Theatre, Film & Broadcast

An Israeli choreographer reflects on the experience of war through dance

Sometimes, it feels like your life has come full circle. For Israeli choreographer Roy Assaf, it was like that when he danced in his piece “The Hill,” which had its US premiere this summer at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts. “The Hill” takes its name and inspiration from Ammunition Hill, the site […]

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Shelley Berman, pioneering stand-up (or sit-down) comedian, dies at 92

LOS ANGELES — Shelley Berman, who tapped into the neuroses and frustrations of post-World War II America and brought an actor’s sensibility to his monologues to become one of the top comedians of the late 1950s and early ’60s, died Friday at his home near Thousand Oaks. Berman, who acted throughout his career and had

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

10 Famous Sayings By Gene Wilder On His First Death Anniversary

Gene Wilder, the legendary Hollywood actor, who starred in famous films like “Blazing Saddles,” “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory” and “Stir Crazy” died on Aug. 28, 2016, when he was 83 years old, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 11, 1933, to Jewish parents.

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Vin Scully isn’t planning on returning to Dodgers broadcast booth

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Joe Davis is 29, not even a full year older than Kirk Gibson’s home run. He is an active participant on social media, unlike his Hall of Fame predecessor, Vin Scully. As Scully once told his audience, talking about a tweet: “I called it a ‘twit.’ But I

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Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Scott Baio explains why he’s on verge of giving up acting and Hollywood all together

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, actor Scott Baio makes it clear that he couldn’t care less if he ever acts again — and it has something to do with his politics. “I don’t give a shit if I ever work again,” he said. “My country comes first. I guess I’m just an

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Jay Thomas, actor in ‘Cheers,’ ‘Murphy Brown’ and ‘Ray Donovan,’ dead at 69

LOS ANGELES — Character actor and radio personality Jay Thomas, who became known to television viewers for his roles on “Cheers,” “Murphy Brown” and most recently on the crime drama “Ray Donovan,” has died at his home in Santa Barbara. He was 69. Thomas’ death Thursday was confirmed by the actor’s New York publicist, Thomas

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Wonder Woman soars past Spider-Man to biggest superhero origin movie ever

At over $404m in US and $800m worldwide, Gal Gadot’s character becomes among the highest Hollywood moneymakers ever By Times of Israel staff Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. (Clay Enos/DC Comics/via JTA) Wonder Woman, the now-iconic Warner Bros. superhero flick starring Israel’s own Gal Gadot, hit a domestic US earnings total of $404.1 million this

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

George and Amal Clooney’s justice foundation gives $1 million grant to combat hate groups

Those glamorous do-gooders are at it again. In the wake of the race-fueled violence in Charlottesville, Va., George and Amal Clooney’s Clooney Foundation for Justice has given a $1 million grant to help topple domestic hate groups. The actor/producer and his wife, an international human rights attorney, have partnered with the Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Former Michael Jackson lawyer to defend Cosby

The onetime attorney of late pop icon Michael Jackson will now defend disgraced television icon Bill Cosby in his upcoming re-trial for sexual assault, the actor’s spokesman said Monday. After Brian McMonagle quit earlier this month, his California-based co-counsel Angela Agrusa also filed a motion asking to be taking off the trial. The pair helped

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA