HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA) — Comedian Marc Maron is incredibly skilled at getting famous people to move past surface PR stuff and engage in organic, in-depth conversations. His “funny, brainy romp” with Lena Dunham on Monday’s edition of his...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA) – Longtime pals Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, a comedy team extraordinaire, are at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, for the screening of “Neighbors.” The movie is about new parents...
CHICAGO (JUF News) — Actor, director and writer Harold Ramis died Monday morning, Feb. 24, at his Glencoe, Ill., home. Ramis, 69, died from complications from vasculitis, an autoimmune disorder that leads to inflammation and damage to...
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — For cinematic observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this is a banner year, with both sides choosing Oscar submissions that center on the Israeli occupation.
Israel’s “Bethlehem,” which pits Shin Bet agents against diverse...
HOLLYWOOD, FL. (JTA) — Israeli-born Odeya Rush, 16, fresh off the set of “The Giver” with Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep, has joined the cast of “Goosebumps,” The Wrap reports. Rush will star alongside Jack Black...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Residents of a haredi Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem reportedly have complained that filming for American actress Natalie Portman’s new film will take place there.
The filming of “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” based on the book...
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — When French director Claude Lanzmann finished filming and editing his eight-hour epic “Shoah” in 1985, he still had stashed away nearly 11 hours of interviews with one man.
The man was Benjamin Murmelstein, the last president...
