Seven William Goldman Films You Must See
From ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ to ‘Misery,’ here are some of the greatest hits of the legendary Jewish screenwriter, who died Friday at 87
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Renowned Jewish Screenwriter William Goldman Dies at 87
Oscar-winning writer penned 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,' 'All the President's Men,' 'The Princess Bride,' 'A Bridge too Far' and many other famous films
'The Girl in the Spider's Web': If James Bond and Dirty Harry Were a Swedish Superheroine
In the latest adaptation of Sweden’s bestselling ‘Millennium’ series, Claire Foy takes on the role of Swedish hacker Lisbeth Salander. Though it’s an effective espionage thriller, here again the protagonist is more compelling than the film
'Suspiria' Will Haunt You Long After You Leave the Movie Theater
'Call Me By Your Name' director Luca Guadagnino has moved from romance between men to horror among women with 'Suspiria'
Genius, Sex Symbol, ultra-Orthodox: Revisiting an Israeli Icon
Uri Zohar, one of the most prominent Israeli directors of the 1960s and 1970s and once a symbol of wild Tel Aviv, has returned to the screen – after decades as an ultra-Orthodox rabbi
In 'Halloween,' Pure Evil Takes on One Tough Grandma
‘Halloween,’ starring Jamie Lee Curtis, is a precise homage to its 40-year-old prequel. Still, the violence in the new film is far more graphic – and the heroine is no longer a helpless screaming teen
Hollywood Is Paying a High Price for the Khashoggi Affair
U.S. film industry's hopes of building a lucrative Saudi film market may now be dashed, following stories about murder of Saudi dissident in Istanbul
'First Man,' Starring Ryan Gosling, Portrays the Moon Landing as a Solo Mission
Damien Chazelle’s 'First Man' isn’t the patriotic cinematic spectacle one might expect, but a paradoxical work that fuses technology with sentimentality
'Bad Times at the El Royale': Blood, Suspense and Chris Hemsworth's Abs
Several strangers cross paths at a derelict roadside motel in a time-jumping, twist-filled movie that cleverly deconstructs and remakes its genre. But what’s the message?
'Venom': The Movie Tom Hardy Would Rather Forget
Sony's 'Venom,' starring Tom Hardy, has a huge hole in the shape of Spider-Man
Telling the Story of Yemen's Jews, and Their Legendary Poet
A new documentary about Shalom Shabazi doesn’t try to discover the absolute truth about Yemenite Jewry’s greatest poet. Instead, it offers a host of captivating, scholarly perspectives. The result is a concentrated Yemenite experience never before seen on the Israeli screen
Jon Stewart to Return With New Film: A Political Satire Called 'Irresistible'
The former 'Daily Show' host looks set to be reunited with Steve Carell in the movie, his first since 'Rosewater' in 2014
A Radical Movie About the Holocaust, Set in Present-day France
In ‘Transit,’ German director Christian Petzold has fashioned a bold confrontation between time and place, one that expresses the survival and endurance of Holocaust memory
BDS or Not, These Are the Gems to Watch at the Haifa Film Festival
The events on Israel's borders might be keeping some guests away, but those who show up can catch current and older classics that take you from America's death row to France's wine country
Culture Clash Film 'What Will People Say' Isn't Much to Talk About
Even though the movie by Norwegian-Pakistani director Iram Haq has a powerful and even shocking story to tell, it is told in a didactic, schematic fashion that veers into the realm of melodrama
'Operation Finale': How Israel Captured Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann
With 'Operation Finale' opening in U.S. cinemas, explore Haaretz's extensive archive of the Mossad's audacious 1960 operation and Eichmann's subsequent trial in Jerusalem
'Kin' Is Unsatisfying on Every Level (Including James Franco's Unconvincing Villain)
‘Kin,’ starring Myles Truitt, Jack Raynor and James Franco, starts as a family drama but morphs into a problematic sci-fi movie with an unconvincing villain and a super-weapon that amazingly solves every problem
'The Happytime Murders': Muppets Gone Wild
If there was a funny joke in the 'Happytime Murders' script, it was left on the cutting room floor
Schindler's List at 25: With the Original Holocaust Movie Coming Back to Theaters, Here Is a List of Classics to Watch at Home
A list of Holocaust movies sometimes forgotten, but always worth a watch
'The Meg' Violates the First Rule of Shark Movies
'The Meg,' starring Jason Statham and a giant prehistoric shark, proves that size really isn't everything