He worked for a series of radio stations, becoming known as a shock jock, which built ratings but worried broadcast executives. Over 20 years at WXRK in New York, his show was syndicated in 60 markets, and gained an audience of 20 million. [SDJW staff]
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Before we get into the actors, let’s talk about the sets… wow!!! Using an LED projection screen as the background, the colorful scenes used a variety of illustration styles. Some backgrounds looked like they came out of the pages of children’s books; others were hyper-realistic. [Sandi Masori]
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Film enthusiasts can attend in-person screenings at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, while virtual film screenings are available on demand beginning on Feb. 11 and will remain available through Feb 18. [SDIJFF Press Release]
Published by BANG Showbiz English Natalie Portman isn’t able to practice method acting because she is a woman. The 42-year-old actress – who has Alpeh, 12, and six-year-old Amalia with husband Benjamin Millepied – has carved out a successful career in Hollywood since starting out in showbusiness as a child and has even won an
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The national Soupy Sales Show featured non-stop jokes, slapstick, and signature pie-in-the-face routines. Famous musicians often appeared as guests on the show, which also featured such puppets as “White Fang,” “Black Tooth,” “Pokie the Lion,” and “Hippy the Hippo.” [SDJW staff report]
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He invested in a chain of theaters, leading in 1912 to Zukor establishing the Famous Players Film Company, later through mergers to become Paramount Pictures, with studios on both coasts. Zukor purchased chains of movie theaters, guaranteeing audiences for the films he produced with such well-known stars as Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. (SDJW staff report]
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Bonnie Franklin (January 6, 1944-March 1, 2013) was remembered for her role as the single mother Ann Romano in the 1975-1984 television series One Day at a Time. Created by Norman Lear, the series addressed a variety of social issues including premarital sex, sexual harassment, and suicide. [SDJW staff report]
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On three upcoming Thursdays — Jan. 25, March 21, May 23 – the “Shabbat market” will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. outside the Lawrence Family JCC in the areas known as the Jerri-Ann & Gary Jacobs Family Harmony Village, Hannah & Mark Glieberman Playground, and the Sharon & David Wax Family Pavilion. [SDJW staff report]
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Published by GB News The BBC has sparked outrage after omitting the word “Jewish” from its promotional material for a film about World War Two hero Sir Nicholas Winton. Winton, who died in 2015 at the age of 106, rescued hundreds of predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis with the kindertransport scheme. A new film,
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One routine involved adding a number to any word containing the sound of a number, so, for example, “wonderful” became “twoderful” and “anyone for tennis?” became “any two for elevennis?” Another shtick was reading books aloud, making special sound effects to indicate punctuation. [SDJW staff report]
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By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Tommy Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers comedy team, passed away last week. The Smothers Brothers combined music, humor, and their playful sibling rivalry (Tommy’s trademark retort to Dick was “Mom always liked you best”) to entertain, while also emphasizing political satire and liberal politics as part
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Gwyneth Paltrow is planning to spend her New Year’s Eve getting into her pyjamas by 8pm. The Goop founder, 51, who recently said she is so clean-living she has virtually no vices left to give up, added she would only indulge in an eggnog with brandy to ring in 2024
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Three free “trailer parties” will be sponsored in January by the San Diego International Film Festival to acquaint viewers with the films that will be shown at the January 31-February 11 celebration of Jewish films.
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BOSTON (Press Release) — The Ruderman Family Foundation, a Jewish organization, announced Monday that award-winning actress, director, producer, entrepreneur, and activist Eva Longoria is the recipient of its 2023 Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion. The Foundation, which has spent more than two decades advocating for and advancing the inclusion of people with disabilities throughout
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