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Samuel (Shmuelik) Maoz picked the wrong month to give up smoking. His first feature film, Lebanon, based on his experiences in the First Lebanon War,…

The 25th International Film Festival, which will run from October 3-10 at the Haifa Cinematheque and other theaters in that city, will get a boost of…

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…

The following story about sexologist/stand-up comedian Dr. Tzahi Ben-Zion contains no four-letter words - unless you count 'help,' which is what it…

Ever since Superman touched down in that fictional Kansas field back in 1938, our comic book superheroes have tended to be stoic, self-confident and…

If you're talking with Eran Kolirin, the director/writer of the enormously successful film The Band's Visit, you've caught him between award…

By now, Israel's first Oscar controversy is history: The Band's Visit, which won the Ophir Award and was submitted by the Israeli Academy for Film to…

The Venice Film Festival just ended, with Ang Lee winning the Golden Lion Award for Lust, Caution. He took home the top prize two years ago for…

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

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…

When the Oscars are handed out Sunday night in Los Angeles, no one will be surprised when Brokeback Mountain, the story of a forbidden love between…

John Wayne, I suspect, is rolling over in his grave. And his soul, wherever it happens to be residing, is undoubtedly writhing in torment. How else…

It's hard to know what to make of Brokeback Mountain, one of this season's most buzzed-about movies, winner last week of four Golden Globe Awards,…

The cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain topped the field as expected Monday at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, taking four prizes including for best…

A film distributor in mostly Muslim Malaysia - where movies on sensitive issues are often banned - will steer clear of gay-themed Brokeback Mountain,…

Awards season has already started in the US, with the Los Angeles Film Critics weighing in. The Best Picture winner was Brokeback Mountain, the story…

Rushed through production to meet deadlines for awards season eligibility, Steven Spielberg's highly anticipated Munich was nominated Tuesday for two…