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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 376

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Igal Hecht at the 'car graveyard' during filming of 'The Killing Roads' in March 2024. (Courtesy of Chutzpah Productions)
October 5, 2024, 9:45 am
In ‘The Killing Roads,’ filmmaker Igal Hecht confronts the visceral pain of Oct. 7
The powerful new documentary, its release set to coincide with the massacre’s anniversary, focuses on the Hamas slaughter on the south’s main arteries. To combat deniers, it is available for free
By Robert Sarner
From 'Legend of Destruction,' Gidi Dar's 2021 film about the Jewish revolt against the Romans in 70 CE. (Courtesy: David Polonsky and Michael Faust)
August 11, 2024, 4:25 pm
2021 film about the destruction of the Second Temple finds new resonance after Oct. 7
Gidi Dar’s ‘Legend of Destruction’ was acclaimed in Israel because it reflected social and political divides in 21st-century Jerusalem; now an English version speaks to US Jews
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Co-host Jamie Geller interviews Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Noam Tibon for the documentary 'October 7th: Voices of Pain, Hope and Heroism.' (Courtesy: Aish)
August 9, 2024, 1:27 am
New documentary highlights the tragedy and resilience of families affected by Oct. 7
‘October 7th: Voices of Pain, Hope and Heroism’ contains never-before-seen footage of the massacre; will be released by Aish on Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of mourning, next week
By Ethan Freedman
June Squibb, left and Fred Hechinger star in 'Thelma,' opening the 41st Jerusalem Film Festival on July 18, 2024 (Credit David Bolen)
July 7, 2024, 8:44 pm
Jerusalem Film Festival to open with comic ‘Thelma’
The annual summer film event announces international offerings, including Josh Margolin’s feel-good flick about his wily grandmother
By Jessica Steinberg
In 'Treasure,' father-daughter duo Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry tour Poland, including Auschwitz. (Bleecker Street via JTA)
June 15, 2024, 4:34 pm
Stephen Fry, Lena Dunham take father-daughter trip to Auschwitz in tragicomedy ‘Treasure’
Now in US theaters, the film based on the 2000 novel ‘Too Many Men’ sees two grieving family members take a roots trip to Poland in the post-Soviet 1990s
By Toby Axelrod
Israeli filmmaker Tom Nesher is seen speaking at the Tribeca Film Festival, in this screenshot from a post to Instagram. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 14, 2024, 12:42 pm
Israeli filmmaker Tom Nesher’s debut feature wins prize at Tribeca Film Festival
Director of ‘Come Closer,’ based on her own family’s tragedy, thanks festival directors for standing up to anti-Israel pressure and choosing to show the film
By ToI Staff
From left: Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, Kai Hoss and Hans Jurgen Hoss meet at Anita's apartment in 'The Commandant's Shadow.' (Courtesy Warner Bros. Presents)
May 30, 2024, 3:09 pm
True-life ‘Zone of Interest’: In documentary, Auschwitz head’s descendants meet survivor
‘The Commandant’s Shadow,’ out in US theaters this week, looks at coming to terms with the past from the perspective of victims as well as the family of notorious Nazi Rudolf Höss
By Rich Tenorio
Edward Norton as Derek Vineyard, a neo-Nazi ex-con based on Frank Meeink, in the 1998 crime drama 'American History X.' (Screen capture: Youtube/New Line Cinema, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 27, 2024, 2:04 pm
Neo-Nazi who inspired ‘American History X’ now an observant Jew
Skinhead convict turned anti-hate lecturer tells New York Post he embraced Jewish faith after 23andMe found he has Ashkenazi DNA
By ToI Staff
Hitler and Goebbels on-set at a German film (public domain)
March 25, 2024, 1:31 pm
Before Hamas filmed Oct. 7 attacks, Nazis recorded Holocaust massacres in Ukraine
‘Ukraine: Holocaust Ground Zero’ examines open-air massacre phase of Holocaust using photos and film footage captured by Nazis and collaborators in Europe’s ‘zone of exception’
By Matt Lebovic
Director Roman Polanski on stage after the preview of his movie "J'accuse" (An Officer and a Spy) in Paris, November 4, 2019. (Thomas Samson/AFP)
March 5, 2024, 10:23 am
Roman Polanski on trial in France on charge of defaming accuser
British actress Charlotte Lewis accused Polanski in 2010 of assaulting her when she was a minor; filmmaker dismissed accusations as ‘heinous lie’
By Marie DHUMIERES and Alice Hackman
In 'God and Country,' a documentary produced by Rob Reiner, footage from real events showcases the signs and symbols of growing Christian nationalism in the United States. (Screenshot)
February 17, 2024, 2:15 pm
In documentary ‘God and Country,’ Rob Reiner shines a light on Christian nationalism
Released on Feb. 16, the film exposes a movement that, says Reiner, believes God ordained it to make the US a white Christian nation – and will use violence to achieve that goal
By Stephen Silver
Cleavon Little, left, and Gene Wilder in a still from 'Blazing Saddles,' directed by Mel Brooks in 1974. (Warner Bros./Getty Images/ via JTA)
February 10, 2024, 1:35 am
‘Blazing Saddles’ marks a half-century of hilarity — and controversy
Released 50 years ago this week, the film juggles bawdiness, genre satire and political critique, and is still revered even as most admit today’s Hollywood would never let it fly
By Stephen Silver
Jon Bernthal and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in a scene from 'Origin.' (Array Filmworks/Neon via JTA)
January 26, 2024, 1:29 am
‘Origin’ story: How Ava DuVernay’s new movie connects the Holocaust, slavery and caste
Based on Isabel Wilkerson’s bestseller, the drama, now in theaters, includes a portrayal of the real-life author and uses historical recreations to capture the book’s cerebral tone
By Andrew Lapin
Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's film 'Oppenheimer.' (Universal Pictures)
January 23, 2024, 5:33 pm
‘Barbenheimer’ duo dominates Oscar nominations; Israeli animated short included
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ tops nominees with 13, as ‘Barbie’ snags 8; Israeli Tal Kantor’s animated ‘Letter to a Pig’ makes the cut; ‘Golda’ nominated for best makeup
By AP and ToI Staff
Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton in 'One Life.' (Peter Mountain/See Saw Films via JTA)
January 15, 2024, 2:27 am
‘One Life’ stars Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton, who saved Jewish kids from Nazis
Based on the book by its subject’s daughter, the biopic of a Holocaust-era hero who helped 669 Czech children escape to the UK hits big screens – but not without controversy
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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