Jews in the News

Sam Raimi, Jack Antonoff and Brad Delson

Nate Bloom blogs on this week’s Jews in the News.

 

Scary Film, The Grammys, & More

 

“Send Help” opens in theaters on Jan. 30. The film is described as a “horror or psychological thriller with a darkly comedic tone.” Here’s the premise: Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) is mis…

Lizzy Caplan, Barry Diller and Seth Rogan

Nate Bloom blogs on this week’s Jews in the News

 

Finding Roots, Black & Jewish, Wiesel, Yarrow

 

Professor Henry Louis Gates will be getting a lot of Jewish eyeballs soon. (I will explain). He’s famous as the host of “Finding Your Roots”, the celebrity ancestry program on PBS…

Rebecca Zlotowski, Oded Fehr and Judd Apatow

A Very Jewish Movie, Jewish Space Admiral, Mel Brooks Bio

 

“A Private Life” is a French language film (from France). It is described as a comic psychological thriller. It opens in the U.S. on January 16 (subtitles on screen). This film played the prestigious Cannes Festival last Apri…

Josh Charles, Sophie Flack and Didi Conn

Two New Series and a Heartbreaking Video

 

I begin with a catch-up item: “Best Medicine” a medical comedy/drama, premiered on Fox on January 4 (Sunday) The first episode time and date, I read, was a “special episode for a special launch”. The 2nd episode aired on Jan. 6 (Tuesday, …

Paul Rudd, Jack Black and Ione Skye

Nate Bloom blogs on this week's Jews in the News.

 

Big Snake, Funny?; Rockin’ New Year & Harlan Coben Goes Non-Fiction

“Anaconda” opened in theaters on Dec. 25. It is an action comedy/horror film. A 1997 film named “Anaconda” became a cult horror film over time and it spawned …