WASHINGTON — Rocker Glenn Frey died before he could accept a Kennedy Center Honors award last year, but his Eagles bandmates and four other artists were feted Sunday at a bittersweet edition of the glitzy annual gala, the last of the Obama administration. Actor-director Al Pacino, singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer Mavis Staples and pianist Martha […]
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — If you are looking for something Jewish this holiday season, the Dybbuk for Hannah & Sam’s Wedding will feed your soul like pickled herring on rye. We walk into the reception hall for Hannah & Sam’s wedding complete with a gift table, guest book and a trio of
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastDonald Trump really, really hates Alec Baldwin’s impersonation of him. The president-elect of the United States and the actor got into another tiff this weekend over Twitter after Trump again used his favorite micro-blogging site to criticize “Saturday Night Live’s” portrayal of him as a feckless, disinterested vulgarian. “Just tried watching Saturday Night Live—unwatchable! Totally
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAlec Baldwin returned to “Saturday Night Live” to reprise his role as Donald Trump, mocking the president-elect’s prolific Twitter habits in the show’s opening skit. It took just 45 minutes for Trump, on Twitter, to respond. “Just tried watching Saturday Night Live — unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can’t get
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADon Calfa, the film, stage and television actor whose credits included “The Return of the Living Dead,” ”Weekend at Bernie’s” and “Barney Miller,” has died. His publicist Michael Perez tells The Associated Press that Calfa died Thursday in Palm Springs of natural causes. Calfa died two days before his 77th birthday. Watch the video RELATED:
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastAs we stare headlong into the approaching holiday season, the 1946 James Stewart classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” is set to make its annual television appearance Saturday on NBC. It was the first movie Stewart made when he returned home after serving as a pilot in World War II, an experience that left him adrift
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Cynthia Citron BEVERLY HILLS, California — At first he was seen as a joke. Then, as he continued his campaign of insults and threats, outrageous proposals, and the promise to make his country great again, his countrymen rallied around him and Hitler became the elected dictator of Germany. At the same time, one of the
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIncoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants the U.S. government to exert closer scrutiny of China’s Dalian Wanda Group, an entertainment conglomerate with ties to the Communist government in Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Wanda Group has been on a buying binge in the past few years, snapping up American and European
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Spider-Man is Jewish At the risk of boring devotees of the flagship character and corporate mascot of Marvel comic books and of the hugely successful Spider-Man movie franchise, those who know the origin story much better than I do, the Spider-Man narrative begins with Peter Parker who becomes
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & BroadcastYesterday was a day of loss for the cast and crew of CBS drama “Hawaii Five-O.” Keo Woolford, who played Detective James Chang on the series, passed away at the age of 49. Woolford died on Monday afternoon at Pali Momi Medical Center in Oahu, Hawaii, three days after suffering from a severe stroke, People
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIf you compare Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career to Donald Trump’s, you will realize that they have gone in the opposite directions. While Trump moved from hosting a reality TV series to becoming the President of the United States of America, 68-year-old Schwarzenegger went from becoming the Governor of California to becoming the host of “Celebrity Apprentice.”
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIt would be hard to name a work of popular art more emblematic of the Obama years than “Hamilton.” Long before it became an unstoppable Broadway sensation, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony- and Grammy-winning musical made its first appearance in the public and political eye at a White House celebration of the spoken word in 2009. The
Actor Fritz Weaver has died at the age of 90. Weaver’s daughter, Lydia Weaver, and son-in-law, Bruce Ostler, told the Associated Press that he died at his New York City home Saturday night. No cause of death was provided. Weaver won a Tony in 1970 for his part in the drama, “Child’s Play.” RELATED: Why
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastActor Gary Sinise didn’t spend his Thanksgiving like most. The “Forrest Gump” actor, who is a huge supporter of the American armed forces, spent his Thanksgiving Day serving meals to the enlisted at Kandahar Air Force Base in Afghanistan. An honor to serve Thanksgiving dinner to our Troops at Kandahar Air Force Base, Sending a
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