Jews in the News

Michael Mann, Jody Scheckter and Robert Shwartzman

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Fast Cars and the 46th Kennedy Center Honors

 

“Ferrari” opens in theaters on Dec. 25. It is set, mostly, in the summer of 1957, when Enzo Ferrari’s Italian “fast car” empire was close to bankruptcy. It focuses on a major race t…

Leonard Bernstein, Felicia Cohn Montealegre and David Oppenheim

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

Who’s Who in “Maestro”; A New Wonka; Teddy Bears, a “Kosher” Doll

 “Maestro”, a bio pic about LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990), opened in a limited number of theaters on Nov. 22 (to be eligible for Oscars) and premieres on Netf…

Gil Kaufman, Bryan Greenberg and Nicola Peltz

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

Swift’s Israeli Bodyguard, Hallmark’s Hanukkah Film, Wedding Wars

 

Recently, I was contacted by GIL KAUFMAN, a senior editor and writer for Billboard, a major entertainment weekly. Kaufman, 60ish, reads my column in a Jewish paper I w…

Natalie Portman, Todd Haynes and Harrison Ford

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

Unusual Couple, Ford Fest, New Lorre Sit-Com, More

“May December”, a comedy-drama, opened in a handful of theaters on Nov. 17 (so it will be eligible for Oscar nominations) and begins streaming on Netflix on Dec.1. This film is loosely …

Joaquin Phoenix

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

 

Napoleon, the movie, & Napoleon and the Jews, More

 

"Napoleon", a big budget film about Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1861), opened in theaters on Nov. 22. Advance publicity says it is “primarily” about his rise to power and his relat…