by GREG KING The 13th AICE Israeli Film Festival begins screening from September 14 at Melbourne’s Cinema Nova and from September 15 at Sydney’s Ritz Theatre. The opening night film is Firebirds. This year the festival has undergone some small changes. Greg spoke to festival director Richard Moore to find out more about the Israeli… Continue Reading »
GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM
Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz Stars: Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Sasson Gabai, Menashe Noy, Eli Gornstein. There have been some great and compelling courtroom dramas over the years which has provided some fireworks, such as Otto Preminger’s Anatomy Of A Murder, A Few Good Men, The Caine Mutiny, and now we… Continue Reading »
ZERO MOTIVATION
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Talya Lavie Stars: Dana Ivgy, Nelly Tagar, Shani Klein, Tamara Klingon. M*A*S*H meets The Office? Israeli cinema is producing some exciting films at the moment. The multi-award winning comedy Zero Motivation, which has been a huge box office success in its native country, screened at the Jewish International Film Festival… Continue Reading »
ROCK THE CASBAH
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Yariv Horowitz Stars: Yorn Tumarkin, Roy Niki, Yotam Ishay, Iftach Rave. A lot of Israeli films have dealt with the complicated and controversial situation of Palestine and the West Bank, and many of them have been fairly critical of the Israeli government’s position. And so it is with Rock The… Continue Reading »
