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The Schmooze Galliano Fired, Natalie Portman Speaks Out
Anti-Semitism is out of style this season. Designer John Galliano has been fired by the Christian Dior fashion label after he was caught on tape declaring “I love Hitler,” and merrily telling a Jewish couple that their relatives could have been “f—ing gassed.” Galliano was suspended by Dior last week following initial reports about an…
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The Schmooze A Minyan Of Jews Shines on Oscar Night
Jews behind the camera, and one who works in front of it, scored big at last night’s 83rd annual Academy Awards. As widely expected, Israeli-born thesp Natalie Portman nabbed the Best Actress honor for her mad-ballerina shtick in “Black Swan.” Backstage, the with-child Portman told reporters, “[Pregnancy] has sort of been a protection against all…
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The Schmooze Out and About: Jewish Winners at the Oscars; Arguing for Modigliani
Actress Natalie Portman and writers David Seidler and Aaron Sorkin were among the winners at last night’s Academy Awards. Also, the Israeli documentary “Strangers No More” took home the prize for best short documentary. “Zenga Zenga,” An Israel video lampooning Muammar Gaddafi, has gone viral. A new biography argues for the continuing relevance of Amedeo…
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The Schmooze This Week in Forward Arts and Culture
Gabrielle Birkner watches Yossi Madmoni’s “Restoration,” the only Israeli selection at the Sundance Film Festival. Pianist András Schiff talks to the Forward about growing anti-Semitism in his native Hungary. Gordon Haber reflects on integration and re-segregation in his native Los Angeles. Eileen Reynolds goes to see Yoav Gal’s biblically inspired space-age video opera “Mosheh.” David…
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The Schmooze Ashton Kutcher Schools Natalie Portman on Judaism
Who knew he was so dedicated? Ashton Kutcher reads the Torah every Saturday. That’s what Natalie Portman said of her co-star in the upcoming romantic comedy “No Strings Attached” during a recent interview. Portman, who was born in Jerusalem, noted that Kutcher taught her more about Judaism that anyone else in her life. “Ashton’s a…
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The Schmooze Out and About: Golden Globe Winners; Captain Beefheart’s Jewish Sideman
At the Golden Globe awards last night, winners included “Boardwalk Empire” for best TV drama (discussed in the Forward here and here); Al Pacino for his turn as Jack Kevorkian in HBO’s “You Don’t Know Jack” (discussed in the Forward here); Paul Giamatti as best actor in “Barney’s Version” (here and here); Natalie Portman in…
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The Schmooze Report: Natalie Portman Is Pregnant, Engaged
Much has been made about how much weight Natalie Portman, 29, and her co-stars had to lose for their roles in Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan.” But for Portman, at least, the scale is about to go in the opposite direction — and with good reason. Reps for the Israeli-born actress told People magazine that she…
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The Schmooze Friday Film: ‘Black Swan’
Excepting the Coen brothers’ “True Grit” remake, or Disney’s blockbusting, multidimensional sequel to “Tron,” is there any film more anticipated this awards season than Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan”? Let’s rephrase that, for the sake of brevity. Is there any non-Jeff Bridges film more anticipated this awards’ season than “Black Swan”? Probably not. Ever since the…
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