‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ premieres at Venice Film Festival | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/J-Spot Meanwhile, US director Julian Schnabel criticized calls for two of the stars of his latest film, Gal Gadot and Gerard Butler, not to show up at the festival over their support for Israel. KAOUTHER BEN HANIA (left) and Saja Kilani hold a picture of …
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At first glance, “The Cut” seems to be a standard-issue boxing film about a out-of-nowhere contender being given an unexpected shot at a big match—the kind of basic underdog sports drama that never seems to go out of style. However, anyone in the mood for such a thing who decides to go and see it may be more than a …
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For most of its 82 years, Venice has been perceived as the world’s most glamorous film festival. This year was no exception: stars including Julia Roberts, Cate Blanchett, Jude Law and George Clooney dutifully waved from canals and trooped down red carpets (although Law tripped while on a water taxi and Clooney got ill). But the films themselves struck a …
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney opened the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday night on a patriotic note as he lauded the late John Candy for standing up to bullies in many of his classic Hollywood comedy roles. “In many of his movies there would have a been a scene, where John would pivot, having been pushed too far,” Carney recounted, …
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LISTEN TO A NEVER-HEARD TRIO RECORDING OF ‘BORN IN THE U.S.A.’ FROM THE ‘ELECTRIC NEBRASKA’ SESSIONS ‘SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE’ FEATURE FILM COMES TO THEATERS EVERYWHERE ON OCT. 24 Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska” will be explored with more context and depth than ever before this fall, with the release of a five-disc box set featuring many never-before-heard and previously-undiscovered recordings. …
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The Brat singer isn’t the first pop star to turn to big-screen acting, but she has made an “auspicious start” that demonstrates a “commitment to cinema”. While fans of her music were obsessing over Brat last summer (the album that became a cultural meme), and cheering her five wins at the Brit awards in March, Charli XCX was quietly building …
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10. Short Cuts (1993) To make a list of Lily Tomlin’s best performances, you run the risk of simply listing a bunch of Robert Altman films (they made four together; in The Player she just has a cameo). In the sprawling Short Cuts, even though she has a pivotal role – as the waitress involved in the accident from which …
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‘Let her voice echo’: Hind Rajab film gets record-breaking standing ovation at Venice Haaretz ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Stuns Venice With Its Longest Standing Ovation of 22 Minutes Amid Tears and ‘Free Palestine’ Chants Variety ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Review: A Gripping Gaza Drama The Hollywood Reporter The Voice of Hind Rajab review – provocative docufiction is fierce, urgent and heart-shattering The …
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It was a mostly underwhelming edition of the Toronto film festival last year, aiming for a big comeback after the strikes affected the year prior. Disappointments such as Nightbitch, Eden, The Last Showgirl, Nutcrackers, The Return and The Cut were only mildly offset by the surprising appearance of Mike Leigh with his effectively gruelling drama Hard Truths. But after spottier …
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Ahead of her film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Kaouther Ben Hania shared the fears she had of not living up to the tall task of honoring the late six-year-old child on whom she based the Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab. “I was afraid that I’d fail her voice, that my movie would not honor Hind’s …
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