Arts and Entertainment
News about Jewish and Israeli films, television shows, theater and other celebrity news
Director Daniel Robbins talks about his new film that features dinner … and a dead body.
The legislator questioned if the “personal anti-Israel bias” of the cinema’s new director of film curation influenced the decision to decline the screening.
“There has never been a dispute that the Cassirer family was the rightful owner,” insist lawyers for the family, whose matriarch surrendered the painting to escape Nazi Germany.
Comic book legend embraces his Jewish roots in the Holy Land.
Hamdan Balal, co-director of “No Other Land,” was detained during violent clashes near Susya in Judea.
“There were days I’d say ‘cut,’ and it was quiet,” Lior Geller, who wrote and directed the movie, told JNS.
“Latino survivors of the Hamas massacre tell their story for those who no longer can,” says producer Leah Soibel.
The Shvesters, originally from Michigan but with Israel their new home base, are hopping on the tour circuit to major cities in the United States.
The scene in “No Other Land,” described in the film as “settler violence and IDF cruelty,” was a staged provocation, according to the local council.
The British comedian and actor’s new show highlights career milestones and addresses current events.
Miki Zohar, Israel’s culture minister calls the victory for “No Other Land” a “sad moment for cinema.”
The British news outlet said it “takes full responsibility” for the “serious flaws” with the “Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone.”
