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Legendary Jewish actor Walter Koenig, 'Star Trek's' plucky Chekov, dies at 90

Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek series and seven films, has died at 90, leaving behind a lasting sci-fi legacy.

FILE PHOTO: "Star Trek" actor Walter Koenig speaks to reporters in Bangkok July 24, 2007 after his visit to a refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border.
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Guy Amir (left) and Hanan Savyon in season two of the Netflix series, Bros, which will premiere at the Cinema of the South Festival.

Cinema of the South Festival in Sderot to celebrate 25 years

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Theater manager who added ‘the Jews’ to ‘Odyssey’ marquee calls antisemitism ‘exaggerated’

Jordan Perry, whose theater has a history of provocative messaging, said he intended it as an “intentionally subtle” commentary on what he believes is an overemphasis on antisemitism.

Matt Damon plays Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's Odyssey.

'Gangland' director Vincent Grashaw brings Native American story to Jerusalem Film Festival

Director Vincent Grashaw found the screenplay for ‘Gangland’ online, then worked with Native American advisers and actors to bring its fictional reservation to life.

LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS (right) stars with Dana Namerode in "Gangland."

Assaf Machnes's 'Where to?' wins top prize at Jerusalem Film Festival

The festival awarded prizes totaling approximately NIS 1 million across its Israeli and international competitions, as well as its short-film, experimental-film, and industry programs.

Co-stars Ido Tako (left) and Ihab Salami with a poster of their film, Where To?, directed by Assaf Machnes, at its premiere at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

Still Rocky after all these years: Beloved actor Sylvester Stallone celebrates 80th birthday

“To all the Rockys in the world, I love you,” he said as he stood onstage at the Oscars, accepting the Best Picture Award in 1977.

Kennedy Center Honors recipient actor Sylvester Stallone poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, US, December 7, 2025.

It's a love story: Adam Sandler officiates Taylor Swift's top-secret wedding to Travis Kelce

Adam Sandler officiated Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, with Austin Swift serving as man of honor and Jason Kelce as best man, Swift’s publicist said.

Singer Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs kiss during Game Three between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Rocket Arena on May 23, 2026.

‘Checkout’: New comedy hit, expanded from one of Israel's most popular series

A new comedy feature film titled 'Checkout' has already sold a quarter of a million tickets in just a few days, telling the stories of staff and customers at a fictional supermarket chain in Israel.

New Israeli comedy hit, 'Checkout.'

Palestinian-Israeli filmmaker's tragedy about honor killings wins top prizes at Monte-Carlo

It was produced both as a four-part television series for Makan, Israel’s Arabic-language public television channel, and as a feature-length work for theatrical and festival release.

THE CAST and crew of ‘Fadia’ win the Best Film Award during the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in June.

Mazal tov to Mel Brooks: The 100-year-old man

Brooks, best known for directing irreverent films that became comedy classics, including The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Spaceballs, was born in Brooklyn on June 28, 1926.

Mel Brooks speaks onstage at the "Spaceballs" screening during the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 21, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

'Tuner' mixes classical music, crime, and Dustin Hoffman - review

Much of the comedy in the movie comes from Uri browbeating the two, and if you can understand the Hebrew, it’s even funnier than the subtitles.

HAVANA ROSE LIU (left) and Leo Woodall in ‘Tuner.’

Israeli success in France: Tel Aviv AI firm sold to French giant media group Netgem

BARY, which says its technology cuts translation and subtitling costs by 50%, has been acquired by Netgem, which will integrate its AI-based localization platform into its film and TV services.

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