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Jewish film

Rachel Weisz (left) and Rachel McAdams steal an intimate moment in  "Disobedience." (Photo/Agatha A. Nitecka, Bleecker Street)
Posted inCulture

‘Disobedience’ avoids tradition vs. modernity trope to tell truly original story

by Michael Fox April 30, 2018
Iván Angelus (left) and Marcell Nagy in “1945” (Photo/Menemsha Films-Lenke Szilagyi)
Posted inCulture

In Hungarian director’s daringly sparse ‘1945,’ silences speak volumes

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 12, 2018April 12, 2018
From the 2007 film "Waltz With Bashir"
Posted inIsrael at 70

10 modern Israeli films to watch on Israel’s 70th birthday

Lexi Leban by Lexi Leban April 6, 2018April 6, 2018
Daniel Bruhl and Rosamund Pike in “7 Days in Entebbe” (Photo/Liam Daniel-Focus Features)
Posted inCulture

German actor Daniel Bruhl on ‘Entebbe’ movie and always playing the bad guy

Ben Sales by Ben Sales March 14, 2018March 23, 2018
In this surrealistic scene in “Foxtrot,” a bored young soldier dances with his rifle.
Posted inCulture

Sure-footed ‘Foxtrot’ touches on Israel’s deepest issues

by Michael Fox March 13, 2018March 23, 2018
children run across a grassy field
Posted inCulture

Gender, smoked fish and more at Carmel Jewish Film Festival

by J. Staff March 9, 2018March 23, 2018
Scene from "Shelter"
Posted inCulture

A Mossad agent and her Arab informant seek elusive ‘Shelter’ in new Israeli film

by Michael Fox March 8, 2018March 23, 2018
Muhi and his grandfather, Abu Naim (Photo/Courtesy Medalia Productions)
Posted inCulture

In ‘Muhi,’ meet a limbless Palestinian boy confined to an Israeli hospital

by Michael Fox March 5, 2018March 23, 2018
Aaron Altaras in “The Invisibles,” a drama about Jews hiding in wartime Berlin
Posted inFilm

In WWII, they were ‘Invisibles,’ but the film is something to be seen

by Michael Fox March 1, 2018March 23, 2018
"In Between," about the lives of three Palestinian women, will screen this month at the Israeli Film Festival in Sonoma County.
Posted inCulture

Israeli Film Festival comes to Sonoma County in March

by J. Staff February 28, 2018March 23, 2018

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