Israeli movie

Isabelle Huppert is the star in ‘The Richest Woman in the World’ - review

The Richest Woman in the World, directed by Thierry Klifa, opens in theaters in Israel on Thursday.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
‘THE RICHEST Woman in the World’ is a reminder that in a career that has spanned more than 150 roles, most of them leads, Isabelle Huppert is always the most interesting thing about every movie in which she has starred.
WATCHING YEHORAM GAON and rising star Meshi Kleinstein bring out the best in each other, despite some initial misunderstandings as they bridge the generation gap, is at the heart of this enjoyable comedy.

Mystery at the Jerusalem YMCA pool drives Yehoram Gaon’s first film in nearly a decade

Yehoram Gaon stars as a widowed actuary convinced he has seven months to live, until his granddaughter drags him into a mystery at the Jerusalem YMCA pool.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
THE SDEROT CINEMATHEQUE.

How the Cinema South Festival has survived and thrived in Sderot for 25 years

After years of rocket fire and the trauma of October 7, Sderot's Cinema South Festival marks its 25th anniversary.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
‘SWEETIE’S PARTY’ is a series that tells the story of a naive influencer who becomes a Knesset member.

Israeli films, TV series that got our vote

Ahead of this week’s election, immerse yourself in these political dramas and comedies.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Sony buys film script from Israeli

The director is being sought for a romantic comedy written by Savion Einstein.

JULY 22, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Sony Pictures Studio is seen in Culver City, California, 2018.

A scandal in Ivansk

David Blumenfeld’s documentary reveals Polish ambivalence over Holocaust complicity

APRIL 8, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
MICROCOSM OF a much larger story: Director David Blumenfeld (right) spoke with academics and local Ivansk residents (top)

Israeli star to headline 'Band's Visit' on Broadway

Israeli actor Sasson Gabai will take up same role he played in 2007 film.

FEBRUARY 28, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
"The Band's Visit" on Broadway

Israeli short film takes the Golden Bear at the Berlinale

'The Men Behind the Wall' is an irreverent look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of the dating app Tinder.

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
Filmmaker Ines Moldavsky, winner of the Golden Bear for Best Short Film, Berlinale 2018

The sweet story behind ‘The Cakemaker’

The presence of a German in a Jerusalem restaurant kitchen brings out all kinds of conflicts, notably on the religious front.

DECEMBER 31, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
‘CAKEMAKER’ DIRECTOR Ofir Raul Graizer (left) with actress Sandra Sade.

Another film to be made about ‘Israeli spy’ Ashraf Marwan

Documentary to be based on book ‘The Spy Who Fell to Earth’

DECEMBER 5, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
JASON ISAACS (right) and Ori Pfeffer on the set of 'Dig.'

Jerusalem Jewish film fest to take place in December

The festival will open with Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name, an adaptation of Andre Aciman’s novel about a love affair between two young Jewish men in Italy in the 1980s.

NOVEMBER 25, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
ARNIE HAMMER and Timothee Chalamet star in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Call Me By Your Name.’

An Israeli gangster takes New York

Mikki Levy was just let out of Kishon Prison after 18 years behind bars. Where does he go? Brooklyn of course.

NOVEMBER 24, 2017ByAMY SPIRO

Brian Cox on playing Churchill

The Scottish actor tells the Haifa Film Festival about the great statesman, Brexit and the art of the job.

OCTOBER 9, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
BRIAN COX and Miranda Richardson in a scene from ‘Churchill

Controversial film Foxtrot wins 'Israeli Oscars'

Foxtrot is now Israel’s official candidate for consideration for a Best Foreign Language Oscar nomination.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN, AMY SPIRO
A SCENE from Samuel Maoz’s critically acclaimed ‘Foxtrot.’