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Jerusalem highlights: March 13-19

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STEPHEN LANG and Elsie Fisher in ‘The Optimist.’

Holocaust survivor, troubled teen bond in ‘The Optimist’

Quentin Tarantino and Daniella Pick pose on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the film "Nouvelle Vague" in competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 17, 2025.

Quentin Tarantino is alive and well, despite reports; now working on new British farce

 KEREN MOR as Kochava schemes with butcher Nissim, played by Yaniv Swissa.

From Israeli sitcoms to HBO hits: The best streaming picks for Purim


'A Burning Man' tells the moving story of a father’s dilemma about his soldier son

No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, there is no parent of a child in the army who hasn’t felt the fear portrayed in the film at one time or another.

Still from A Burning Man

Salvador Litvak brings his film 'Guns & Moses' to Israel

Speaking about how he had decided to make the film, he said, “My wife, Nina, and I set out to make a Jewish mystery thriller in a world that Hollywood never depicts on film - our world."

Poster for Guns & Moses

BBC apologizes for not censoring racial slur shouted at Bafta ceremony by guest with Tourette's

"We apologise that this was not edited out prior to broadcast, and it will now be removed from the version on BBC iPlayer," said a spokesperson of the BBC.

The BBC logo outside the BBC Broadcasting House. November 15, 2025.

Jerusalem highlights: February 20-26

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

Red Tent’ exhibition of works by Michal Tamir  (see Saturday).

Paul McCartney's 'Man on the Run' documentary brings viewers back to the 1970s - review

The documentary covers the period from 1970, when McCartney retreated to his bucolic ramshackle farm in Scotland and his first post-Beatles solo album, to 1980, when John Lennon was murdered.

AUL MCCARTNEY is the executive producer of a new documentary chronicling his first steps after The Beatles broke up.

Berlinale head Tricia Tuttle defends jury for refusing to condemn Israel for ‘genocide’

The issue surfaced following the opening press conference, where the International Jury president, director Wim Wenders, said that filmmakers should stay out of politics.

Tricia Tuttle, director of the Berlinale.

Godfather actor Robert Duvall dies aged 95

Duvall passed away peacefully, aged 95, on Sunday, his family announced on Monday.

Actor Robert Duvall arrives for the world premiere of Widows at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, September 8, 2018.

Israeli actress Shira Haas to star in the upcoming WWII movie 'Triumph of the Will'

Israeli actress Shira Haas will appear in a new WWII period film, portraying a woman caught in a moral dilemma as Jews try to flee Nazi Germany.

Shira Haas in Night Therapy.

Iranian director unveils film confronting Tehran's Evin prison torture

Her film Roya tells the story of a fictional teacher detained in Evin, but it is also deeply personal for Mohammadi, who has been arrested multiple times in Iran on charges of propaganda.

MAHNAZ MOHAMMADI poses at the "Meet the Filmmakers" event during the 15th Zurich Film Festival on October 01, 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Jerusalem highlights: February 13-19

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

MAO concert (see Thursday)