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Film Shorts // May 12-18, 2021 OPENING   Army of the Dead (R) The latest film by Zack Snyder is about a group of mercenaries who decide to rob a Las Vegas casino after the city is overrun by zombies. Starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Garret Dillahunt, Nora Arnezeder, Ana de la Reguera, Hiroyuki Sanada, Omari Hardwick, Raúl Castillo, and Tig Notaro. (Opens Friday) The Djinn (R) This horror film stars Ezra Dewey as a mute boy trapped in an apartment with a sinister spirit after he makes a w...

In an argument, framing is everything. As The Human Factor opens, its pre-title card lays out a specific worldview. That the Arab-Israeli conflict had happened, and that the Cold War was over and the U.S. was the sole global superpower, and so was in a position to solve the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Its an incredibly hubristic stance, and one that Dror Morehs diplomacy documentary The Human Factor painstakingly dissects – within limits. It was undeniably the U.S. that got...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Dror Moreh, the director of “The Gatekeepers,” the documentary that featured first-time interviews with former Israeli Shin Bet members, is back with another groundbreaking film. “The Huma...

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Ready for a documentary about three decades of agonizing fits and starts of the Mideast peace process, from the perspective of U.S. negotiators? Youre probably thinking that doesnt sound too enticing right about now. But theres a reason “The Human Factor,” by Israeli filmmaker Dror Moreh, escapes what would seem a likely fate of being interesting only to policy wonks and those with a direct stake in the issue, and it has something to do with the title. ...

“The Human Factor” “The Human Factor,” 2 p.m., Cinema Art Theater, 17701 Dartmouth Dr., Lewes. Go to rehobothfilm.com or call 302-645-9095.  Event Details:

‘The Human Factor’ neglects the humanity at its core Rise Films/Courtesy Madeleine Albright, in her 2003 memoir Madam Secretary, told of her time with the Clinton administration both as a historical account and a personal retrospective. Political players were described by how she felt about them, not merely their function in the grand scheme. The Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat was a man who had trouble compromising, but also a man who could delight her grandchildr...

G. Allen Johnson May 6, 2021Updated: May 7, 2021, 1:36 pm President Bill Clinton (center) is in the middle of it as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left) and PLO leader Yasser Arafat shake hands at the White House after signing the Mideast accord on Sept. 28, 1995. The documentary “The Human Factor” shows the behind-the-scenes story of the U.S.’s effort to secure peace in the Middle East. Photo: Doug Mills, Associated Press 1995 Peace in the Middle East seems unattainab...

Fort Worth Weekly The Paper Tigers (PG-13) This martial-arts comedy is about three middle-aged former kung fu prodigies (Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, and Mykel Shannon Jenkins) who are forced to revive their talents to solve the murder of their master. Also with Yuji Okumoto, Jae Suh Park, Roger Yuan, Peter Adrian Sudarso, Yoshi Sudarso, and Matthew Page. (Opens Friday in Dallas) Image courtesy of YouTube.com OPENING   Above Suspicion (R) This thriller based on the first American conviction...

Starting Friday, May 7, the Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater will present “The Human Factor,” an engrossing documentary that provides an inside view of the Middle East peace talks during the Clinton administration. With unprecedented...

�� Good Wednesday morning! President Joe Biden spoke with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed yesterday. The White House said Biden “underlined the strategic importance of the normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel,” noting his “full support for strengthening and expanding these arrangements.” Jared Kushner is launching an organization called the “Abraham Accords Institute of Peace,” aimed at deepening ties between Israel and th...