film

Art and life intertwine at Epos film festival

The 16th edition of the film festival takes place from April 14-19 at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.

How two new documentaries on America post-Oct. 7 talk right past each other

What both films lack is empathy. They depict the conflict as a zero-sum game, in which talking about the other side’s pain is conceding the argument, the author writes.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
09/04/2025

Nova festival massacre documentary airs on Amazon Prime

#NOVA, directed by Dan Pe’er, is composed of video and audio clips from the Nova festival, taken by victims, survivors, and the terrorists.

Jerusalem Cinematheque screens classic films for 50th anniversary

The movies include Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane (1941), Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), and more.

‘That’s Simchas Torah’: The Jewish Val Kilmer moment you might have missed

Val Kilmer’s iconic Simchas Torah punchline in ‘Top Secret!’ brings back memories for fans after his death.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
05/04/2025

Jerusalem highlights: April 4-10

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

‘Horse with No Name’ is a movie with no plot

A new film, 'Horse with No Name' by Asaf Asulin, opens in theaters around Israel on Thursday.

Actor Val Kilmer, star of 'The Prince of Egypt', dies at 65, NYT reports

The cause of death was pneumonia, the paper said, citing his daughter Mercedes Kilmer.

By REUTERS
02/04/2025

A change to Israeli filmmaking? Bill to support film foundations passes first reading

Zohar's proposal would no longer require Israeli film funds to employ script evaluators from the government and would be able to select professionals independently.

'Pink Lady': A heartfelt drama explores love, identity in an ultra-Orthodox world

The movie carries a feeling of authenticity because it was written by Mindi Ehrlich, a woman from a haredi family who left the community.

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