To Death in Florida Townhouse
A Toronto Jewish couple found dead in their Florida townhouse in January were asphyxiated and police said they have no motive in what they called a ‘senseless’ crime. Police Chief Dwayne Flournoy of Hallandale Beach, Fla., told a news conference that there were at least two perpetrators, and police have “no reason to believe the…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman in Bed With Joan Rivers
“I’m Joan Rivers — let’s see who’s coming out of my closet tonight!” That’s the beginning of Joan Rivers’s new web series, “In Bed With Joan.” The answer, for the first episode, is Sarah Silverman, who craws right in for the “full mommy experience.” During the episode the two comedians talk about what Jews keep…
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Fast Forward Shameless Hit-and-Run Killer Says Sorry for Killing Orthodox Couple, ‘Miracle’ Baby
The shameless hit-and-run driver who killed an Orthodox couple as they rode to the hospital to deliver their first driver told a reporter that he was sorry that they died along with their newborn boy. Career criminal Julio Acevedo, who is still on the run from police, said he raced away from the horror Sunday…
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