Nathan Burstein
By Nathan Burstein
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The Schmooze ‘Schindler’s List’ Producer Backing Made-in-China Holocaust Movie
It’s a staple of Hollywood and European cinema, and now a Holocaust movie is being shot in China. Xinhua, the country’s official news agency, reports that production will soon begin on “The Melanie Violin,” a drama about a Jewish musician who flees Europe for Shanghai and falls for a local love interest. The film will…
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The Schmooze Gaga May Go Back to Israel!
It sounds more like a wish list than something to plan on, but Lady Gaga and some other major stars could be on their way to Israel this summer. Today’s Yediot Aharonot reports that the “Born This Way” singer is being courted by “operatives in the American and Canadian Jewish communities” about a concert that…
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The Schmooze Liz Taylor Fashionably Late to Her Own Jewish Funeral
Even as she made her final exit, Elizabeth Taylor knew how to make an entrance. At the star’s request, Taylor’s funeral began 15 minutes past schedule yesterday in California, London’s Daily Mail reported. “She even wanted to be late to her own funeral,” the paper quoted her publicist as saying. Presided over by a rabbi,…
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The Schmooze Helen Thomas Talks Israel, Jews to Playboy!
Nearly a year after the scandal that ended her epic run as a White House correspondent, Helen Thomas has re-emerged to share more thoughts about Israel and Jews – specifically, that they’re “wonderful,” but also that they wield too much money and power. “[They are] using their power, and they have power in every direction……
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The Schmooze Penn, De Niro Attend U.N. Screening of ‘Anti-Israel’ Film
Over the objections of the Israeli government and the American Jewish Committee, the United Nations yesterday hosted the American premiere of a movie sure to generate further controversy with its depiction of Israel’s 1948 founding. Based on a novel by Palestinian writer Rula Jebreal, “Miral” tells the stories of several Palestinian women over the course…
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The Schmooze Bob Geldof To Play Rival Bernard-Henri Levy on the Big Screen
Here’s one way to make an old rival nervous: play him in a movie. Musician and activist Bob Geldof has signed on to portray French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy on the big screen, according to French news reports. The role could serve as the latest salvo in the fraught relationship between the two men, who have…
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The Schmooze Conan Apologizes (Sort Of) for Anne Frank Comparison
A large part of Conan O’Brien’s charm used to be that he was different — or appeared to be — from other late-night talk-show hosts: less smarmy than Jay, less misanthropic than Dave. For at least some fans, O’Brien’s departure from “The Tonight Show” last year was disappointing because of how it revealed that he,…
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The Schmooze Religious Israeli Teens Frequent Inappropriate Websites, Survey Reveals
Being religious doesn’t prevent Israeli teens from looking at pornography, a new survey has revealed. According to numbers released by Olam Katan, a Shabbat publication devoted to the country’s religious youth, just under 30 percent of of religious teens look at “religiously inappropriate” Web sites, while an even higher number – 37 percent – admit…
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