Cinema

'Köln 75': The unlikely story behind Keith Jarrett's iconic concert - review

Köln 75, directed by Israel-born, New York-based Ido Fluk, is a little like The Big Short at times, in that it features moments when various characters stop the action and break the fourth wall.

Scene from ‘Köln 75,' directed by Israeli Ido Fluk.
Lior Raz

Lior Raz says Israelis in Hollywood are 'simply not afraid' at Tel Aviv Tuner premiere

STELLAN SKARSGARD (left) and Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value.

‘Sentimental Value’ is a beautiful drama of redemption in a show-biz family - review

Checkout, a feature film at Israeli Cinema Day.

Israeli Cinema Day returns with NIS 10 tickets across country


A lost film by Israeli B-movie director Sam Firstenberg gets a new life

Sam Firstenberg, the Israeli-raised director behind cult B-movie staples like “American Ninja” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo,” is having an unexpected career revival.

Israeli director Sam Firstenberg, center, with cinematographer Ken Lamkin, left, and an unidentified colleague on the set of "Riverbend," a 1989 action drama that has recently been restored.

A Remembrance Day movie about brokenness that heals - opinion

Haben Yakir Li (My Beloved Son) is a Remembrance Day film that embodies that sense of unity we felt on October 7, against Iranian missiles, and against Hezbollah’s rockets.

Israeli soldiers place Israeli flags on graves of Israeli soldiers during the flag laying ceremony in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026, a few days before the Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers.

Movie theaters reopening across the country, just in time for Passover vacation - review

The theaters are operating  with the approval of the Home Front Command, which mandates that there must be protection nearby for everyone.

RYAN GOSLING in Project Hail Mary.

Miriam on screen: Great films depicting biblical trailblazers to watch during Passover

Miriam’s legacy as a defiant artist is rarely center stage in the great biblical epics, but her spirit lives on in cinema’s most modern heroines.

EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (2014) Pictured: Christian Bale as Moses.

Oscars clash 2026: ‘Sinners’ takes on ‘One Battle After Another’

From 'One Battle After Another' to 'Sinners,' find out which films and stars are poised to dominate the 98th Academy Awards this Sunday.

MICHAEL B. JORDAN in ‘Sinners.’

Jerusalem highlights: March 13-19

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

 The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem

Berlin International Film Festival winners blast Israel in award speeches, ignore Iran

Abdallah Al-Khatib, who won Best Feature Debut for his film 'Chronicles From the Siege', criticized the German government, saying it was complicit in Israel’s conduct in the war against Hamas.

SOFIANE ZERMANI, Abdallah Alkhatib, Taqiyeddine Issaad and Salah Issaad pose with the GWFF Best Feature Film Debut Award for “Chronicles From the Siege” at the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2026.

‘Ella McCay’ isn’t the real McCoy, relatable ‘Real Estate,’ and JFK Jr.’s ‘Love Story’

Beloved Jewish-American director and television creator, James L. Brooks, 85, has just released his first feature film in 15 years, and it is a cause for celebration.

A scene from 'Real Estate: A Love Story' shows a pregnant woman and her husband leaving Tel Aviv and beginning house hunting in Haifa. (Screenshot/Real Estate: A love story)

The Book of Ruth: Esty Shushan, activist for haredi women, tells a different story - review

She realizes that the film, which she wrote more than a decade ago, will be seen by a largely secular audience, although she said that quite a few in the ultra-Orthodox world will likely see it too.

Israeli Esty Shushan, founder of "Nivcharot", movement to encourage haredi women to get involved in public life, gives an interview to AFP in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva on January 30, 2019

Jerusalem highlights: February 6-12

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

Ido Nahmias and Shirel Azizian in A Doll’s House SOURCE Itai Salhov.