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Two 'Serious' men
Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe
Actors Michael Stuhlbarg (left) and Aaron Wolff, (right) who star in the new Joel and Ethan Coen movie "A Serious Man," were at Brandeis University last night night for a screening of the dark comedy, which is set in a Jewish suburb of Minneapolis in the late 1960s.
Stuhlberg told the audience that he hired a Yiddish tutor to prepare for the audition, but apparently, he still has plenty to learn. During the Q&A portion of the night, Sthulbarg hugged his young co-star, who now lives in Newton, and referred to him as a "bubbe." For those who don't know, that translates as "grandma." The young Wolff didn't appear to mind.
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Mark Shanahan joined The Boston Globe in
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covered City Hall, and the Lewiston Sun-Journal, where he was the
education reporter. A Northampton native and graduate of Bates College,
Shanahan enjoys the usual - books, music, movies, etc. - as well as the
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everything from nightlife to New Kids. She keeps her eyes peeled for
celebrity juice, and also writes Love Letters, a Boston.com blog for
hopeful (and hopeless) romantics. Meredith chats about love problems
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him at a local eatery, please e-mail her immediately. mgoldstein@globe.com
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