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The Schmooze Mandy Patinkin Goes Back to the Well
Mandy Patinkin isn’t just having a moment — he’s having a moment, still. That mostly has to do with his role as CIA director Saul Berenson on the hit Showtime series “Homeland,” based on the Israeli show “Hatufim” (“Prisoners of War”). In 2012 the series won a Golden Globe for Best Television Show, and Patinkin…
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The Schmooze Toronto Jeweler Gets ‘True Blood’ Breakout
A song he composed 17 years ago has come back to bite a Toronto jeweler — but in a good way. Sam Rosenbaum made pop history this weekend when his ditty “Why Did You Leave Me Now” made the soundtrack rotation on Sunday night’s episode of True Blood. Rosenbaum, 61, told the Toronto Star that…
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The Schmooze Why Michael Cera Should Direct More Movies
This is the way the story goes in the alternate timeline: “Paper Heart” (2009), the arch and quirky romantic comedy written by and starring Charlene Yi, became the next “Juno” (2007) and earned all the money at the box office. Audiences burst in anticipation for “Youth in Revolt” (2009) and swooned over its male lead’s…
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Fast Forward ESPN Ends Sports Broadcasting to Israel
American sports channel ESPN will cease broadcasting in Israel at the end of the month, the television network announced Monday. Israel’s cable and satellite providers, HOT and YES, confirmed the news. In a statement, ESPN said it had decided to stop broadcasting across the Middle East and Africa. “This was a strategic business decision made…
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The Schmooze Jeff Garlin Talks Little League and Arrest
Jeff Garlin gets jokes. Garlin is probably best known for his work with Larry David on the HBO comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” But he’s also done stand up and will have his own TV show, “The Goldbergs,” this fall on ABC. The sitcom is about a mid-‘80s, loving Jewish family — a family like any…
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The Schmooze Remembering Gary David Goldberg
Gary David Goldberg died June 23 after a long battle with brain cancer. Now the world is short a talented television writer, and also a mensch. I met Goldberg in the fall of 1996, at a rehearsal for his new TV show, “Spin City.” I was a reporter and he was a legend. The deal…
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The Schmooze Amy Schumer vs. ‘Princesses: Long Island’
I had the idea to compare Bravo’s “Princesses: Long Island,” the Jewish-tinged reality show about aspiring Real Housewives, to Amy Schumer, the Long Island-born stand-up comic and star of Comedy Central’s “Inside Amy Schumer.” The idea was to talk about how misguided these Princesses were, and about how depressing it is that their goal in…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Peaces Out
School’s out for Jon Stewart’s summer. The Daily show host is off until Labor Day to work on his movie, “Rosewater.” He said farewell Thursday night and handed over the desk to Daily Show correspondent John Oliver, who will be filling in. Watch Stewart’s “heartfelt goodbye” below: <
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