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Oscar glory beckons for the Ajami crew!

Oscar glory beckons for the Ajami crew!

Tonight it’s Oscar night and Israel interest in the annual movie extravaganza is high, as this is the third consecutive year that an Israeli movie is in line for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. This years’ candidate, Ajami, looks like it could be in with a shout, though some movie critics are less than [...]

Israeli movie Ajami set for Oscar glory

Israeli movie Ajami set for Oscar glory

Israeli movie Ajami, a story of drugs, violence and tough times in a mixed Arab-Jewish Jaffa neighborhood, has done the Israeli movie industry proud with the amazing news that it got an Oscar nomination yesterday. This is the third year in a row (following Beaufort in 2008 and Waltz with Bashir from last year) that [...]

“Lebanon” - another Israeli movie headed for the Oscars?

After the great Israeli movies that have hit the screens over the last few years (including Beaufort and Waltz with Bashir, each of which has gone on to glory or near-glory at Cannes and even the Oscars), it’s time for yet another cracking war film based on a true story…
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