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Jordan Peele’s blockbuster quotes the prophet Nahum and gives pride of place to the number 613
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The Schmooze Jordan Peele Will Reboot ‘The Twilight Zone’ in 2019
If Rod Serling, the Jewish narrator and creator of “The Twilight Zone,” were alive to witness his hit sci-fi TV show come back to life, he’d be over the moon. For those who did not have the pleasure of watching the otherworldly horror show when it aired in the 50’s, or in reruns as a…
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Culture Get Ready For Jordan Peele’s Nazi Hunter TV Series
If the malaise of 2018 has sapped you of the will to do, well, anything, rescue is on the way: Jordan Peele, the Oscar-winning mastermind behind “Get Out” and producer of the upcoming Spike Lee flick “BlacKKKlansman,” is executive producing a straight-to-series show about Nazi hunters for Amazon. As Deadline reports, “The Hunt,” created by…
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The Schmooze Movie News: ‘BlacKKKlansman’ In Cannes, New Documentary Reveals Former Austrian President’s Nazi Past
Assembling this week’s movie news, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the upcoming Royal Wedding. True fanatics might pay homage to “The Royal Wedding,” the 1951 musical comedy starring Fred Astaire as an American dancer who visits London during Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s nuptials. However, it’s 2018, so I’ll instead point your attention…
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The Schmooze Jordan Peele’s New Movie: How A Black Detective and A Jewish Cop Infiltrated The KKK
Once, when I was a kid, my parents took me to Disneyland on my birthday and I was given a button that said “Today’s my birthday,” and park employees and characters wished me “Happy Birthday,” all day. Even my favorite, Alice in Wonderland. That feeling is the closest I can get to describing the super-sensory…
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The Schmooze Jordan Peele Once Made A ‘Get Out’ Skit About Jews and Blacks. We Deserved It.
Ah, Jews — my absolute favorite type of people. We have suffered centuries of racial and religious discrimination. We have a long history of doing social justice work with other minority groups. And still, like any other group whose majority identifies as white, we have a racism problem. How do you tackle racism within a…
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The Schmooze Comedians Chelsea Peretti and Jordan Peele Welcome The World’s Funniest Baby
The extremely bashert couple “Brooklyn 99” star Chelsea Peretti and “Get Out” creator Jordan Peele have welcomed their first child. The bravely-named Beaumont Gino Peele was born July 1st, but the couple, who eloped last year with only a dog for a witness, announced the birth today. With a comedy pedigree that includes half of…
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Fast Forward Jordan Peele Signs Deal With Universal Pictures And Blumhouse
If you enjoyed Jordan Peele’s hit debut “Get Out,” then the following news should excite you: Universal Pictures, in conjunction with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse, just signed a “first-look” deal with Peele. According to a report at Variety, the deal includes a commitment to develop Peele’s next film “an untitled social thriller, which he will write,…
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