Cinema
Avi Nesher's ‘Our Loves’ turns tragedy into immersive cinema - review
The idea of people who thought they were as stressed as they could be on October 6 is a smart lens for tackling October 7. You get to know each character and are drawn into their stories.
Mark Feuerstein heads to Israel to film new thriller
Swiss queer film festival removes award-winning Israeli movie from lineup after boycott threats
Brad Pitt on screen, retired IDF combat dogs in the seats
International LGBT film festival sets screenings at Tel Aviv Cinematheque
Audiences can also look forward to Adam Shankman’s camp comedy Stop! That! Train! featuring RuPaul, alongside major festival favorites from Cannes and Montreal’s Fantasia.
Israeli television marks three years since October 7 massacre
TV Time: What is most striking about much of the new programming is how different it feels from the documentaries made in the first months after the attack.
‘Orphan,’ the new film by László Nemes, tells a bleak story of a Jewish boy in 1950s Budapest
A brilliant, hopeless portrait of troubled childhood, Orphan references the war in nearly every disconsulate frame.
Jerusalem highlights: September 18-24
What's new to do in Israel's capital?
Fauda returns to Netflix with season shaped by October 7 massacre
Season five of Fauda tackles October 7 and its aftermath, while Playlist looks back at Israeli counterterrorism cinema and a new crime drama finding viewers abroad.
Oscar hopes and Eurovision: Cultural challenges Israel faces next year
Ezra Taylor and Hannah Brown explore Eurovision’s new hosting rules, Israel’s Oscar hopes with Tell Me Everything, and the country’s complicated relationship with international film festivals.
Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G to return in new film amid character's 'racist stereotypes' controversy
Ali G first appeared on the UK’s Channel 4 in the late 1990s before becoming a cultural phenomenon. Baron Cohen retired the character in 2007 after becoming too recognizable.
How movie theaters are reinventing the cinema experience
Movie theaters are combining immersive technology and luxury comfort to outshine home streaming platforms.
Gal De Paz cast as Shoshana Damari in new musical about Israeli icon
Rising Star runner-up Gal De Paz will make her theatrical debut portraying Israeli music icon Shoshana Damari in a new biographical musical tracing the singer’s life and career.
British-born Israeli actress Caroline Langford dies at 68 after battle with cancer
Born in London in 1958, Langford was the daughter of British television director Barry Langford and moved to Israel with her family when she was 14.
