RIP Dannis Farina, aka Cousin Avi
Once of Dennis Farina’s finest roles was as a foul-mouthed Orthodox Jewish jeweler in the 2000 film “Snatch.” More ▸
Brad Pitt
-
-
What ‘World War Z’ says about Israel
By Jana BaninIs the Brad Pitt zombie film “World War Z” a pro-Israel statement justifying the West Bank security fence? More ▸
-
Gwyneth Paltrow to friends: ‘Don’t be yentas’
By Jana BaninOkay, so she probably didn’t use those exact words, but according to Page Six the Jewish actress has warned those close to her to stay away from the folks at Vanity Fair, who are working on a piece about her. Apparently she was asked to participate in the cover story, but decided against it based… More ▸
-
Angelina Jolie, carrier of “Jewish” cancer gene, gets double mastectomy
By Jana BaninAngelina Jolie underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carries a gene that puts her at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer. More ▸
-
Report: Brad Pitt to spend the summer in Israel
By Uri FintzyGet ready to hear a lot about this: At least one half of the Hollywood power couple is reportedly going to spend the late summer in Israel. The reason: Brad Pitt is in final negotiations to star in “The Gray Man,” a movie based on a successful novel about a CIA agent that goes rogue… More ▸
-
Jonah Hill also surprised about Oscar nomination
By Uri FintzyStill can’t get over the whole Jonah Hill Oscar nomination? Neither can we. And neither can Jonah, apparently. Less than 24 hours after he was nominated for the best supporting actor award for his role in “Moneyball,” Hill told Access Hollywood: “I was watching it on TV and I feel like I’m in a dream… More ▸
-
Lohan playing Liz? Radcliffe on ‘SNL,’ Brangelina at the Holocaust museum
By JTA StaffBrangelina makes an appearance at the Holocaust museum in D.C., critics dig Daniel Radcliffe on “Saturday Night Live” and Lindsay Lohan is in talks to play Elizabeth Taylor in a biopic. More ▸
-
Tsssss!!!! This week’s Weekly Sizzle Video!!
By Uri FintzyEach week, 6 Degrees No Bacon, the Jewish celebrity blog, brings you the Weekly Sizzle, the six most interesting Jewish celebrity stories featuring commentary from our devoted correspondents. This week’s stories: 1. Brangelina at the U.S. Holocaust Museum 2. Elizabeth Taylor’s memory might be destroyed by Lindsay Lohan’s terrible acting 3. Jason Segel dates a fan 4. Woman publishes a… More ▸
-
Brangelina at the U.S. Holocaust Museum
By Jewz NewtonOn a recent trip to Washington, D.C., Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie decided to swing by the United States Holocaust Museum to promote Angelina’s directorial debut, “In the Land of Blood and Honey.” They specifically went to tour the “From Memory to Action” exhibition on genocide, which includes the massacre in Srebrenica featured in her… More ▸
-
Skinny Jonah Hill — still not as hot as Brad Pitt
Talk about bad luck! Jonah Hill appears on the cover of New York magazine’s Fall Preview issue with his Moneyball costar and infinitely more attractive human being, Brad Pitt. Now to be fair, very few people can stand next to Brad Pitt and not suffer by comparison. There’s a reason his best friends are other… More ▸
