Jews in the News

Jews in the News: Jonathan Gold, Debra Winger and Gary Shandling

At the Movies; Streaming into Your Home

JONATHAN GOLD, 60ish, is the only food critic to win the Pulitzer Prize and he’s the subject of “City of Gold,” a documentary which opened in limited release last week. Gold is an expert on all the immigrant food offerings of his native Los Ange…

Jews in the News: Jesse Eisenberg, Judd Apatow and Merrick Gardland

Two “Kosher” Superheroes; Two “Kosher” Supervillians

Opening on Friday, March 25, is the blockbuster action film, “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.” No doubt, the late BOB KANE, who created Batman, and the late JERRY SIEGEL and JOE SCHUSTER, who created Superman, would be su…

Jews in the News: Melissa Rauch, Geraldo Rivera and Dustin Hoffman

Big Bang Star on the Big Screen

MELISSA RAUCH, 35, is best known as Bernadette on “Big Bang Theory”.  On the show she is a Catholic married to a Jew and speaks in a very high, childlike voice. In real life, she’s Jewish and her natural voice is actually a mite lower than most women. …

Jews in the News: Natalie Portman, Michael Showalter and Emmanuel Lubezki

At the Movies

Opening Friday, March 11, is “Knight of Cups.” This Terence Malick film, which is labeled as experimental by the director, stars Christian Bale as Rick, a successful, but unhappy screenwriter who finds his only solace in women. NATALIE PORTMAN, 34, stars in one of eight …

Jews in the News: Andy Samberg, Liza Weil and Ivanka Trump

Outrageous Casting of Biblical Proportions

“Of Kings and Prophets,” an ABC biblical series, starts on Monday, Mar. 8, at 8PM. The main characters include King SAUL and King DAVID. The producers say that it will have as much sex and violence as broadcast TV allows (but will be-- their wo…