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Orny Adams is headlining the 'Ethnic Show' at Montreal’s prestigious Just For Laughs festival. (Courtesy of Just For Laughs/via JTA)
July 26, 2018, 10:58 am
Comedian Orny Adams talks about his Jewish background (just not onstage)
The observational humorist skips the identity politics and pokes fun at the 'small things that bother us every day'
By Steve North
Writer-director Rob Reiner poses for a portrait in New York, May 2, 2016 (Brian Ach/Invision/AP)
July 22, 2018, 1:11 am
Rob Reiner says family’s comic dynasty has some royal fans
In an interview with The Guardian, the filmmaker talks about the quintessentially non-Jewish UK monarchy's fandom, and explains why he's not running for office
By Yaakov Schwartz
Film director Stanley Kubrick, in an undated picture during production of 'The Shining.' (AP Photo)
July 21, 2018, 1:42 pm
Scholar reveals morbid roots of lost Stanley Kubrick script
Film expert Nathan Abrams shocks fans by unveiling nearly finished manuscript by Jewish director, based on book by author, Holocaust survivor, and suicide victim Stefan Zweig
By JP O’ Malley
Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily as Ant Man and the Wasp. (Courtesy Marvel)
July 6, 2018, 12:34 pm
Paul Rudd brings wee fun and oversized laughs to ‘Ant Man and The Wasp’
Our favorite Midwestern Jewish movie star infuses a lot of levity into a very little Marvel universe
By Jordan Hoffman
Dr. Ruth Westheimer in her Washington Heights, New York apartment. (Cathryn J. Prince/ Times of Israel)
June 30, 2018, 6:25 am
At 90, spunky Dr. Ruth Westheimer now focuses on what comes before foreplay
With a new TV show in the works, the contagiously cheery Holocaust survivor continues to help couples maintain a healthy intimate relationship -- even in a sterile online world
By Cathryn J. Prince
Anthony Bourdain in New York City, June 2, 2016. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
June 26, 2018, 7:10 am
Anthony Bourdain did not take drugs before he died — coroner
Jewish celebrity chef's death ruled suicide by hanging after French police found his body in Kaysersberg hotel bathroom
By JTA
Mike Reiss, writer for 'The Simpsons,' and the animated cast. (Sarah/Wikimedia Commons/ Bago Games)
June 23, 2018, 3:44 am
In NY, ‘The Simpsons’ writer strikes comedic gold with behind-the-scenes patter
On a book tour, Mike Reiss, one of the show's key architects, is full of anecdotes from his years working on the series -- as well as growing up Jewish in Connecticut
By Jordan Hoffman
Escape artist Harry Houdini is shown before being lowered in a packing crate into the ice-covered Detroit River in 1907. (AP Photo)
June 22, 2018, 2:07 am
How Harry Houdini stayed chained to his roots as a rabbi’s son
A Maryland exhibit opening June 24 highlights the life and mysterious death of the world famous escape artist, born in Hungary as Erik Weisz
By Rich Tenorio
Paul Rudd plays Moe Berg in 'The Catcher Was a Spy.' (Courtesy of IFC Films/via JTA)
June 21, 2018, 5:23 am
In ‘Catcher Was a Spy,’ Paul Rudd is a Jewish baseball player turned Nazi hunter
Opening Friday, new film reveals Moe Berg wasn't just a rare breed due to his religion -- the major leaguer also spoke 10 languages, which led to his recruitment as a WWII agent
By Curt Schleier
In this May 21, 2018 photo, director Ari Aster poses for a portrait to promote his film 'Hereditary' at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
June 12, 2018, 11:22 pm
Director Ari Aster’s debut film is scarily good. And that might be a problem
As the terrifying flick 'Hereditary' opens worldwide, Aster shows his skills behind the camera portend something more than 'just' a career in horror. Will he get another chance?
By Jordan Hoffman
In this October 8, 2016 photo, Drake performs onstage in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
May 31, 2018, 2:34 am
‘Diss track’ outs Drake love child, features him in blackface
Rapper Pusha T claims the Jewish-Canadian hip-hop artist has unknown son with a former porn star, plans to reveal child's existence alongside an Adidas line named for him
By Yaakov Schwartz
'The Bed Sitting,' 1953. This rare and previously unpublished photograph is part of a series taken at the guest villa in the estate of Joseph Schenck, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox. (© The Archives LLC / Iconic Images)
May 29, 2018, 2:00 am
Photographer’s lost trove of Marilyn Monroe photos sees daylight for first time
New portraits on display in London show a luminescent side of the iconic actress (and convert to Judaism), taken by life-long friend, business partner and confidant, Milton Greene
By Jenni Frazer
Composer Khaled Mouzanar, from right, director Nadine Labaki, actors Zain Al Rafeea, and Yordanos Shiferaw pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Capharnaum' at the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 17, 2018. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
May 18, 2018, 4:53 pm
Cannes wrap-up: Few Jews, but some anti-Semitism on the silver screen
At France's prestigious film festival, only a Chosen few make the final cut; a Spike Lee joint features an undercover Jewish cop; and Han Solo stays in the Tribe
By Jordan Hoffman
Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo in the new movie 'Solo: A Star Wars Story.' (Courtesy Lucasfilm)
May 17, 2018, 10:17 pm
Jewish actor flies solo through interstellar Ellis Island in new ‘Star Wars’
Opening worldwide May 23, the quick-moving Han Solo standalone flick's star Alden Ehrenreich is a force to be reckoned with
By Jordan Hoffman
The cast of Seinfeld. (Wikimedia Commons, Andromedoide)
May 17, 2018, 3:48 am
Over 70 hours of new footage revealed for 20th anniversary of ‘Seinfeld’ finale
Some of our favorite Jewish moments in honor of the groundbreaking sitcom which ended this week in 1998
By Yaakov Schwartz
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