Currently Browsing: October 2015

LABYRINTH OF LIES

Playing in NYC, LA, Chgo, etc… Review coming soon…

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CFIC ’15: Tzivi’s Guide

Tzivi’s Guide to the 10th Annual Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema By JAN LISA HUTTNER Patrons of this year’s Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema (CFIC) will have a rare opportunity to see one of the most significant accomplishments in the history of Israeli Cinema: all three parts of “The Amsalem Trilogy”—To Take a Wife, Shiva, […]

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CFIC ’15: Top Picks

Here is my list of TOP PICKS for this year’s 2015 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema (CFIC) Best New Filmmakers: Lee Gilat for Encirclements Best New Star: Naruna Kaplan De Macedo of Is That You? Best Feature Film: The Farewell Party Best Screenplay: Is That You? Best Documentary: Silicon Wadi Best Actor: Ze’ev Revach of The […]

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CFIC ’15: Top Docs

Highly Recommended Documentary Films in this year’s 2015 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema (CFIC) 1. The Polgar Variant 2. Silicon Wadi  

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CFIC ’15: Top Features

Highly Recommended Narrative Feature Films in this year’s 2015 Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema (CFIC) 1. The Amsalem Trilogy * Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem * Shiva * To Take a Wife 2. Encirclements 3. The Farewell Party/ 4. Is That You?

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ENCIRCLEMENTS

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THE FAREWELL PARTY

My Top Feature Film of CFIC ’15 🙂

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IS THAT YOU?

My “Best New Star” of CFIC ’15 🙂

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SILICON WADI

My Top Doc of CFIC ’15 🙂

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