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Life Bulimia Comedy Conquers TV’s Last Taboo
Are eating disorders the last taboo on TV? Los Angeles-based filmmaker and comedian Jessie Kahnweiler thinks so and is setting out to change that with “The Skinny,” an episodic series based on her struggles with bulimia. “Every movie I see depicting eating disorders makes me want to barf,” writes Kahnweiler on the project’s Kickstarter page….
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The Schmooze Gary Shteyngart’s Love-Hate Relationship With (Russian) TV
Gary Shteyngart from Jewish Daily Forward on Vimeo. (JTA) — Novelist Gary Shteyngart has made his reputation with wry explorations of ambivalent, conflicted, often frustrated love. Now he is launching into a new affair with television, and it seems that he’s carrying a full freight of mixed emotions. Last week came the news that Ben…
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Culture ‘Downton Abbey’ Creator Weighs in on His Debt to Judaism
Julian Fellowes was to the manor born. It just wasn’t a “Downton Abbey”-size manor. Fellowes, of course, is the creator, sole writer, and executive producer of “Downton Abbey,” arguably the greatest global television phenomenon of the 21st century. Here in the U.S., where it is concluding its fifth season, it is the most popular series…
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Opinion Award for Most Unfunny Israeli Comedy Goes to…
Tzipi Livni as depicted by Israeli satire “Hakol Shafit” / YouTube When it comes to political satire shows, Israeli television spans the gamut. On Channel 2 there’s Israel’s version of Saturday Night Live, called “Eretz Nehederet” or “A Wonderful Land.” Israel’s Jon Stewart-esque “Gav HaUma” recently moved to Channel 10. Both of these shows have…
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Culture Animation, ‘Archer’ and the Art of Offending
At the beginning of the sixth and current season of “Archer,” an animated spy comedy on FX, the title character, a handsome, womanizing secret agent, is sent to the jungle of Borneo to recover the computer from a downed American spy plane. While making his way across the island, Archer runs into a Japanese soldier…
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The Schmooze Was Eichmann Trial ‘Most Important TV Event’?
More than almost any other event, it was the trial of Adolf Eichmann that, in 1961, brought the Holocaust into the public consciousness of the world. In both Europe and Israel, the trial marked the beginning of the end of a period, immediately after the Second World War, when the Holocaust was deliberately ignored and…
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The Schmooze ‘The Goldbergs’ Were Even Crazier in Real Life
Photo courtesy ABC/Tony Rivetti The family portrayed in the ABC sitcom, “The Goldbergs” — which finished its second season January 14 — spends a lot of time yelling and screaming. Mom is a busybody. Dad comes home from work and drops his trousers for comfort. Though Adam F. Goldberg, creator, writer and executive producer, based…
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The Schmooze WATCH: First Look at CBS’ Masada Mini-Series
CBS has just released the trailer for the four-hour mini-series, “The Dovekeepers,” which will air March 31 and April 1. The series is based on the critically-acclaimed and best-selling Alice Hoffman novel of the same name which, in turn, is based on true events at Masada. The Masada story is told from the perspective of…
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