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Mel Brooks turns 100

Jewish comedy legend Mel Brooks celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday, as he prepares to release the long-awaited sequel...

Gal Gadot calls for hostage return at Jerusalem Film Festival

Gal Gadot spoke of her hopes for the return of all the hostages held in Gaza, speaking at the opening ceremony...

Challengers

A movie review by Alex First A hard-hitting, focused, rising tennis prodigy catches the eye of two best mates, also...

Jeanne du Barry

A movie review by Alex First  A sweeping period drama, Jeanne du Barry covers the rise and fall (predominantly the...

Dream Scenario

A movie review by Alex First Intriguing and bizarre. That best describes Nicholas Cage’s latest offering as a nondescript tenured...

Oppenheimer

A movie review by Alex First Was he the devil or a saviour? If J. Robert Oppenheimer didn’t invent the ultimate...

Babylon: a movie review by Alex First

Sodom and Gomorrah might be a more appropriate title for a film all about excess and depravity. Babylon charts Hollywood’s...

A Man Called Otto – a movie review by Alex First

Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks) seems like anything but a nice man. He likes to keep to himself and is...

Antisemitism and racism capture attention in Armageddon Time

A new, sensitive, coming-of-age story highlighting the African American and Jewish experience is a vehicle to propel two bright...

Ivan Reitman, ‘Ghostbusters’ director and son of Holocaust survivors, dies at age 75

Jewish producer and director Ivan Reitman died in his sleep on Saturday night at his home in Montecito, California,...

Jun-17 11:10 pm SBS-World Movies: Fanny’s Journey

Fanny, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, and a group of eight children attempt to escape Nazi-occupied France. Directed by Lola Doillon...

Israeli film ‘Asia’ wins awards at Tribeca Film Festival

“From the writing, to the directing, to the camera moves, to the acting ... to the way Ms Pribar told a story through non-speaking was just outstanding,” said the jury.

Israel Film Archive digitalizes extensive collection, starts to release films online

The archive features a copy of practically every film shot in Israel, including feature films, documentaries, newsreels and home movies.

Denial: J-Wire giveaways

J-Wire has double passes for Denial the riveting drama about the real-life showdown between historian Deborah Lipstadt (Rachel Weisz) and notorious English Holocaust denier David Irving (Timothy Spall).

JIFF creates Short Film Fund

Eddie Tamir, Artistic Director, Jewish International Film Festival, (JIFF) has announced the Festival’s inaugural Short Film Fund.

Silence – a movie review by Glen Falkenstein

Silence is about as far as you’ll get from Hollywood fare in a February release from an A-list Director.

JIFF 2016

The 2016 Jewish International Film Festival's Lindy Tamir speaks to Henry Greener...a video presentation.

New Zealand Signs New Film Co-Production Agreement with Israel

A new film co-production agreement between New Zealand and Israel was cemented this week at the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) in Wellington.

Eastern Boys – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

At Paris’s Gare du Nord station, a group of boys – some teenagers, some younger – are hanging around, constantly moving and regrouping.

The Gambler … a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Watching this straightforward drama, I was struck by the madness of gambling addiction.