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Close-up of Javier Bardem's political attire at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 15, 2026, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
March 21, 2026, 11:52 am
The Oscars edition: Tribe pride and Israel vilified
After chewing over Hollywood’s big night, ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor weigh in on the newest ‘Superman’ flick and its political overtones
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
Javier Bardem arrives at the Oscars wearing 'No to war' and Handala pins on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
March 16, 2026, 10:03 am
At Oscars, stars pin their hopes on ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘ICE OUT’
As celebrities use awards shows as a platform for advocacy, activist says it’s ‘time to take stands and make clear where you are at this moment in history’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the award for directing for "One Battle After Another" during the Oscars on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
March 16, 2026, 5:37 am
‘One Battle After Another’ wins best picture at 98th Oscars; 3 films about Gaza war fall short
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film also takes home 5 other prizes, as ‘Sinners’ wins 4 awards; Javier Bardem declares onstage: ‘No to war and Free Palestine’
By AP and ToI Staff
A worker prepares a backdrop along the red carpet ahead of Sunday's Oscars telecast on March 14, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (AP Photo/John Locher)
March 15, 2026, 4:32 pm
Academy Awards beefs up security after reported Iranian drone threat to Los Angeles
SWAT teams, bomb squads and snipers among some 1,000 law enforcement personnel tasked to secure event; FBI reportedly warned Iran might hit unspecified targets in California
By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
Motaz Malhees poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' during the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 3, 2025. (Scott A. Garfitt/Invision/AP)
March 14, 2026, 1:37 pm
Palestinian actor says he can’t attend Academy Awards because of Trump’s travel ban
‘You can block a passport. You cannot block a voice,’ says Motaz Malhees, who plays call center operator in Oscar-nominated film about killing of 5-year-old Gazan girl Hind Rajab
By Reuters and ToI Staff
'Blue Moon' movie poster (courtesy)
March 1, 2026, 12:42 pm
‘Blue Moon’: Brilliant or a waste of space?
On this Oscar-themed episode, ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor heartily disagree about the Lorenz Hart biopic, but converge over animated short ‘Papillon’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
Artem 'Alfred' Nakache (inset), a Jew who swam for France at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, is depicted in lane 4 in the animated short film 'Papillon.' (Wikimedia Commons; Sacrebleu Productions and XBO Films via JTA)
February 25, 2026, 9:48 am
The real Holocaust history behind Oscar-nominated short animation ‘Papillon’
Film is based on extraordinary life of Jewish star swimmer Alfred Nakache, who competed for France at 1936 Berlin Olympics, fought with the resistance and survived Auschwitz
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Oscar nominee Meyer Levinson-Blount, director of film short 'Butcher's Stain' about life in an Israeli supermarket post October 7 (Courtesy)
February 24, 2026, 8:18 pm
Meyer Levinson-Blount: Oscar nominee’s film ‘Butcher’s Stain’ reveals life post-Oct. 7
Tel Aviv film school student reflects on the themes of his movie and its connection to Israel’s Arab community
By Jessica Steinberg
1976 movie poster for 'All the President's Men' (courtesy)
February 21, 2026, 12:02 pm
‘All the President’s Men’: 50-year-old time capsule of great American journalism
Jordan Hoffman and Amanda Borschel-Dan watch the groovily styled 1976 film and see parallels with today’s Epstein case, plus Israeli Oscar contender, ‘Children No More: Were and are Gone’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
Promotional poster for Spike Lee's 2018 'Blackkklansman' (courtesy)
February 14, 2026, 11:31 am
‘BlacKkKlansman’ and ‘The Butcher’s Stain’: Evil racism at its most entertaining
After a listener’s cottage cheese insight, Jordan Hoffman and Amanda Borschel-Dan explore Spike Lee’s very Jewish 2018 hit and an Israeli short that’s up for an Oscar
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
This image released by Neon shows, from left, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr as Hamid, Majid Panahi as Ali, Hadis Pakbaten as Goli, in a scene from "It Was Just an Accident." (Neon via AP)
February 2, 2026, 8:03 am
Anti-regime Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter arrested in Tehran
Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ detained after signing letter condemning ‘mass and systematic killings’ by ‘illegitimate regime’
By Jake Coyle
Director Jafar Panahi poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'It Was Just an Accident' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 21, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
January 24, 2026, 9:42 am
Jafar Panahi’s defiant tragicomedy ‘It Was Just an Accident’
Jordan Hoffman and Amanda Borschel-Dan on the Oscar-nominated film, plus a look at the master filmmaker’s brilliant ‘Taxi’ from 2015
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
Culture Minister Miki Zohar speaks at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 22, 2026, 10:53 pm
Culture minister says Oscar-nominated Israeli films ‘amplify our enemies’ narrative’
Academy Award nods for ‘Butcher’s Stain’ and ‘Children No More: Were and Are Gone’ shows need to ensure Israel doesn’t fund films that harm country’s reputation, says Miki Zohar
By ToI Staff
Lewis Pullman, left, and Danielle Brooks present the nominees for the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
January 22, 2026, 6:43 pm
Three films focused on Gaza war and hostage crisis nominated for Oscars
Israel’s ‘Butcher’s Stain’ and documentary short ‘Children No More: Were and Are Gone,’ along with ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ about death of 5-year-old Palestinian girl, win nods
By Jessica Steinberg and Agencies
A British colonial officer is depicted with a local Jew and a local Arab, in a still image from the trailer for the 2025 film 'Palestine 36.' (Screenshot via YouTube)
December 17, 2025, 1:41 pm
Oscars international shortlist features 4 films on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Historical epic ‘Palestine 36,’ about Mandate-era revolt, and ‘Voice of Hind Rajab,’ about Gazan girl killed during war, up for top honors; film on Israeli hostage nominated for Best Documentary
By ToI Staff
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