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Director David Mamet teaching his master class at the Jerusalem Film Festival this week (photo credit: Nir Shaanani)
July 16, 2014, 9:33 pm
Despite rockets, the show goes on at Jerusalem Film Festival
Amid conflict with Hamas, Director Spike Jonze arrives in Israel, but cancels his master class
By Jessica Steinberg
July 7, 2014, 5:50 am
A host of options at the Jerusalem film festival
Mamet, Jonze, and a focus on local movies among 200 features from 50 countries, as annual movie event aims for viewers of all ages
By Jessica Steinberg
At the opening of the 29th Jerusalem Film Festival, held, in the capital's Sultan's Pool venue. (Uri Lenz/Flash90)
July 3, 2014, 10:25 am
Local flicks are the ticket at the Jerusalem Film Festival
With a new, homegrown director and a slew of Israeli movies, Jerusalem Cinematheque gets ready for its 31st annual adventure
By Jessica Steinberg
Spike Jonze via Shutterstock.
June 22, 2014, 12:02 pm
Spike Jonze to attend Jerusalem film fest
Acclaimed director of ‘Her’ and ‘Being John Malkovich’ will teach master class
By TOI staff
Director Steve McQueen (C) accepts the Best Picture award for '12 Years a Slave' with (back row) actors Sarah Paulson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lupita Nyong'o, screenwriter John Ridley, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, producers Arnon Milchan, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Anthony Katagas, actress Adepero Oduye and producer Brad Pitt onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo credit: AFP/Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
March 3, 2014, 1:12 am
’12 Years a Slave’ wins best picture as less-than-Jewy Oscars closes
The Times of Israel liveblogs the Academy Awards from the trendiest spot in all of entertainment journalism — our couch
By Jordan Hoffman
Oscar nominated short documentary "The Lady in Number 6" (courtesy: Nick Reed Entertainment.)
February 28, 2014, 8:22 pm
Hollywood preps for annual night of backslapping
Best Short Doc should go to ‘The Lady in Number Six,’ about the late Alice Herz-Sommer, 110-year-old Holocaust survivor and musician
By Jordan Hoffman
Jonah Hill from 'Wolf of Wall Street' (photo credit: courtesy Paramount Pictures)
January 16, 2014, 6:40 pm
For Jewish actors, Oscar nominations a mixed bag
Also, while our film critic boosts the Jewish population of Utah by 400% at Sundance, here’s an early candidate for 2014’s worst movie
By Jordan Hoffman
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
Producer Arnon Milchan accepts the Legacy of Citizens Lifetime Achievement award at the 'From Vision to Reality' event celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the state of Israel in Los Angeles on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. (photo credit: AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
November 28, 2013, 7:50 pm
Producer Arnon Milchan: International man of mystery?
Was the Hollywood bigwig in the Mossad? And this Thanksgivukkah, check out all-around-mensch Josh Gad in Disney’s new holiday flick
By Jordan Hoffman
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