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A tent in the village of Susya, July 19, 2015 (Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)
July 20, 2015, 1:22 pm
Artists come out against removal of Palestinian hamlet
200 Israeli writers, performers, and intellectuals sign petition calling on government to save Susya
By TOI staff
Steve Tisch. (photo credit: courtesy image)
March 12, 2015, 1:33 pm
Tel Aviv University gets $10m grant to start film school
Producer Steve Tisch donates funds to expand department after serving as honorary chair for the school’s film festival
By JTA
Anne Frank, at age 12, at her school desk in Amsterdam, 1941
December 15, 2013, 12:36 pm
Folman to animate Anne Frank
‘Waltz with Bashir’ director signs up for project based on Dutch Holocaust victim’s diary
By Jessica Steinberg
December 14, 2013, 5:11 pm
Animated Anne Frank movie in the works
Director Ari Folman, of ‘Waltz with Bashir’ fame, to write and direct feature
By JTA
MOTs Joaquin Phoenix and Spike Jonze (and Amy Adams) on set of 'Her' (photo credit: courtesy Warner Bros.)
December 13, 2013, 12:36 pm
MOTs get Golden Globe nominations, hope for Oscars
Ari Folman will animate Anne Frank, Jonah Hill was robbed, and you have to see this photo of Michael Douglas as Liberace
By Jordan Hoffman
Ari Folman's 'The Congress' (photo credit: Courtesy)
December 8, 2013, 10:29 pm
Israeli films snag European Film Awards
Ari Folman’s ‘The Congress’ wins award for best animated feature; ‘Fill the Void’ racks up prize for best cinematography
By TOI staff
Shia LaBeouf in 'Nymphomaniac' (photo credit: Courtesy Magnolia Pictures)
November 8, 2013, 2:14 pm
Shia LaBeouf? More like Shia LaBuff!
The Jewish actor shows why he’s God’s gift; Harvey Weinstein on a power trip; Natalie Portman as the sexiest astrophysicist ever
By Jordan Hoffman
A scene from Sarah Polley's 'Stories We Tell.' (photo credit: courtesy)
October 19, 2013, 1:12 am
A look at what’s new and Jewish out of Hollywood
A Zionist Woody Allen, a magical Allen Ginsberg and Ari Folman’s dystopian dream, all playing at your local cinema
By Jordan Hoffman
Scene from Israeli writer/director Oren Camri's first feature, 'Goldberg& Eisenberg.' (photo credit: courtesy)
September 20, 2013, 8:18 pm
How an everyday putz’s world turns into pulp fiction
Debuting this weekend in the US, an Israeli’s first feature tells a funny, mind-twisting story while crossing genres and conquering stereotypes
By Jordan Hoffman
Still from 'Big Bad Wolves' (photo credit: courtesy)
June 28, 2013, 5:45 pm
Fear and groaning from Israeli horror films set for the US
Up-and-coming duo Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, part of an upcoming ‘The ABCs of Death,’ also have two features primed for release stateside
By Jordan Hoffman
Ari Folman's 'The Congress' (photo credit: Courtesy)
May 27, 2013, 8:00 pm
What was kosher (and not) at Cannes
A whirlwind wrap-up of the world’s preeminent film festival with freelance cinema writer Jordan Hoffman
By Jordan Hoffman
Robin Wright stars in Israeli director Ari Folman's sci-fi drama 'The Congress' (photo credit: official promotional trailer screen cap)
May 16, 2013, 11:54 pm
‘Waltz with Bashir’ director returns to Cannes with sci-fi departure
Five years after he captivated audiences on the riviera with his trailblazing animation/live-action war story, Ari Folman offers star-studded ‘The Congress’ — ‘something entirely different’
By Adiv Sterman
February 19, 2012, 7:29 pm
Would an Oscar for Joseph Cedar change Israeli film?
Local cinema has found its voice with tales of conflicted Israelis. Will Hollywood bestow glory on ‘Footnote’ next week, and what impact might that have on the industry here?
By Jessica Steinberg
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