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Jillian LOUIS

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is secular. But it’s nice to note that as
the news of her exotic Jewish roots has
spread out she is being embraced by
much of the Jewish community. Mayim
Bialik, 42, invited her, online, to cele-
brate Passover (2018) at her home. (No
word whether Haddish accepted.)

AT THE MOVIES
OPENING OCT. 19:
The original Halloween (1978) movie
starred Jamie Lee Curtis, now 58,
as Laurie Strode, the only survivor of
TV/STREAMING CATCH UP
a killing spree by Michael Myers, a
Now streaming on Netflix is the critical-
mental patient who stalked
ly acclaimed original film
Strode. The original was
Private Life. Paul Giamatti
a hit and it spawned 11
and Kathryn Hahn co-star
sequels and re-makes. The
as a middle-aged couple
“new” Halloween movie
desperately hoping to have
(called Halloween) again
a child. The film was written
stars Curtis — this is the
and directed by Tamara
fourth Halloween movie she
Jenkins, 56. Jenkins, who
has appeared in as Strode.
was raised by her Jewish
The advance publicity says
father, chronicled her cha-
the new film will be “the
otic, but loving childhood
final confrontation” between Jamie Lee Curtis
in the terrific film Slums
Strode and Myers.
of Beverly Hills (1998). By
The Oath is a searing
the way, both Giamatti and
political comedy that was
Hahn have Jewish spouses
written by, directed by and
— Giamatti and his wife are
stars Ike Barinholtz, 41.
raising their child Jewish.
Chris (Barinholtz) is a polit-
Not sure about Hahn.
ical progressive who is out-
Camping is a comedy that
raged when he learns that
started on Oct. 14 on HBO.
Americans are being asked
It follows a married couple
to sign a loyalty oath or lose
(played by David Tennant
tax credits. The deadline to
and Jennifer Garner) who
sign the oath coincides with
have issues — issues that
a family Thanksgiving meal Ike Barinholtz
come to a head during a
that Chris and his wife, Kai
camping trip. Based on a
(Tiffany Haddish, 38) are
Brit TV series, the American
set to host. Chris and his
version is written and pro-
relatives, some conser-
duced by Lena Dunham
vative, agree in advance
(Girls), 32, and Jenni
that there will be no poli-
Konner (Girls), 47. Series
tics discussed during the
regulars include Brett
Thanksgiving meal. But that
Gelman, 41, and Ione
pact quickly frays and com-
Skye, 47.
pletely breaks down when
Remember Skye from the
two government agents
’80s romantic classic Say
Tiffany Haddish
come to Chris’ door.
Anything? It had the iconic
Co-stars include Carrie
scene in which a high school
Brownstein (Portlandia, the
senior (John Cusack) held
band Sleater-Kinney), 44, as
up a boom-box that played
Alice, Chris’ lefty sister.
a love song under the win-
Haddish has emerged
dow of a classmate (Skye)
as a big star following the
he was courting. Skye’s
release of the hit film Girls
father is Donovan (“Mellow
Trip (2017). Her late mother
Yellow”), the famous ’60s
was African American and
Scottish folk rocker. Her
her father, whom she got
mother, who raised her
to know a few years before
alone, is an American Jew.
his recent death, was from Ione Skye
Skye has been married to
an Eritrean Jewish family.
rock musician Ben Lee, 40,
My sense is that Haddish
since 2008. ■