Christmas may be the genre and red-and-green backdrop of “The Night Before” (in theaters Nov. 20), but at the film’s heart is the landscape of friendship as it begins to shift when people hit their 30s.
Adam Sandler has updated “The Chanukah Song” for the first time since 2002.
Comedian Larry David heckled billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump during his appearance on “Saturday Night Live” and will pocket $5,000 for it.
Actress Zooey Deschanel has converted to Judaism.
On Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, led by John Mauceri, performed notorious \”Halloween Jew\” Danny Elfman\’s music for Tim Burton\’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” live at the Hollywood Bowl in front of thousands of enthusiastic fans.
Comedian Jon Stewart has signed a deal with cable television channel HBO to produce short-form content on current events in what will be his first announced entertainment project since quitting \”The Daily Show\” in August.
Oscar-winning film-maker Roman Polanski said on Friday he was grateful and relieved after a Polish court rejected a U.S. request for his extradition over a 1977 child sex conviction.
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