Jews in the News

Jews in the News: Josh Gad, Carrie Brownstein and Paul Simon

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…

Jews in the News: Richard Engel, Mandy Patinkin & Herb Alpert

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…

Jews in the News: Judd Apatow, Sacha Baron Cohen, Dustin Hoffman

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. …

Jews in the News: Billy Crystal, Dave Brubeck, Adam Lambert

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…

Jews in the News: Mel Brooks, Joshua Bell, Scarlett Johannson

Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist Melmania On Nov. 13, a collection of lesser known film and TV appearances by MEL BROOKS, 86, was released on DVD. On Monday, Dec. 10, at 9PM, HBO will premiere a special entitled “Mel Brooks Strikes Back.” It’s a film of an on-stage interview…