Riverbend,” his little-seen 1989 action drama, is about a group of Black Vietnam veterans who arrive in a Southern town and liberate it from a racist sheriff.

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar is threatening to pull funding from the Ophir Awards, Israel’s version of the Oscars, after a film critiquing Israel won the top prize. The Sea, helmed by Israeli ...

Movies that portray the complex reality of life here – from war, to art, to social history – will be the focus of this year’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THE TROUPE (photo credit: YONI HAMENACHEM) Comedy has always been an important part of Israeli cinema. From well-known classics to ...

Four films related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict made Oscar shortlists this year, while another — Israeli-made “The Sea,” about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank trying to travel to the ocean ...

In response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, A-list Hollywood actors and filmmakers have pledged to boycott Israel's state-funded movie industry. Their action comes at a time when Israel's Cultural ...

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. (Courtesy ...

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