Nate Bloom blogs on this week's Jews in the News. New Flicks Two violent movies, “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Gangster Squad” open “wide” on Friday, January 11. “Zero” purports to tell the story of how an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working…
Nate Bloom blogs on this week's Jews in the News Tube Notes The NBC comedy series, "1600 Penn," had a sneak preview of the pilot episode on Dec. 17. But will officially premiere (the pilot, again) on Thursday, Jan. 10, at 9:30 PM. It was co-created by actor JOSH GAD, 31, and he co-stars…
Nate Bloom blogs on this week's Jews in the News. Engel on the Edge There’s a lot longer list of American Jewish military heroes than most people are aware of. Likewise, quite a large number of American Jews have risked, and sometimes lost their lives as combat reporters or…
By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist Holiday Time: Chinese and a Movie, Anyone? Opening on Friday, Dec. 21, is “This is 40,” a sort-of-sequel to “Knocked-Up,” the huge 2007 comedy hit. Like “Knocked-Up,” this film was written by and directed by JUDD APATOW, 45. …
By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist. Monsters and MothersOpening on Wednesday, Dec. 19, is a 3-D re-issue of the 2001 Pixar animated classic, “Monsters, Inc.”. The two lead monsters in “Monsters, Inc.” are voiced by BILLY CRYSTAL, 64, and John Goodman. The film was co-directed by…
