How do terrorists buy weapons? Just follow the money
Martin Himel’s brisk and detailed film, Follow The Money examines how terror militias throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, and Afghanistan have forged unholy alliances with criminal networks worldwide to sell drugs, weapons, and stolen art to fund their operations.
Films about life in Israel compete at film festival
Two Palestinian directors are vying for the Brian Bronfman Family Foundation Prize for Peace with their very different fictional takes on Israeli-Palestinian relations, at the 47th Festival du nouveau cinema (FNC), which opened Oct. 3 and runs until Oct. 14.
Timely doc brings Gilda back to life
Michael Fraiman reviews the new documentary, Love, Gilda.
Like life itself, ‘Life Itself’ is a mostly boring mess
Life Itself, which debuted at TIFF and opens in cinemas Sept. 20 is unabashedly sentimental, saccharine enough to give you a toothache.
New Netflix drama spotlights Egyptian who spied for Israel
The JTA interviews Israeli filmmaker Ariel Vroman about his new Netflix movie, The Angel.
The pros and cons of being immortal
Marty Lockshin reviews Dara Horn’s novel, Eternal Life.
Among Israelis: Some Everyday Portraits
A new photography exhibit at the Schwartz/Reisman Centre, Among Israelis: Some Everyday Portraits, features pictures shot by amateur photographer Jack Micay.
A look at the Rocky Horror (Picture) Show – then and now
The Rocky Horror (Picture) Show has been part of the culture for those of a certain age, writes Neilia Sherman, as she looks at the current staging at Stratford.
Rolling on the Shabbos: book analyzes Coen films
David Silverberg reviews Adam Nayman’s latest book, The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together.
A filmmaking collaboration bears freakish results
Michael Fraiman profiles Canadian filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, whose movie Freaks will be playing at the Toronto International Film Festival.
