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Oscar-winning US filmmaker Oliver Stone poses on the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan on October 12, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je)
April 23, 2018, 8:01 pm
Oliver Stone reportedly in Iran for movie festival
Hollywood director said to host filmmaker workshop in local Fajr Festival, set to hold press conference later this week
By AP and TOI staff
Illustrative photo of swastika graffiti. (photo credit: Flash 90)
April 20, 2018, 7:59 am
California man charged with hate crimes over threats to Jews
Nicholas Rose of Irvine had a 'kill list' of prominent Jewish community members, with steps titled 'killing my first Jew'
By AP
Saudi scholar Sheikh Saad ibn Abdullah Al-Humayd during an interview aired on the Saudi Wesal TV channel on March 21, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube/MEMRI)
April 15, 2018, 6:22 pm
Saudi scholar: Jews in Hollywood implementing ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’
Anti-Semitic book's authenticity hasn't been proven, says Riyadh-based sheikh, but its claim that wealthy Jews are trying to take over the world is 'translated into reality'
By Michael Bachner
Lynda Carter attends a ceremony honoring her with the 2,632nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 3, 2018, in Hollywood, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images/AFP)
April 4, 2018, 1:22 pm
Gadot hails Wonder Woman Lynda Carter, who gets Hollywood star
Actress who played heroine in 1970s honored with spot in Walk of Fame; Gadot enthuses at 'sisterhood of women of wonder'
By AFP and TOI staff
April 2, 2018, 10:14 am
Steven Bochco, Jewish creator of ‘Hill Street Blues,’ dies at 74
Writer and producer won 10 Emmys for hit TV shows including 'L.A. Law,' 'NYPD Blue' and 'Doogie Howser, M.D.'
By AP
Melissa Rosenberg, left, with Krysten Ritter at the New York premiere of the second season of 'Jessica Jones,' March 7, 2018. (Matthew Eisman/Getty Images/via JTA)
April 1, 2018, 6:38 am
Creator of Netflix’s ‘Jessica Jones’ becoming a feminist icon in the #MeToo era
Melissa Rosenberg talks about enduring years of misogynistic treatment that most women in Hollywood experience at the hands of powerful industry men
By Curt Schleier
Hollywood Sign. (Shutterstock)
March 29, 2018, 4:02 pm
Movie theaters cash in as Hollywood turns to God
Faith-based films boom from small studio to multi-billion-dollar industry as filmmakers 'crack the code' on what religious audiences want
By Frankie TAGGART
In this December 17, 2016, photo, Corey Feldman attends the world Premiere of 'Why Him?' in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
March 28, 2018, 11:48 pm
Actor Corey Feldman says he was attacked and stabbed
Police find no wounds on actor, who drives himself to hospital but is subsequently released
By AP
Zach Braff stars in the new ABC sitcom 'Alex, Inc.' (ABC/Tony Rivetti/via JTA)
March 28, 2018, 12:14 pm
Zach Braff is happy he’s back on TV. ‘Scrubs’ fans should be, too
On the new primetime sitcom 'Alex, Inc.,' the star brings back the funny with a character based on the real-life Jewish podcast pioneer who founded Gimlet Media
By Curt Schleier
Hedy Lamarr, 1944. (Flickr/Ŧhe ₵oincidental Ðandy/Public domain)
March 26, 2018, 4:04 am
The amazing double life of Hollywood femme fatale Hedy Lamarr
New documentary on Austrian-born Jewish actress known for her beauty sheds light on her ingenuity as an inventor
By Frankie TAGGART
Rebecca Miller filming her father. (Inge Morath/The Igne Morath Foundation/Magnum Photos/HBO/via JTA)
March 14, 2018, 6:12 pm
Arthur Miller’s daughter made an intimate HBO documentary about her father
Premiering March 19, Rebecca Miller's depiction of the hardened playwright's story fills the gaps between his public and private lives
By Curt Schleier
Gal Gadot in a scene from the movie 'Wonder Woman' (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)
March 11, 2018, 3:46 pm
Gal Gadot welcomes Kristen Wiig to ‘Wonder Woman’ sequel
'SNL' veteran cast in role of villain Cheetah in film, meant to debut in late 2019; Israeli actress 'excited' about new costar
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Harvey Weinstein attends the "Reservoir Dogs" 25th anniversary screening during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York, April 28, 2017. (Charles Sykes/Invision/ AP)
March 7, 2018, 8:36 am
Investor ‘terminates’ Weinstein Company assets deal
Movie company board slams 'excuses,' as Maria Contreras-Sweet says disappointing information led her to end bid
By Jennie Matthew
Host Jimmy Kimmel, left, and Gal Gadot appear on screen via satellite at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
March 5, 2018, 12:14 pm
All that was Jew-ish about the 2018 Academy Awards
Aside from a gleaming Gal Gadot, this year's Oscars marked a dull finish to a dramatic year focused on elevating the treatment of women in Hollywood
By Tracy Frydberg
Ashley Judd, from left, Annabella Sciorra and Salma Hayek speak at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
March 5, 2018, 8:25 am
‘Shape of Water’ triumphs at an Oscars full of change
#MeToo leaves its mark on 90th Academy Awards, but few surprises as favorites Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand win best actor and actress
By Jake Coyle
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