Movie

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.

|ByYAEL UNTERMAN
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

An opening title says that the film takes place in Brazil in 1977, during “a time of great mischief,” which turns out to be a playful understatement.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Iranian filmmaker Javad Ganji, believed to be killed during a protest in Tehran, in an undated picture.

Iranian filmmaker Javad Ganji killed in Tehran protests, anti-regime data shows

Iranian filmmaker Javad Ganji, 39, was shot during protests in Tehran's Sadeghiyeh area, according to Hengaw and the National Council of Resistance of Iran's data.

|ByJAMES GENN
DIANE KEATON as Annie Paradis in the iconic ‘First Wives Club.’

Jerusalem Cinematheque pays tribute to Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton, one of the most distinctive and endearing American actresses of all time, will be honored in showings of her most beloved films at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Five facts on Superman’s Jewish immigrant origins and James Gunn’s reboot

Superman has always been an immigrant, and, by extension, a Jewish immigrant, long before today’s culture wars. Gunn’s film merely foregrounds a theme embedded in the hero’s DNA since 1938.

JULY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 07: James Gunn, Peter Safran, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet seen at the Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros. "Superman" TCL Chinese Theatre on July 07, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

The secret joke for Israelis in Stephen King's 'Life of Chuck'

Based on Stephen King's 2020 short novella, the film didn’t become a box office hit, but it seems that everyone who watched it couldn't stop thinking about it days later.

JULY 9, 2025ByAMIT SLONIM
'The Life of Chuck'

‘Tatami,’ the first Israeli-Iranian movie, opened in the US during the war

Oscar-winning Israeli director Guy Nattiv began developing the story several years ago and knew that he needed to collaborate with an Iranian to make the film.

JULY 5, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
IRANIAN CO-DIRECTOR and actress Zar Amir (left) with Arienne Mandi in a scene from ‘Tatami.’

Jerusalem highlights: July 4-10

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JULY 4, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Bar Rose

Meet the "supporting star" of the F1 movie

SharkNinja announced a collaboration with Apple Original Films in the movie: F1® The Movie, produced by Warner Bros. SharkNinja will star in the film as the official sponsor of the APXGP racing team.

JULY 2, 2025ByWALLA! SPORTS
The movie F1

Dallas Jenkins films unprecedented crucifixion scene for 'The Chosen' season 6 in Italy

He described filming the crucifixion as 'the most difficult, physically and logistically, that we have done.'

JULY 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dallas Jenkins films unprecedented crucifixion scene for 'The Chosen' season 6 in Italy.

Brussels turns blue for world premiere of 'The Smurfs: The Movie'

Rihanna, who voices Smurfette, attended the premiere.

JUNE 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Jerusalem highlights: June 20-26

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JUNE 20, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Lama Ani Hai in a concert.

Understanding the mind of Albert Einstein

Taran Davies’s upcoming IMAX film about Einstein will attempt to capture the imagination of one of the world’s greatest scientists and one of the founders of the Hebrew University.

JUNE 12, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH CANADIAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY
PRODUCER-DIRECTOR Davies, whose current project is the film ‘Einstein’s Incredible Universe.’

27th TLV Student Film Festival announces full program

The festival will feature over 100 short films from 20 countries, including France, South Korea, Denmark, India, Mexico, Romania, and Japan.

JUNE 10, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
‘SWIMMING WITH WINGS’