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.
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Woody Allen’s Sidekick Tony Roberts Shares All in New Book
Left to right, Woody Allen, Tony Roberts and Diane Keaton in a 1977 publicity shot from “Annie Hall.” There’s a memorable scene in “Annie Hall” when Woody Allen’s character, Alvy Singer, rants about finding anti-Semites everywhere he goes. “You know, I was having lunch with some guys from NBC and I said, ‘Did you eat…
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When David Bowie Was Welcomed to America — by His ‘Adoptive’ Jewish Family
(JTA) — David Bowie didn’t start his first trip to the United States with a drug-filled party or a wild show, but with a quiet evening at the home of a Maryland Jewish family. The late English rocker had just released the album “The Man Who Sold the World,” which built on the success of…
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Oscar Nod for Controversial Amy Winehouse Documentary
Nominees for the 88th Academy Awards were announced this morning and the road to the February 28 telecast of the Oscars has officially begun. While this year’s favorites, “The Revenant” and “The Martian,” lead the pack with 12 and 9 nominations, respectively, but there were several nominations for Jewish films and documentaries. Already a winner…
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El Chapo Wears Jewish Fashion Designers, and You Can Too
The Barabas advertisement. A schmatta, it’s not. Infamous Mexican cartel boss Joaquín Guzmán — better known as El Chapo — is in the news after a widely publicized interview with Sean Penn in magazine led to his capture (again). In the days that followed, photos of the actor and the drug kingpin circulated around the…
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Adam Sandler and Mila Kunis Get No-Good Razzie Nods
The so while Leonardo DiCaprio looks for space on his mantle for his new shiny Golden Globe, Adam Sandler, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mila Kunis should probably start looking for space for the golden raspberry award. The Razzies, the annual award show honoring the best in the worst of the last year in films, has announced…
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Beit Hatfutsot Museum Celebrates Jewish Diversity and History
Claudio Pincus, Joey Alexander and Daniel Pincus. “Just as the IDF protects the State of Israel, Beit Hatfutsot — and the magnificent new Museum of the Jewish People — protects our culture, our values and our unity on a global level,” Ido Aharoni, Israel’s Consul General, told the guests at the museum’s recent annual gala…
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Shulem Deen and Daniel Torday Are Jewish Book Awards Winners
The Jewish Book Council has announced the winners of its 2015 National Jewish Book Awards. The awards, celebrating their 65th year, span a wide variety of Jewish texts both popular and scholarly, from American Jewish Studies to Children’s Literature to Sephardic Culture. Highlights from the 19 categories include the award for “Jewish Book of the…
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David Bowie’s Favorite Jewish Authors — From Bellow to Weschler
While fans are marking David Bowie’s death by revisiting the decades of art he created in his life, we thought it’d be interesting to take a look Bowie’s list of his 100 favorite books, released as part of a 2013 exhibit on the artist’s career at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Bowie’s literary interests, like…
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Han Solo a Jew? 3 Jewish Actors On Short List for the Role
Dave Franco, Logan Lerman, and Emory Cohen. After seeing thousands of auditions, Disney and Lucasfilm have narrowed down their list of actors to star in an upcoming “Han Solo” spinoff film to “about a dozen,” Variety reported. Three Jews — Logan Lerman, Dave Franco and Emory Cohen — are on the short list, along with…
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Bette Midler, Sandra Bernhard and 7 Other Jewish Celebs React to SOTU
Bette Midler weighs in on the State of the Union and the President. Jewish celebrities and other famous Tribe voices took to social media largely to praise President Barack Obama for what was his final State of the Union address. Some were overtly political; others funny; and some took aim at the Republican delivering the…
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Actor David Margulies, the Mayor in ‘Ghostbusters,’ Dies at 78
David Margulies (R) and Lois Smith. Brooklyn-born character actor David Margulies, best known for his movie role as the Ed Koch-like mayor in a ghost-besieged New York City, has died at 78. The ‘Ghostbusters’ star also appeared as Tony Soprano’s ace lawyer Neil Mink in multiple episodes of the seminal HBO series “The Sopranos.” He…
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