Film

Once Upon a Mattress proves fairy tales are funnier when turned upside down

Fairy-tale expectations are flipped in this witty, high-energy staging of Once Upon a Mattress.

Lady Larken and Sir Harry.
PHOTO OF Wagner Moura at a phone booth.

The Secret Agent, a gripping and gory film from Brazil, premieres in Israel

PORTRAIT OF Aaron Sapiro, the Jewish lawyer who sued Henry Ford.

Jewish lawyer who sued Henry Ford for libel remembered in new documentary

Nabat has her face painted in the colors of the Iranian flag during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in Madrid, Spain January 17, 2026.

Eight hundred film industry professionals denounce Iranian government’s mass killings


'Bad Shabbos': the off-the-charts politically incorrect film Israelis didn't know they needed

The movie won the coveted Audience Award at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival.

THE CAST of dark Jewish comedy ‘Bad Shabbos.’

The Sea, a drama about a Palestinian father and son, wins the Best Picture Ophir Award

Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatened to defund the awards next year because of his disapproval of the winning film.

Ophir Best Actor winner, Muhammad Gazawi (left), presenting the Best Cinematography Award with Baher Agbariya, the producer of The Sea.

North Korea executed people for sharing K-Dramas, UN finds

Surveillance has grown more pervasive since 2014 with the help of new technologies, while punishments have become harsher

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony for the launch of a "new multipurpose destroyer," as per state media KCNA's reports, in Nampo, North Korea, in this handout picture released on April 26, 2025, by the Korean Central News Agency.

At Emmys, Hollywood stars display pro-Israel, pro-Palestine messages

Jewish actress Hannah Einbinder, upon winning an Emmy for her show Hacks, said, "Free Palestine," upon exiting the stage.

Javier Bardem wears a keffiyeh as he poses on the red carpet at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, September 14, 2025.

Looking at the enduring inspiration of Leon Uris’s ‘Exodus’ - opinion

Sixty-five years later, would the book, the movie, and the music have been welcomed with such global approbation?

Alexander Smukler presents a samizdat copy of Exodus in Russian to author Leon Uris in Moscow, November 1989.

Olivia Coleman, Ilana Glazer, Wallace Shawn, among stars pledging to boycott Israeli film industry

Hollywood A-listers pledged to not screen films or work with Israeli film institutions…that are "implicated in genocide and apartheid" against Palestinians.

Actor Wallace Shawn participates in a demonstration to support Gaza outside the White House on October 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement staged a demonstration to call for a cease of fire in the Middle East.

Israeli film, ‘Butcher’s Stain’, wins a Student Academy Award

The awards are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and 15 student films from around the world were selected as semifinalists in four categories.

Israelis enjoy an open-air movie screening under the stars at the Sam Spiegel School for Film and Television in Jerusalem, August 6, 2025.

'The Voice Of Hind Rajab' wins runner-up award at Venice Film Festival

The film focuses on telephone operators from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society talking to a Gazan girl who was trapped in a car where her family already lay dead.

Kaouther Ben Hania poses with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize for "The Voice of Hind Rajab" during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, September 6, 2025.

Mamdani’s mother collected millions in Qatari cash, raising foreign influence concerns - NYP

Qatari cultural groups funded films by Mira Nair, mother of NYC mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, raising questions about foreign influence and transparency.

 Zohran Mamdani reacts next to his parents Mahmood Mamdani and Mira Nair and wife Rama Duwaji during a watch party for his primary election, which includes his bid to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor in the upcoming November 2025 election, in New York City, US, June 25, 2025.

Up close and personal with Yehoram Gaon

A new documentary about the beloved Israeli entertainer chronicles his life.

YEHORAM GAON