The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/alan-arkin/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:10:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Alan Arkin | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/alan-arkin/ 32 32 Alan Arkin, Jewish actor with uncommon versatility, dies at 89 https://www.timesofisrael.com/alan-arkin-jewish-actor-with-uncommon-versatility-dies-at-89/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 19:32:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3043526 Over a nearly seven-decade career, he imbued comic roles with pathos and serious roles with a touch of sardonic humor

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]]> Sacha Baron Cohen lands Golden Globe nomination for Israeli spy role https://www.timesofisrael.com/sacha-baron-cohen-lands-golden-globe-nod-for-israeli-spy-role/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 20:16:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2198817 Comedian starred as Eli Cohen in Netflix drama 'The Spy'; thanks 'visionary' Israeli writer Gideon Raff; 'Mrs Meisel,' 'Jojo Rabbit,' 'Kominsky Method' also get nods

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]]> ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Russian Doll’ snag Emmy nods https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-russian-doll-snag-emmy-nods/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 03:19:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2113492 Rachel Brosnahan, Natasha Lyonne also nominated for best comedy actress; documentaries on Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Jewish triplets who were split up at birth also in running

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]]> Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin mine aging for laughs https://www.timesofisrael.com/michael-douglas-and-alan-arkin-mine-aging-for-laughs-in-the-kominsky-method/ Sat, 17 Nov 2018 02:55:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1963608 Netflix has invested considerable effort in Chuck Lorre's new series 'The Kominsky Method,' though it will likely appeal to a limited older demographic

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]]> Jewish filmmakers rack up Oscar nominations https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-filmmakers-rack-up-oscar-nominations/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:05:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=340150 Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' leads the way with 12 nods

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]]> A realtime resonance for Ben Affleck’s tale of outwitting Iran in 1979 https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-realtime-resonance-for-ben-afflecks-tale-of-outwitting-iran-in-1979/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:31:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=227876 'We didn’t know Iran would become the biggest story in the region again,' says Joshuah Bearman, the writer behind the fantastical CIA rescue story 'Argo,' which is opening this weekend's Haifa Film Festival

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