A man suspected of pulling wigs off the heads of Orthodox Jewish women in North Hollywood, California, was arrested Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported. Police believe the women were targeted because they’re Jewish. The man was not immediately identified. He is accused of three instances of battery, the Times reported. An 80-year-old woman said…
Chopped liver and onions was my grandfather’s favorite dish. He would sit down at the kitchen table, loosen his belt, and prepare to dig into a heaping platter of the stuff while me and all my siblings turned up our noses. The mound of gray sludge interspersed with sauteed onions looked far from appetizing to…
One of our most loved and adored young Jewish actors, Timothée Chalamet, is in talks to star in “Legendary” entertainment’s next big project, “Dune”. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the upcoming film is based on Frank Herbert’s novel “Dune,” both a gripping family drama and a sci-fi tale fitting for the maker of “Bladrunner 2049.” Published…
Greetings, movie fans! Last week saw the Forward’s culture desk unusually understaffed, and therefore, a melancholic lack of movie news. This week, to make up for the omission, we have two weeks’s worth of movie news to summarize: The good, the bad, the very strange and more. Read on. 1) Alison Klayman spoke about her…
Readers, I have some disturbing news: According to a new book by Bill Niven, “Hitler and Film: The Führer’s Hidden Passion,” the murderous fascist dictator was “delighted” when he received 12 “Walt Disney ‘Mickey Mouse’ films” from Joseph Goebbels, Nazi mniister of propaganda, in 1937. Later, Niven writes that Walt Disney himself entertained Leni Riefenstahl…
These days, when every celebrity is having every other celebrity’s babies and popping in and out of rehab, really make you nostalgic for the classy glamor of old Hollywood. In other news, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s ninth husband, a prince who allegedly bought his way into royalty via adult adoption following managing a gay German sauna,…
(JTA) — For those unfamiliar with the Marvel Comics universe, Jessica Jones is one of its darkest characters. The troubled superhero, also the star of a Netflix show whose second season debuted earlier this month, is a heavy drinking private investigator prone to fits of rage living in New York City. The viewer learns that…
A gold-plated statue of Harvey Weinstein sitting on his “casting couch” — bathrobe-clad, gripping his Oscar — has arrived in Hollywood ahead of the Oscars, Page Six reported. The sculpture is a collaboration between the artist Plastic Jesus and Joshua “Ginger” Monroe, who is best known for crafting the statue of a naked Donald Trump…
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