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Film
Shaharit: A safe place for all sides of Israel’s arguments
At lunch in Tel Aviv over Passover, Eilon Schwartz brimmed with enthusiasm as he described Shaharit, the Israeli think tank he founded in 2012.
‘The Cobbler’: Adam Sandler takes a walk in 1903 New York
Some three years ago, film director-writer-actor Thomas McCarthy was sitting at his desk, in his office located on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, playing with ideas for a movie, when the proverb about walking in another man’s shoes popped into his head.
Three Israelis turn back clock in Berlin
Alice Agneskirchner is not Jewish.
‘Gett’ illustrates divorce inequality — a hot-button topic in Israel
You may not know the name yet, but if you follow Israeli movies, the face is unforgettable.
In Sundance drama, Silverman puts her darkness on display
The Sarah Silverman that the world knows and loves is a loudmouthed, foulmouthed, ribald comedian who tramples on the boundaries of social decency with sharp purpose and uproarious glee.
Jerusalem film school brings shorts to L.A.
A brother-sister filmmaking team from Israel will introduce itself, its unusual alma mater and its Oscar-winning father on the evening of Feb. 5 at the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills.
Producer Nancy Spielberg reflects on finding, forming Jewish identity
Three and a half years ago, Nancy Spielberg read an obituary that would change her life.
Ariel Kleiman back at Sundance with feature debut, a dark drama
Sporting a droopy mustache and a sheepish smile, and dressed auteur-casual in a cloth jacket, rolled-up pants and work boots, filmmaker Ariel Kleiman’s appearance does not suggest the savage intensity of his films.