Hollywood

Before Israel became a headline, it was an epic - opinion

Israel’s survival requires more than arguments; it needs living stories, memories, heroes, beauty, tragedy, and courage.

Paul Newman in 'Exodus.'
Sydney Sweeney, Kérastase's global ambassador

Hollywood’s most talked-about star, Sydney Sweeney, to front Kérastase launch

Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. Artist Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839).

What South Park and Dante get wrong about the Hebrew Bible’s Hell - study

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


Voight: My daughter Angelina Jolie was influenced by antisemitic people - regarding Gaza

Jon Voight criticizes daughter Angelina Jolie over Israel-Palestine conflict, highlighting his strong support for Israel and contrasting political views.

 Angelina Jolie attends the opening night of The Outsiders at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City, New York, U.S., April 11, 2024.

Jewish Emmy nominees include Larry David and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ in a last hurrah

Since premiering in 2000 the show has received a total of 55 Emmy nominations, but only two competitive wins (for directing and editing).

 Richard Lewis and Larry David in an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

The future is now: Jerusalem Cinematheque presents Cinematic Dystopia series

The series of films looks at very different futuristic movie dystopias, and it can be fun to see what they got wrong and scary to look at what they were right about.

 Set photograph from Metropolis, a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction silent film directed by Fritz Lang.

Duo Sonare: When Beethoven meets the music of Hollywood - review

Duo Sonare blends Beethoven and Hollywood music, featuring diverse styles from Bach to John Williams, creating accessible, high-quality classical performances with improvisational flair.

 DUO SONARE – Yonatan Selai and Dr. Tal Zilber.

LA Academy Museum revises exhibit on Jews in Hollywood following criticism

The museum opened its first-ever permanent exhibit, a deep-dive on the Jewish pioneers that laid the groundwork for Hollywood, on May 19.

 THE NEW ‘Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital’ exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

Academy Museum opens permanent exhibition that shines spotlight on Hollywood's Jewish founders

The exhibition shines a light on the creation of the Hollywood film industry and the studio system in the early 20th century by Jewish emigres from Eastern Europe.

 THE NEW ‘Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital’ exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

LA’s Academy Museum initially excluded Hollywood’s Jewish origins, a new exhibit fixes that

The exhibit’s debut comes two and a half years after the museum’s opening, which sparked controversy among supporters and visitors for not including the industry’s Jewish beginnings.

 The new "Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital" exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

New trend: Blocking celebrities who didn't take pro-Palestinian stance at Met Gala

Videos surged throughout social media platforms after the Met Gala event, slamming the celebrities for not taking a pro-Palestinian stance.

 Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo pose at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 6, 2024.

Mel Gibson credits Robert Downey Jr. with saving his career after infamous antisemitic rant

In an Esquire interview published on Monday, Gibson reflected on the incident, saying, "I was drunk in the back of a police car, and I said some stupid shit, and all of a sudden: blacklisted."

89th Academy Awards - Oscars Red Carpet Arrivals - Hollywood, California, U.S. - 26/02/17 - Actor Mel Gibson

151 Jewish creatives sign letter supporting Jonathan Glazer's Oscar speech

The report comes only a few weeks after 1,200 Jewish creatives pinned a letter denouncing Glazer's speech.

 Jonathan Glazer poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024.