Theatre, Film & Broadcast

‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has breast cancer

LOS ANGELES — Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The star of “Veep” and “Seinfeld” posted news of her illness Thursday on social media. A spokeswoman for Louis-Dreyfus confirmed the posts were authentic. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Is ‘Merchant anti-Semitic? ‘Compared to what?’

Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks ‘Merchant of Venice’ at Montclair State Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participated in a roundtable discussion with Shakespearean scholars David Scott Kastan of Yale University, at right, and James Shapiro of Columbia University. Photos by Mike Peters Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Montclair State University on Sept. 23. Even distinguished Shakespearean scholars

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

This comedy legend goes to bat against “stupidly politically correct society”

Mel Brooks is fed up with society’s “stupidly politically correct” sensibilities and warns that they will lead to the “death of comedy.” Brooks, the creator of acclaimed comedy films like “Blazing Saddles,” “History of the World, Part I” and “Young Frankenstein” and one of only 12 people to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jaws dropped when Stephen Colbert invited a special guest to the Emmys stage

Emmys host Stephen Colbert delivered a ton of jabs to President Trump in his opening monologue of this year’s award show. The host taunted the president many times, reminding the audience of several tweets he made about previous award shows. Colbert joked with previous Emmys host Seth Myers about the tweet Trump sent that accused

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

The 4’11” Jewish woman who entered the lion’s den to spy on Nazi Germany

Marthe Cohn being filmed by director Nicola Hens for the upcoming documentary ‘An Unusual Spy.’ (Courtesy) LOS ANGELES — The 4’11” French Jewish woman was walking through a field of snow when the ground underneath her began to crack. She was a spy for the Allies, sent to infiltrate the German front, but her military

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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

‘Greatest Name in Jewish Hotels’ captured in documentary film on British Jewry

Detail from vintage post card from The Green Park hotel in Bournemouth, England (Courtesy) Almost everyone’s heard of the Borscht Belt and its famous hotels — Grossinger’s, Kutsher’s, and the Concord — where New York Jews vacationed and laughed to noted mid-20th century entertainers Milton Berle, Mel Brooks and Danny Kaye. Less known is Bournemouth,

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Actress fails to go undercover as Orthodox Jew for ‘Disobedience’

Canadian actress Rachel McAdams revealed that she tried to go undercover as an Orthodox Jew to prepare for her role in the new film “Disobedience,” which tells the story of two women in a religious community in north London who become romantically involved, but was quickly discovered. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

‘The Insult’ takes on taboos of Lebanon’s civil war

Nearly three decades after it ended, Lebanon’s civil war returned to haunt Beirut this week at a screening of the film “The Insult,” which forcefully explores the taboos of the conflict. The movie opened to rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival, earning accolades for its French-Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri and a Volpi Cup for

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Lebanese film director detained for filming in Israel

French-Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri appeared before a military court on Monday over his filming of a movie in Israel, AFP reported. After the hearing, the court released Zoueiri and agreed to return his confiscated passports, according to the report. The 54-year-old was briefly detained on Sunday night after arriving in Lebanon to premiere his new

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Cygnet shines a ray of hope in a very dark place

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy can be neither created nor destroyed. It simply changes form. For example, as the sun warms the earth the seeds convert thermal energy into chemical energy stored in fruit. We consume these carbohydrates to give us the energy to tend

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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast