These movies bring to life our new reality and tell us stories that could almost be true. The Movies That Best Define Our Modern Age

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The BlogsOn Jewish Actresses and Jewish Female CharactersBy Daniel WolpeNov 15, 2021 In 2002, Brad Garrett won his first Emmy award. As he held the statue in his hand, he…

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VarietyGolden Globes Predictions: Best TV Actress (Limited Series/TV Movie) – Anya Taylor-Joy’s Gambit to Take On Nicole Kidman and Cate BlanchettBy Michael SchneiderJan. 14, 2021 Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the…

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W MagazineThe Most Resourceful Directors of 2020By Brooke MarineDecember 31, 2020 W is doing something a little different for our “Best of…” lists this year. It seems fitting that such an…

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HBO’s Coastal Elites: Cast, Writer, and Director in Conversation with Alisyn Camerota – Streamed live on Sep 14, 2020 Your support helps 92Y continue creating online content for our community.…

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Chicago TribuneHBO ‘Coastal Elites’ review: Dispatches from the hell of early 2020, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson, and Issa RaeBY MICHAEL PHILLIPSSEP 08, 2020 The five monologues making up Paul…

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The A.V. ClubThe cast of Coastal Elites mostly makes Trump-bashing worth getting worked up overBy Dennis PerkinsSeptember 4, 2020 Both the pandemic and the presidency of Donald Trump are national…

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The new film “Coastal Elites” is a series of monologues written by Paul Rudnick, one of which features Bette Midler as a retired New York schoolteacher who’s educated, funny, possibly…

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Broadway WorldVIDEO: See Bette Midler in a Clip from COASTAL ELITES on HBOBy BWW StaffAugust 3, 2020 HBO’s special presentation COASTAL ELITES explores our current world of deeply divided politics…

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ParadeAll-Star Cast Deals With Politics & Pandemic in Quarantine Comedy Coastal ElitesBy NEIL PONDSEPTEMBER 2, 2020 In this “quarantine comedy,” five socially distanced characters grapple with politics and the COVID-19…

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