Sunday, December 28, 2025

Acclaimed Palestinian Actor and Filmmaker, Mohammed Bakri (1954 – 2025), dies at the age of 72

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Mohammed Bakri died last week at the age of 72.  He was a well-regarded actor of film and theater and a documentary film director.  In his m...
Sunday, December 21, 2025

Living within the Haredi community

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Ambiguity ( בהסתורה } is a new TV series created by Yossi Madmoni about people living within the Haredi community who are conflicted about ...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

This year’s Graduation films of the Ma’aleh Film school’s Ultra-orthodox track

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In the framework of the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, I went to see the graduating films of the Ultra-orthodox women filmmakers who have b...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Some Notes on the Current Situation by Eran Kolirin

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Some Notes on the Current Situation , directed by Eran Kolirin ( The Band’s Visit ), comprised of a series of six surreal episodes, is a fil...
Sunday, October 26, 2025

Red Alert - a new TV series about the events of October 7th

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Red Alert , directed by Lior Hefetz, is a heart-rending television drama series, produced by Keshet channel 12 in Israel and currently strea...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Thank you to My Readers

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 I began writing this blog in June of 2008.   Now, 17 years later, my readers are still loyal and attentive!   We have passed 700,000 hits. ...
Thursday, September 18, 2025

The Sea, directed by Shai Carmeli Pollak, wins the Ophir Award

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The Sea, directed by Shai Carmeli Pollak and produced by Baher Agbaria, previously reviewed on this blog, was the big winner of the Ophir Aw...