Israeli movies
‘Under siege’: Creators describe rising antisemitism in Hollywood
Jewish creators behind Mad Men and The Americans describe the growing antisemitism that young artists face.
Tovah Feldshuh on portraying Golda Meir, rising antisemitism, and renewed relevance - interview
Tom Nesher’s Ophir Award-winning and Israeli Oscars selection, 'Come Closer,' to open in US
‘Stay Forte’ tells the human story behind the Gaza hostage escape - review
Rise of the Oscar contenders
The ‘Post’ looks at four of the front-runners for next year’s Academy Awards.
Movies: 'Our Father'
A violent, heavy drama.
A race to the altar
‘Through the Wall’ and into your heart.
Movies: A kinder, gentler time in ‘Women’s Balcony’
A very human and funny story of how repression can come with a seductive face – the men don’t go along with the rabbi out of cruelty but because he inspires them.
Grapevine: Wowing audiences
News briefs from around Israel
Not just another Cinderella
Ido Haar’s ‘Presenting Princess Shaw’ is not a sentimental story about the transition from anonymity to stardom, but a film about a tenacious woman who fights to make her voice heard.
Miri Regev’s ill-timed tirade
Regev has never pretended to be especially interested in the arts. She has boasted that she has never read Chekhov, apparently to make a point about how European culture should not dominate the arts.
Ophirs handed out awards, too
Rama Burshtein, an ultra-Orthodox woman, won the Best Screenplay Award for Through the Wall, a comedy about marriage in the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) world.
Television: Emmy winners, Israeli classics, Turkish delight
This TV lineup is well worth watching.
Movie Review: 'Sand Storm'
‘Sand Storm’ is an affecting Beduin drama.