‘Cocaine Bear’ Star Alden Ehrenreich Got His Big Break After Steven Spielberg Saw Him...
Gabe Friedman | JTA
By this point, the film’s title might only be unknown to those who have been hibernating: “Cocaine Bear,” a black comedy...
From Mel Brooks to Elaine May to Ethan Coen: Producer Julian Schlossberg writes memoir...
Stephen Silver | JTA
On a couple of occasions in Julian Schlossberg’s early life, he found himself in parts of the United States where some...
An uphill climb? Netflix film aims to reduce stigma on seeking therapy
Alan Zeitlin | Special to the JT
Aaron Schneider, who has been a therapist in Baltimore for the past seven years, is pleased that a...
Adam Sandler to get Mark Twain Prize for American humor
The eight crazy nights of Hanukkah came early for Adam Sandler when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that the comedian and...
Harrison Ford to fight Nazis again in forthcoming ‘Indiana Jones’ sequel
Andrew Lapin | JTA
Indy’s going to sock it to the Third Reich once more.
The fifth movie in the Indiana Jones series will plop Harrison...
Larry David getting sued for promoting failed cryptocurrency platform FTX
Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA
Jewish comedian Larry David is being sued in a class action lawsuit for his role in promoting the failed cryptocurrency...
Influencer exits ‘Real Housewives of New York,’ citing antisemitism
Philissa Cramer | JTA
One of two Jewish women tapped for the next season of a popular reality TV show has backed out, citing “a...
Jon Stewart vs. Hannah Einbinder: Jewish comedians weigh in on ‘SNL’ monologue
Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA
Prominent Jewish comedians have begun to weigh in on fellow comic Dave Chappelle’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue on the Nov. 12...
Israeli singer Noa Kirel wears Kanye West-printed outfit to Europe’s MTV awards
Philissa Cramer | JTA
Noa Kirel won MTV Europe’s award for “Best Israeli Artist” for the fifth straight year on Nov. 13. But it was...
Popular comedian who has been source of pride for French Jews converts to Catholicism
Gad Elmaleh has been one of the most famous Jews in France’s entertainment industry in the past two decades. The son of Moroccan immigrants,...
