Israeli movies

Ben Perry: How one Israeli actor turned sirens into viral comedy - interview

Scene after scene of Perry turning Israel’s angst into laughter, song, and dance surfaced online to garner millions of views over the almost six weeks of siren jumping.

|ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
BEN PERRY’S family pose outside their neighborhood shelter.
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Laughing through it: Israeli comedy films to celebrate Independence Day

Comedy has always been an important part of Israeli cinema. From well-known classics to newer releases, these films continue to attract audiences across generations.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
MARY, THE plain yet intellectually savvy Bennet sister, is the main character in ‘The Other Bennet Sister.’

Rewind history to the Gulf War with these Israeli classics

TV Time: The Israel Film Archive has a wealth of clips going back over a century, including home movies, footage of weddings, nature scenes, inventions, fashion shows, folk dances, and movies, etc.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Tom Nesher wins the Ophir Award for Best Director for ‘Come Closer’ in 2024.

How Israeli women dominate the film industry in ways Hollywood still can't

While Israeli filmmakers face pressure abroad, women have emerged at the center of the industry, bringing new voices and perspectives into focus

|ByHANNAH BROWN

A scandal in Ivansk

David Blumenfeld’s documentary reveals Polish ambivalence over Holocaust complicity

APRIL 8, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
MICROCOSM OF a much larger story: Director David Blumenfeld (right) spoke with academics and local Ivansk residents (top)

Avi Nesher will not register new film with Israel Academy

Some in the Israeli film industry have speculated that the gatekeepers of the Academy are simply jealous of Nesher's success.

APRIL 2, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
(FROM LEFT) Director Avi Nesher on the set of ‘The Other Story’ with actress Joy Rieger and singer Natan Goshen

‘Foxtrot’ director: Oscar snub was painful

Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev celebrated the film missing out on a nomination.

JANUARY 24, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Samuel Maoz, director of 'Foxtrot'

Global crime with a local flavor

Israeli actress Yuval Scharf is one of the stars of the new BBC show McMafia, which has received some criticism for its portrayal of organized crime in the Jewish state

JANUARY 7, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Actress Yuval Scharf in a scene from McMafia (2018)

The sweet story behind ‘The Cakemaker’

The presence of a German in a Jerusalem restaurant kitchen brings out all kinds of conflicts, notably on the religious front.

DECEMBER 31, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
‘CAKEMAKER’ DIRECTOR Ofir Raul Graizer (left) with actress Sandra Sade.

Jerusalem Jewish film fest to take place in December

The festival will open with Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name, an adaptation of Andre Aciman’s novel about a love affair between two young Jewish men in Italy in the 1980s.

NOVEMBER 25, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
ARNIE HAMMER and Timothee Chalamet star in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Call Me By Your Name.’

Brian Cox on playing Churchill

The Scottish actor tells the Haifa Film Festival about the great statesman, Brexit and the art of the job.

OCTOBER 9, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
BRIAN COX and Miranda Richardson in a scene from ‘Churchill

Controversial film Foxtrot wins 'Israeli Oscars'

Foxtrot is now Israel’s official candidate for consideration for a Best Foreign Language Oscar nomination.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN, AMY SPIRO
A SCENE from Samuel Maoz’s critically acclaimed ‘Foxtrot.’

A confusing obsession: ‘Longing’ makes you wish for more

Longing features a strong cast, but it is an overly literal, often mawkish and unfocused film.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
Longing by Savi Gabizon

Netflix producing Israeli spy thriller 'The Angel' to premiere next year

The new film is based on the story of Egyptian spy Ashraf Marwan.

JULY 27, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
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