Cinema

Jerusalem highlights: May 22-28

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Sigmund Freud (see Saturday).
MICHAEL BAY attends the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Drop" at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 08, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

Michael Bay to direct movie on Operation Epic Fury airmen rescue

Paul Newman in 'Exodus.'

Before Israel became a headline, it was an epic - opinion

Maya Bloch painting

Jerusalem highlights: May 1-7


'The Devil Wears Prada 2’ reunites cast but lacks original bite - review

The big question on the minds of fans of the original film, released 20 years ago and today a cult classic, is how the sequel measures up.

MERYL STREEP and Anne Hathaway in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2.’

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’: Israel rolls out red carpet as Tel Aviv hosts early premiere

Israel rolls out the red carpet for highly anticipated fashion romp ahead of US release, as celebrities and creatives return to the spotlight weeks after war.

REUNITED AND IT FEELS so red (from L): Emily Blunt (Emily Charlton); Anne Hathaway (Andy Sachs); and Stanley Tucci (Nigel Kipling) attend ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ world premiere at New York City’s Lincoln Center, April 20.

Ben Perry: How one Israeli actor turned sirens into viral comedy - interview

Scene after scene of Perry turning Israel’s angst into laughter, song, and dance surfaced online to garner millions of views over the almost six weeks of siren jumping.

BEN PERRY’S family pose outside their neighborhood shelter.

A lost film by Israeli B-movie director Sam Firstenberg gets a new life

Sam Firstenberg, the Israeli-raised director behind cult B-movie staples like “American Ninja” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo,” is having an unexpected career revival.

Israeli director Sam Firstenberg, center, with cinematographer Ken Lamkin, left, and an unidentified colleague on the set of "Riverbend," a 1989 action drama that has recently been restored.

A Remembrance Day movie about brokenness that heals - opinion

Haben Yakir Li (My Beloved Son) is a Remembrance Day film that embodies that sense of unity we felt on October 7, against Iranian missiles, and against Hezbollah’s rockets.

Israeli soldiers place Israeli flags on graves of Israeli soldiers during the flag laying ceremony in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026, a few days before the Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers.

Movie theaters reopening across the country, just in time for Passover vacation - review

The theaters are operating  with the approval of the Home Front Command, which mandates that there must be protection nearby for everyone.

RYAN GOSLING in Project Hail Mary.

Miriam on screen: Great films depicting biblical trailblazers to watch during Passover

Miriam’s legacy as a defiant artist is rarely center stage in the great biblical epics, but her spirit lives on in cinema’s most modern heroines.

EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (2014) Pictured: Christian Bale as Moses.

Oscars clash 2026: ‘Sinners’ takes on ‘One Battle After Another’

From 'One Battle After Another' to 'Sinners,' find out which films and stars are poised to dominate the 98th Academy Awards this Sunday.

MICHAEL B. JORDAN in ‘Sinners.’

Jerusalem highlights: March 13-19

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem

Berlin International Film Festival winners blast Israel in award speeches, ignore Iran

Abdallah Al-Khatib, who won Best Feature Debut for his film 'Chronicles From the Siege', criticized the German government, saying it was complicit in Israel’s conduct in the war against Hamas.

SOFIANE ZERMANI, Abdallah Alkhatib, Taqiyeddine Issaad and Salah Issaad pose with the GWFF Best Feature Film Debut Award for “Chronicles From the Siege” at the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2026.