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Jerusalem Film Festival Opens with MIA MADRE

Opening Night – Thursday, July 9 @ 8pm The 32nd Annual Jerusalem Film Festival will open with Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre (My Mother). The film stars John Turturro who will be in attendance for the screening as well as a conversation after the film. Synopsis: Margherita, a famous Italian director, is in the midst of […]

Jerusalem Film Festival 15 – Opening Night Film – MY MOTHER

Festival Screening – Thursday, July 9, 2015 @ 8:00 PM Sultan’s Pool Margherita, a famous Italian director, is in the midst of her new film and is attempting to contend with the main actor (John Turturro) – an annoying yet charming American with a perchance for exaggeration. Alongside the pressures on set, she must also […]

Jerusalem Film Festival

The 32nd Annual Jerusalem Film Festival will take place from July 9 – 19, 2015 and showcase over 100 films in several sections including Israeli Cinema, Masters, Documentary, Competition, Gala, Debut, Munich in Jerusalem & Panorama. The festival will open with Nanna Moretti’s MIA MADRE and close with THE GODFATHER Live in Concert. For more […]

Capsule Review – Fading Gigolo

by allan tong for FILMbutton Fading Gigolo was one of this year’s TIFF films that had buyers buzzing…until they saw it. Noted actor John Turturro writes and directs this starring vehicle for himself who becomes a high-price callboy for upscale Manhattan women like Sharon Stone. Woody Allen plays his 76-year-old pimp and steals every scene […]