If you’re setting a film or television program in New York City, and are casting background actors, you’re probably going to need a few good men…specifically, Hasidic Jews. These ultra-Orthodox Jews are part of the NY landscape, and–from television shows like “Law & Order” to movies like “Ghostbusters” and “Men In Black,” just to name…

Christian rockers The Wrecking are under consideration to have their song “Our Feet Don’t Touch the Ground” used in the upcoming Twilight movie “New Moon.” Joanne Brokaw over at Gospel Soundcheck, an admitted fan of the band, has details on how to vote to get the band’s song into the movie. What other songs do…

One of the more entertaining movies I saw last weekend at the Waterfront Film Festival was the romantic comedy ” The Answer Man.” Jeff Daniels plays a poor man’s Deepak Chopra named Arlen Faber. Arlen wrote a self-help book many years ago called “Me and God” and it rapidly turned into a self-help cottage industry…

David Carradine, the well-known, well-remembered and well-misunderstood actor, died on the other side of the world recently, and news emerged that his death was the result of either suicide, personal experimentation gone bad, or foul play. Now the news has come that has ruled out suicide as the cause of death. Unfortunately, however, whatever media…

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