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Hello Dolly! Barbra Streisand will perform at this year’s Academy Awards, Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron revealed in a news release today. “In an evening that celebrates the artistry of movies and music, how could the telecast be complete without Barbra Streisand?” the producers wrote in the statement. “We are honored that she has agreed […]

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Dustin Hoffman is the latest to enter the nation’s gun control debate, telling NPR radio last week he disapproves of gun usage in films and that Hollywood discriminates against actors who don’t want to use guns in their films. “I have always felt passionate about the fact that the audience is identifying (with movie violence) in […]

Isaac Frankel’s recently-released first novel, Sacred Apples, fascinatingly explores the intersection of Judaism,Christianity, and Islam—both in Jerusalem, where the plot unfolds, and beyond. With some lines taken directly from the Bible and the Talmud, and the rest matching their high, formal tone, the novel’s language evokes Jerusalem’s religious atmosphere and heritage. The story follows a young Catholic priest, Father Joseph, and, through his […]

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