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The Schmooze Mel Gibson To Make Judah Maccabee Movie
Mel Gibson just can’t seem to stop himself from taking on two things: ancient epics and Jews. In a bit of a shocker, Deadline reports that the actor and filmmaker is teaming up with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas to make a movie about Judah Maccabee for Warner Bros. Yes, that Judah Maccabee — the Hasmonean military…
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Life ‘Dirty Dancing’ Remake: Keep Baby Jewish
A “Dirty Dancing” remake is officially in the works, with Kenny Ortega, who choreographed the original, set to direct. The announcement of the new project quickly incited a chorus of complaints from those who think the idea is sacrilegious, as well as a flurry of speculation on who would play Baby and Johnny. I, for…
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The Schmooze Albert Maysles Making Documentary About Style Icon Iris Apfel
How many 90-year-old women start designing their own fashion accessories line for the Home Shopping Network and get to be the subject of a new documentary by a renowned filmmaker? Not many. But then again, Iris Apfel is not your usual nonagenarian. In the sunset of her life Apfel, style icon and interior designer, has…
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The Schmooze Friday Film: Eichmann in Argentina
Can a murderer be someone with no literal blood on his hands? Someone who never gave a direct order to kill? In the case of Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi leader who organized the transport of millions of Jews to death camps during the Holocaust, the answer was a resounding, unanimous “yes.” After years in hiding,…
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The Schmooze Q&A: Director John Madden on Adapting Israeli Thriller ‘The Debt’
John Madden is a British director best known for “Shakespeare in Love,” which won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Picture. His latest film is “The Debt,” opening in theaters today. The film is a remake of the 2007 Israeli movie “Ha-Hov,” about the Mossad hunt for Nazi doctor Dieter Vogel, aka, the “Surgeon of…
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The Schmooze The Life and Loves of Serge Gainsbourg
Courtesy of Music Box Films In a remarkable feat for a man who was not considered good looking, Serge Gainsbourg was celebrated as much for his loves as for his art. He began life in Paris as Lucien Ginsburg, the son of Jewish refugees from the 1917 Russian Revolution. Like his parents, he survived the…
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The Schmooze Friday Film: Paul Rudd as Holy Fool in ‘Our Idiot Brother’
Nicole Rivelli/The Weinstein Company I don’t know when I’ve seen a mean hippie on screen before. But that’s just one reason to see “Our Idiot Brother.” Another is Paul Rudd’s adorable, innocent character, Ned. He’s a latter day hippie we first meet selling vegetables at a farmer’s market. A cop flatters his zucchini, then coaxes…
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The Schmooze Friday Film: Even Mandy Moore Can’t Bring Life to British Sex Comedy
“Swinging With the Finkels,” a 2010 British comedy, opens August 26 in South Florida and Palm Springs. My guess is that the distributors had visions of West Palm Beach and Del Ray clubhouses emptying as busloads of Jewish senior citizens rushed to see the film. After all, outside of the local playground, how often do…
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