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Kyra Sedgwick dishes on her very Jewish, very New York role in the new film ‘Bad Shabbos’

JL;DR SUMMARY Kyra Sedgwick stars in "Bad Shabbos," a new film directed by Daniel Robbins that humorously explores the dynamics of a Jewish family gathering for a Shabbat meal on the Upper West Side of New York City. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityJewish FoodNew York CityJewish FamilyShabbatJewish HumorUpper West SideKyra SedgwickBad ShabbosDaniel Robbins

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New York City, New York, United States
"Directed by Daniel Robbins, Bad Shabbos takes place entirely over the course of one Friday evening, as a Jewish family gathers for a Shabbat meal at their parents Upper West Side apartment."

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