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Footnote (film)

From left, Michael Sheen, Lior Ashkenazi, and Richard Gere star in Joseph Cedar's latest release, 'Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.' (Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics)
March 19, 2017, 1:46 pm
‘Norman’ director Joseph Cedar talks court Jews and herring
The Israeli filmmaker discusses his newest release, an uncomfortable contemporary tale of crossed boundaries between machers and politicians
By Jordan Hoffman
The Oscars! (courtesy: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
September 30, 2014, 4:39 pm
‘The Eyes of a Thief’ to represent Palestine at Oscars
Entry from Jordanian-Palestinian director Najwa Najjar tells of former inmate in Israeli prison harboring a dark secret
By Debra Kamin
Menahem Golan in 2014. .
August 12, 2014, 8:16 pm
A B-movie king who set the stage for Israel’s film renaissance
Menahem Golan, the king of shlock cinema who died last week, could be proud of the movie industry he left behind
By Debra Kamin
Israeli then-Ambassador to Ghana Sharon Bar-li (right) with Ghanaian officials in the town of Accra, in Ghana (Photo credit: MFA)
December 3, 2013, 5:25 pm
Israel to unspool 1st Ghana film fest
The three-day celebration, scheduled for December 12-14 in Accra, will feature a mix of Israeli classics and award-winning features
By Debra Kamin
A scene from film critic Stanley Kauffmann favorite, 'Citizen Kane.' (photo credit: courtesy)
October 9, 2013, 10:30 pm
Film critic Stanley Kauffmann dead at 97
After more than 50 years at The New Republic, he was one of the oldest working critics in history
By Hillel Italie
'5 Broken Cameras' co-directors Guy Davidi and Emad Burnat (photo credit: Kino Lorber)
February 25, 2013, 4:44 am
No sugar for Israeli contenders at Oscars
Pre-show favorite ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ takes home the prize for best documentary; ‘Argo’ wins Best Picture
By Michal Shmulovich
'When you retire, you become a bit of a leftist.' Former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri in 'The Gatekeepers' (photo credit: courtesy)
February 24, 2013, 4:55 pm
‘Gatekeepers’ director plays down Oscar hopes
Israel’s two best documentary nominees are ranked behind ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ another film with plenty of Jewish connections, in the pre-award betting
By Michal Shmulovich
Lior Ashkenazi hugs Shlomo Bar Aba in a scene from 'Footnote.' (Photo credit: Sony Classics)
March 13, 2012, 2:27 am
Israel’s ‘Footnote’ the highest-grossing film in the US*
*Among movies playing on just two screens nationwide
By Nathan Burstein
Actor Shlomo Bar Aba pours over a page of Talmud in 'Footnote', released in the US this Friday. (Photo credit: Sony)
March 9, 2012, 2:07 am
A ‘Footnote’ worth highlighting
It’s easy to see why the Israeli movie, which opened Friday in the US, earned an Oscar nomination
By Nathan Burstein
Asghar Farhadi, from Iran, poses with his award for best foreign language film for "A Separation" during the 84th Academy Awards. (photo credit: AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
February 28, 2012, 8:52 am
Iranian government hails Oscar win as victory over Israel
‘A Separation’ viewed as a patriotic triumph even as Israelis come out in droves to see it
February 27, 2012, 8:22 am
Iranian state TV touts Oscar win as victory over ‘Zionists’
Director says win is not for governments
Asghar Farhadi, from Iran, poses with his award for best foreign language film. (photo credit: AP/Joel Ryan)
February 27, 2012, 7:42 am
‘Footnote’ falls short as Iranian film wins Oscar
Joseph Cedar movie becomes fourth Israeli film in five years to lose at the Academy Awards
By ToI Staff and AP
Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi reading his speech at the Academy Awards (photo: TV screen capture)
February 27, 2012, 4:10 am
‘It was a great achievement’ to be nominated, says Joseph Cedar’s mom
Read our (shamelessly Israel-obsessed) account of a night at the Oscars as it unfolded
By Nathan Burstein
Footnote (photo credit: official poster)
February 27, 2012, 3:23 am
Israeli and Iranian directors sit together in pre-Oscars symposium
Asghar Farhadi defies Tehran’s ‘no contact’ policy to join Joseph Cedar on panel; pair don’t speak, but laugh at each other’s jokes
"Footnote" director Joseph Cedar stands in front of a giant Oscar (photo credit: AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
February 26, 2012, 12:41 pm
Haifa, Hatzor Haglilit and Hollywood juxtaposed
Oscar hopes provide slim optimism after weekend full of bad news
By Ron Friedman
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