Ali Suliman

Many Hollywood A-listers owe their appearance to Pini Benzaken, the celebrated Israeli-born hair stylist for the stars. Whether it was designing the…

In spite of the success of Israeli films worldwide, most actors and directors here have decided to stay put, with a few high-profile exceptions. The…

The 26th Jerusalem Film Festival runs through July 18 and features over 200 films from 35 countries in 10 days. This year, the Israeli competitions…

It's a good time to be a bad guy in Hollywood. Movie villains are as old as the movies themselves, of course. In the early days of silent movies,…

The lineup for the Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 13-24, arguably the most prestigious in the world, was just announced. As it has over…

LEMON TREEThree and a haf starsHebrew title: Etz limon. 106 min. In Arabic and Hebrew, some prints have English and Hebrew titles (others have only…

Director Eran Riklis and actress Hiam Abbass have worked together on only two films, The Syrian Bride in 2004 and Lemon Tree, which just opened…

The Berlin International Film Festival, which began yesterday and which will run until February 17, will have a strong Israeli presence. This is not…

THE KINGDOMHDirected by Peter Berg. 110 minutes. In English and Arabic, with Hebrew titles. Starring Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner Islamic terror has…

South Africa's drama Tsotsi, based on Athol Fugard's novel about a young hoodlum reclaiming his own humanity, won the Oscar Sunday night for…

An anonymous on-line petition to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which so far has been signed by 4,313 people in Israel and abroad,…

Paradise Now***Directed by Hany Abu-Assad. Written by Abu-Assad, Bero Beyer and Pierre Hodgson. Hebrew title: Gan Eden Acshav. 90 minutes. In…

Hany Abu-Assad, the director of the movie, Paradise Now, will appear tonight at the Jerusalem Cinematheque at a screening of the film, along with the…

Hany Abu-Assad's Paradise Now, his politically timely movie about Palestinian suicide bombers, has been winning awards and stirring controversy ever…