African-American, Jewish, and More
It’s a coincidence, but on the Martin Luther King holiday I noticed that I had a number of ‘trending’ pop culture items about Jews who are also African-American. Let’s start with the movies: opening on Friday, January 29, is “Fifty Shades of Bl…
New TV Shows and Jewish Stars of Commercials (with character names!)
Here’s one I should have noted before now: The NBC comedy series “Superstore” debuted at the end of November. Its mostly about the woes of the staff of a Walmart type store and, while its not fall down funny, its not…
At the Movies: Opening Friday, Jan. 15
“Anomalia”, a stop-action animated film directed and written by CHARLIE KAUFMAN, 57, is about Michael Stone, a husband and father who is crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip, Stone checks into a hotel and meets Lisa (voice by J…
Golden Globe Jewish Nominees: Your Scorecard for Use with Your Favorite Media Device
The Golden Globes awards are usually more fun to watch than the Oscars and often predict Oscar wins. They air, live, on Sunday, January 10 on NBC at 8PM EST. Info note: only the lead actress/actor categor…
