Category Archives: Movies
Why Film ‘Jerusalem’ in Malta?
IT MIGHT SEEM ODD, BUT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS movies that are set in Jerusalem are actually filmed very often in other Mediterranean countries, like Malta, Morocco and Greece. Now Israel is trying to cash in on the multibillion-dollar … Continue reading
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The Hit List: This Week’s Hottest Entertainment in Israel (Week 35, 2011)
Israel has gone on a Smurf-craze since ‘The Smurfs’ was released, and this week, even when the movie grossed a lot less than the weeks before, it’s still very high above the average grossing for a #1 Israeli movie. It … Continue reading
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The Hit List: This Week’s Hottest Entertainment in Israel (Week 34, 2011)
Here’s another weekly report of the biggest songs, movies and TV Shows in Israel: In Movies, ‘The Smurfs’ continues to rule at the box office this weekend as well (Israelis LOVE The Smurfs!) as grossing almost $2.5 million in its … Continue reading
Will Sarai Hunt ‘The Wolverine?’ Cross Your Fingers!
By Yanir Dekel ISRAELI HOTTIE SARAI GIVATY IS reportedly doing really well in the auditions for ‘The Wolverine,’ the next installment in the X-Men movie franchise. Apparently Givaty has already passed two auditions for the role of one of Wolverine’s … Continue reading
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The Hit List: This Week’s Hottest Entertainment in Israel (Week 33, 2011)
NEW AT ABBANIBI.COM: The hits of Israel. Weekly report of the biggest songs, Movies and TV Shows in Israel. What is currently a hit in the holy land? Music: Airplay Chart – International 1. Bruno Mars – Marry You 2. … Continue reading
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‘Paranornal Activity’ Director Developes New and Exciting Projects!
ISRAELI DIRECTOR OREN PELI WAS A MAGICIAN in 2009 when he created ‘Paranornal Activity’ with the ridiculous budget of $15,000, and the movie became a blockbuster and grossed almost $200 million around the world. Since then Peli became a producer … Continue reading
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The Name is Hussein. Uday Hussein.
By Yanir Dekel IT’S NOT ENOUGH THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN WAS AN EVIL MAN, now they’re making a movie about his son. It will be out in limited release next Friday (July 29th) in America and stars ‘Mamma Mia’s Dominic Cooper … Continue reading
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The Real Identity of Arnon Milchan?
By David Caspi HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ISRAELI FILM PRODUCER Arnon Milchan has been linked to Israel’s alleged nuclear program in a newly published book. In “Confidential: The Life of Secret Agent Turned Hollywood Tycoon Arnon Milchan,” biographers Meir Doron and Joseph … Continue reading
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Israeli Golden Globe Winner to Head the Jury in a European Film Festival
By David Caspi Golden Globe winning director, Ari Folman, will head the jury for the upcoming Sarajevo film festival, to commence next weekend. Founded in 1995, during the siege of Sarajevo, The film festival is the premier and largest film … Continue reading
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