Hollywood

Which film will be Israel's submission to the Oscars? Inside the Ophir Awards' red carpet

The Jerusalem Post attended Israel's own Oscars ceremony and interviewed some of the country's biggest stars.

‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.
WARM, FUNNY, THOUGHTFUL: Lisa Edelstein with her paintings.

Not your average Jewish mother: Lisa Edelstein on Hollywood, identity, and ‘Long Story Short'

Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint in 'Exodus.'

Jerusalem Cinematheque pays tribute to actor, director, and sex symbol Paul Newman

An AI-generated political cartoon.

America, beware: The battle over Israel’s identity could be coming for the US - opinion


IDF tank entry, aerial assaults reported in N. Gaza, Hostage families protest outside PM residence

'Additional confrontations with Iran are inevitable,' Defense Ministry D-G Baram says • Netanyahu informed Trump before Israel bombed Qatar • Netanyahu says Qatar leading isolation efforts

File photo: Israeli forces operate at night.

At Emmys, Hollywood stars display pro-Israel, pro-Palestine messages

Jewish actress Hannah Einbinder, upon winning an Emmy for her show Hacks, said, "Free Palestine," upon exiting the stage.

Javier Bardem wears a keffiyeh as he poses on the red carpet at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, September 14, 2025.

Olivia Coleman, Ilana Glazer, Wallace Shawn, among stars pledging to boycott Israeli film industry

Hollywood A-listers pledged to not screen films or work with Israeli film institutions…that are "implicated in genocide and apartheid" against Palestinians.

Actor Wallace Shawn participates in a demonstration to support Gaza outside the White House on October 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement staged a demonstration to call for a cease of fire in the Middle East.

The British secret that makes Hollywood stars reflect on themselves has arrived in Tel Aviv

111SKIN, the London medical skincare brand developed by a plastic surgeon, has landed at Factory54 with a new and revolutionary product – a sunscreen that not only protects but also repairs.

111SKIN

No reason to boycott actors over Gaza, director Schnabel says at Venice Film Festival

US director Julian Schnabel defended Gal Gadot and Gerard Butler after activists urged the Venice Film Festival to exclude them over their support for Israel.

Julian Schnabel poses during a photocall for the movie "In the Hand of Dante" out of competition, at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, September 3, 2025.

Will 'Palestine 36' showcase the true history of the Arab revolt? - opinion

Will an improper balance between fact and the cinematic fictional elements override the genuine historical narrative?

A scene from Palestine 36

Jewish actor Jerry Adler, 'Sopranos' star, dies at 96

On The Sopranos, he played consigliere Hesh Rabkin, a Jewish character who was Tony Soprano's associate.

Jerry Adler attends SopranosCon 2019 at Meadowlands Exposition Center on November 23, 2019 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

'Dreams' creator Michel Franco talks to 'Post' as new film opens in Israel - interview

Michel Franco's "Dreams" is a genre-defying tale which can be seen as both a dark love story and an allegory about Mexican-American relations.

A SCENE from ‘Dreams.’

Sam Speigel ranked again as one of world’s best international film schools by ‘Hollywood Reporter'

The Sam Spiegel Film School's graduates include many of Israel’s leading filmmakers, among them Nadav Lapid, Rama Burshtein, Nir Bergman, Talya Lavie, Noah Stollman, and Tom Shoval.

THE SAM Spiegel Film and Television School.

New Superman movie: Immersive entertainment or commentary on Gaza war? - review

It would have been nice to have been able to enjoy it as pure entertainment, without having to weigh what those headline-grabbing border scenes were meant to evoke.  

 Superman, 2025.