The Schmooze lies at the intersection of high and low culture. Here, the latest developments and trends in Jewish art, books, dance, film, music, media, television and theater are all assimilated into one handy pop culture blog.
The Schmooze
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Juicy New Anthony Weiner Documentary to Premier at Sundance
It’s hard to mention Anthony Weiner without inviting some sort of a punchline. Even if you disregard the very unfortunate name, it seems like, since 2011, he’s been caught in one sex scandal after another. So what happens if you get caught in the middle of all that drama, as documentary filmmaker? Filmmakers Josh Kriegman…
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Now You Can Get Coffee in One of Seinfeld’s Cars
Three of Jerry Seinfeld’s Porsches are hitting the auction block – but not that wicked cool silver-blue 1963 Corvette he tooled around the White House in with President Obama. The comedian is selling a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, a 1958 Porsche 356 A 1500 GS/GT Carrera Speedster and a 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 IROC…
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The Queen is Back! Bette Midler Will Return to Broadway in ‘Hello, Dolly!’
Previews begin March 13, 2017 with the opening slated for April 20, 2017.
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Maya Rudolph Traces Her Roots — All the Way Back to Vilna
Actress Maya Rudolph will be one of three celebrities featured in a PBS documentary show that traces the ancestry of pop culture personalities, uncovering familial histories they themselves are not aware of. The episode, which airs January 19 and also features writer Shonda Rimes and actor Keenen Ivory Wayans, traces the African American roots of…
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Debra Messing Confirms ‘Will & Grace’ Reunion
Debra Messing has confirmed the “Will & Grace” reunion. “Will & Grace” fans — Mark your calendars! Actress Debra Messing has confirmed that the cast of the popular sitcom, which was on the air for eight seasons until the final show in 2006, will reunite next month for an NBC special. “It’s true,” the red-haired…
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That Time Killer Mike Smoked Weed — and Got Behind Bernie Sanders
Have you watched the Bernie Sanders-Killer Mike love story unfold over the last few months and wondered how on earth an Atlanta rapper became so engrossed and active in Sander’s presidential campaign? Well, the magic formula may be joint + tweets = Feeling the Bern. Talking with reporters ahead of Sunday night’s Democratic debate, Killer…
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Judd Apatow’s Crazy Little Thing Called ‘LOVE’ is Coming to Netflix
Another dysfunctional love story from Jewish entertainment mastermind Judd Apatow? Count us in! The “Girls” and “Freaks and Geeks” writer and director, has a new TV show coming up: “Love.” Its first trailer just premiered this weekend and it promises to be as fabulously fun and awkward as any Judd Apatow creation. The show stars…
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Amy Schumer Says Actresses Gotta Be Smarter ‘If You Have A Stomach’
Amy Schumer is going viral for musing about the implications of her actually-how-a-normal-woman-looks figure… Again. During Sunday night’s Critics Choice Awards, Schumer accepted the Critics’ Choice MVP Award from presenter Judd Apatow and gave a hilarious acceptance speech that was, as it always is with her, feminist at its core. “I am plus-plus-size actress Amy…
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Could Claude Lanzmann Documentary Win Surprise Oscar?
Adam Benzine, who directed the 40-minute documentary “Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah “was sitting with his aunt, uncle and producer in New York City watching the Oscar nomination live stream and waiting, and waiting some more, for the announcements. “It kind of amplifies the dread,” Benzine said of the extravagant ceremony. “I wish they…
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‘SNL’ Mocks Ted Cruz’s ‘New York Values’ Attack as ‘Anti-Seinfeld’
(JTA) After the latest Republican presidential debate, there was speculation in media that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s jibes about “New York values” had sinister undertones. Cruz’s broadside against the city may have been aimed at his rival and New York City native Donald Trump, but his invocation of values that “are socially liberal, pro-abortion, pro-gay…
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Holocaust Survivor Wins Literary Award for 1st Children’s Book
Aharon Appelfeld. BOSTON — A celebrated Israeli novelist is among the winners of this year’s Sydney Taylor Book Award for Jewish children’s books. The Association of Jewish Libraries on Thursday announced the selection of Aharon Applefeld, an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor who has written about the genocide extensively. He won the award for older readers for…
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