Cinema jerusalem

This Israeli startup is using AI to transform cinemas into more than just a place to watch movies

Aiming at younger generations and their need for socialization, Bigger Picture offers cinemas a platform to track their data and create better experiences.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
A group of diverse people are queueing up in a movie theater to watch a movie.
Neta Riskin in ‘Nandauri.’

Eti Tsicko's Nandauri, far more psychologically complex than its outline indicates - review

Nandauri, named after a Georgian word meaning “The one I long for,” is a dark film that offers a female perspective on escaping her stifling rural village.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
AMY KRONISH.

Amy Kronish: Bringing Israeli cinema into the limelight 

Jerusalemite of the week: Understanding trends in Israeli cinema with Amy Kronish.

|ByAARON REICH
HOUDINI and Jennie the Vanishing Elephant, 1918 (see Tuesday).

Jerusalem Highlights MAY 31 – JUNE 6

Editor’s note: Due to the current security situation, events listed below may be postponed or canceled. Check before booking, and stay safe.

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Yes Planet breaks ground for new Jerusalem theater complex

The new entertainment complex is expected to open in June 2015 in the Abu Tor neighborhood of Jerusalem.

APRIL 30, 2014ByHANNAH BROWN
Yes Planet Sherover Cultural Center in Jerusalem’s Abu Tor neighborhood will become a 16-screen movie, entertainment and restaurant complex by June 2015.