Oscars
Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter released from prison in northern Iran after 17 days - report
Mehdi Mahmoudian, who is nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, was imprisoned after he signed a letter condemning Khamenei.
Godfather actor Robert Duvall dies aged 95
Spielberg wins Grammy for John Williams documentary, becomes ninth Jew to earn 'EGOT' status
‘Hamnet’ is Oscar-bait about Shakespeare's free-spirited wife - review
Noa Tishby, Yoseph Haddad slam celebrities wearing ceasefire pins at Oscars
Israeli advocates, Noa Tishby and Yoseph Haddad highlight the anti-Israeli symbolism of Artists4Ceasefire's red pin worn during Sunday's Oscars event.
The sad spectacle of a Jew using the Oscars to bash Israel - comment
It is sad because it reflects a persistent pattern among our people where Jews themselves become numbered among the Jewish community’s greatest detractors.
'Acknowledging Jewish victims will cost him': Jewish creators comment on Jonathan Glazer's speech
Inside the auditorium, there were almost no yellow ribbons denoting support for the hostages held by Hamas, save for Avi Arad, the Israeli-American producer of Spider-Verse: Across the Spider-Verse.
Jewish orgs: Glazer assisting in the 'dehumanization of the fight for Jewish survival'
Combat Antisemitism Movement CEO Sacha Roytman Dratwa said that Glazer was appropriating his religious and ethnic identity to attack Israel while it was defending itself against genocidal actors.
'Vile' and 'auto-antisemitic': Israeli minister slams Oscar-winning Jewish Holocaust film director
“Whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza, all the victims of this dehumanization. How do we resist?” Jonathan Glazer asked.
Oscar-winning Jewish director of Holocaust film denounces 'occupation,' 'dehumanization'
While movies are a great form of escapism, reality still managed to find its way into the awards ceremony.
Israeli director Tal Kantor's 'Letter to a Pig' may take home an Oscar
It’s a haunting and beautiful look at a girl listening to a Holocaust survivor tell the story of how his life was saved during the war by a pig he hid behind.
A serious look at the silly Oscars - review
This year it seems borderline ridiculous, since, for most of us, there will be more suspense over which celebrities wear yellow ribbons to draw attention to the 134 hostages held in Gaza by Hamas.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda’s newspaper comes to life in the new series ‘The Deer’
The Deer (HaZvi in Hebrew) was a newspaper founded by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the leading proponent of making Hebrew into the language of the Jewish homeland.
Michael Rapaport calls out Hollywood for ignoring the hostages on 'Eretz Nehederet'
The sketch was especially striking in the way it used clips of real stars attending recent awards shows to make it look as if Rapaport was actually hosting the awards.
