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Wacky Film Club

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on Arik Einstein and his film work

Lool

Dir.: Uri Zohar, Boaz Davidson
| 90 minutes

Compiled in the 1980s from sketches from the eponymous late-sixties cult television series, Lool  is one of the hallmarks of Israeli culture. In between the songs, performed by Arik Einstein and Shalom Hanoch, are sketches ranging from parodies to wild and zany nonsense. 

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the comedies and comedians that dared to defy Hitler

To Be or Not to Be

Dir.: Ernst Lubitsch
| 99 minutes

A brilliant black comedy about the members of a Polish theater company who become involved in a real-life drama during the Nazi invasion of their country. 

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on Western Comedies

Blazing Saddles

Dir.: Mel Brooks
| 93 minutes

Mel Brooks' third film describes what really happened in the Wild West. The pair of heroes are an African-American sheriff and an alcoholic gunslinger who set the order in the West, until the last scene of the film (as anarchistic as they get) - the crazy chase across the sets of the Warner Bros.studios in Hollywood.

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the British comedian John Cleese

A Fish Called Wanda

Dir.: Charles Crichton
| 108 minutes

A crazy comedy a la Monty Python about a gang of jewel thieves and a very proper barrister…. One of the best comedies of the 1980s.

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the universe and culture of The Simpsons

The Simpsons Movie

Dir.: David Silverman
| 87 minutes

The plot follows the family as they try to save their city from the glass bubble that has been laid over the town to protect it from pollution - caused not surprisingly by Homer Simpson himself.

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the best teen comedies of all time

Booksmart

Dir.: Olivia Wilde
| 102 minutes

On graduation night, book smart best friends Amy and Molly decide to have one night of uninterrupted fun.… With witty dialogue and Olivia Wilde’s touch, “Nothing funnier, smarter, quicker or more joyous has graced the big screen in a long time” (Wall Street Journal).

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the life and work of Uri Zohar

Lool

Dir.: Uri Zohar, Boaz Davidson
| 90 minutes

Compiled in the 1980s from sketches from the eponymous late-sixties cult television series, Lool  is one of the hallmarks of Israeli culture. In between the songs, performed by Arik Einstein and Shalom Hanoch, are sketches ranging from parodies to wild and zany nonsense. 

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on his blockbuster hit film

Mossad

Dir.: Alon Gur Arye
| 130 minutes

A parody on the Israeli Mossad. A Mossad agent and a CIA agent compete against each other on who will save the world from a terrorist organization. She plays by the books; he is always looking for the short cut. What could possibly go wrong?

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the one and only Gene Kelly

Singin’ in the Rain

Dir.: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
| 103 minutes

Singin’ in the Rain’s rare combination of full and sweeping plot development and the unforgettable musical and dance sequence create an unforgettable experience and one of the most wonderful films ever made.

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the different sides of Chaplin and how he has influenced cinematic clowns, including the Joker.

The Circus

Dir.: Charles Chaplin
| 72 minutes

The story has Charlie accidentally joining a traveling circus, falling in love with bareback rider. Hilarious comedy, with a great finale.

Jazz and Cinema
Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) about the life and work of comedy genius Peter Sellers

The Pink Panther

Dir.: Blake Edwards
| 114 minutes

The opening film of the series introduces bumbling Inspector Clouzeau - and the cartoon character featured in the opening titles. The "Pink Panther" is in fact a famous diamond and Clouzeau tries to catch the man who stole it.  

Speaker (in Heb.): Alon Gur Arye

Monty Python’s Life of Brian

Dir.: Terry Jones
| 93 minutes

A crazy and hilarious religious parable about a man whose life parallels Christ. On the 40th anniversary of this Monty Python's masterpiece, with its mad humor, witty dialogues, and real nonsense, we are proud to present a new and dazzling digital print.

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the comedy genius that is the Marx Brothers

A Night in Casablanca

Dir.: Archie Mayo
| 84 minutes

The Marx Brothers are ferreting out Nazi spies in a Casablanca Hotel. A Night in Casablanca is a whirlwind work that showcases the Marx Brothers’ enjoyable arsenal, with Groucho’s punchlines and Harpo’s sweet charm. 

Onsite screening

A Serious Man

Dir.: Ethan & Joel Coen
| 106 minutes

Minnesota, the 1960s. Just when his son is about to celebrate his bar mitzvah, Larry Gopnik's life turns upside down. From here on, everything turns downhill.... In their most personal film to date, the Minnesota-born and bred Coen brothers reveal some of the inspirational sources that have made their films original and unique. 

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the mockumentary comedies that tricked the world

The Adventures of Picasso

Dir.: Taga Danielson
| 113 minutes

Subtitled "1000 loving lies" this film is an affectionate tribute, an hommage in gentle madcap comedy style, to the spirit and to the very human presence of the late great painter. 

Onsite screening

The Best (and Funniest) Musicals

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) takes the audience on a tour through the magical history of the Musical genre.

Little Shop of Horror

Dir.: Frank Oz
| 93 minutes

Seymour finds a vehicle for private and public success in the form of a man-eating plant from outer space. However, its cannibalistic eating habits become insatiable and it's up to Seymour to cut it down to size. An entertaining, spine-chilling, and delightful cult hit.

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on Arik Einstein

Cables

Dir.: Tzvi Shissel
| 90 minutes

In the early 1990s, a revolution hit Israel: multi-channel cable television. Suddenly, from a country with one channel, the screen was filled with a dizzying collection of channels from Israel and the world. Cables is a kind of parodic response to this affluence.

Onsite screening

Pixar

Speaker (in Heb.): Alon Gur Arye on how Pixar changed the world of animation.

Soul

Dir.: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
| 107 minutes

A jazz musician finally gets his big break, when a wrong step takes him to the Great Before. Now, he has to find his way back home. Soul, one of the best films of the year, is a brilliant work about missed opportunities and self-fulfillment.

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on Billy Wilder

Love in the Afternoon

Dir.: Billy Wilder
| 126 minutes

Wilder follows the developing romance between an aging and slightly ridiculed playboy and the 20-year-old daughter of a private detective, who discovered that the playboy is in danger of being assassinated. A witty, playful, and romantic comedy, full of Wilder’s magical touch.

Onsite screening
Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the one and only Robin Williams

The Fisher King

Dir.: Terry Gilliam
| 137 minutes

A famous New York City D.J attempts to commit suicide, but is saved by an eccentric homeless man. The encounter between the two men, exquisitely performed by Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, unfolds into an unusual, absorbing, comic, and tender film.

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) delves into the world of romantic comedies

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Dir.: Blake Edwards
| 115 minutes

Holly Golightly is a young woman living in 1950s New York City. With no apparent means of support, she pursues older men with deep pockets. But when a young author moves into her building, her financial values seem to go askew…. 

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on Jewish humor

An American Pickle

Dir.: Brandon Trost
| 90 minutes
Herschel and Sarah escape 1919 Eastern Europe for America in search of a better future. Lo and behold, Herschel wakes up 100 years later to discover his great-grandson. Armed with a pickle recipe and a set of traditional values, Herschel tries to survive the 21st century. An amusing comedy that finely balances between direct humor and sophisticated satire. 

 

Quote-Along

Spaceballs

Dir.: Mel Brooks
| 96 minutes

Another Mel Brooks parody, this time based on the Star Wars trilogy, but absorbed with Jewish wit and venom-poetic humor. The quote-along version will completely immerse you in the experience with all the punch lines scattered throughout this classic there for you to shout out loud.

Spy Comedies

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the stories behind some of the greatest spy comedies ever made

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Dir.: Jay Roach
| 98 minutes

This totally goofy spoof, with a strange combination of low and highbrow humor, pays tribute to the swinging spy genre of the 1960s.

25th Anniversary

Marking the 25th anniversary of Fargo, Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the works of the Coen Brothers

Fargo

Dir.: Joel Coen
| 97 minutes

A car salesman from Minnesota tries to settle his money problems by having his wife kidnapped. He hires two thugs for the job, offering them a cut from the ransom, which he tries to force her rich father-in-law to pay. But the kidnapping turns sour.