Arts/Entertainment

Actress Penelope Cruz and her husband Javier Bardem have roused the fury of Hollywood producers, with pledges made to snub the Spanish couple. Oscar-winner Bardem and Cruz signed an open letter speaking against “the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli occupation army”. The letter accused Israel of “advancing on Palestinian territories instead of withdrawing to the … Continued

Freedom fighters, football and female artists are among the diverse range of topics explored on screen through this year’s Arab Film Festival. Fairfield resident Mouna Zaylah is co-director of the festival and finds it hard to pick a highlight among so many gems in the festival’s line-up. “The program reflects the diversity of Arab culture,: … Continued

Many Palestinians are enraged by comedian and “Fashion Police” host Joan Rivers. An email was circulated calling on people to demand that she be fired after she yelled controversial statements regarding the Palestinians in Gaza and the people who support them to paparazzi. The letter stated: “Please write to the president of E! Entertainment and … Continued

Actor George Clooney and Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin will be married Sept. 20. A public notice now posted at the Chelsea Town Hall in London has announced the marriage of “Amal Ramzi Alamuddin,” 37, to “George Timothy Clooney,” 53, according to a photograph of the official document, which began circulating the Internet early … Continued

Just days after it was first discovered, the ‘Bomb Gaza’ Android game has been taken down by Google. (It’s still on Facebook.) The controversial game requires players to steer a fighter jet with Israeli markings as it bombs cartoon depictions of Hamas militants. Almost as soon as it became live the game was hit with … Continued

Hollywood is a sucker for a story about ancient Egypt. Movies like The Ten Commandments, Cleopatra, and even The Mummy prove it. Upcoming movies like Exodus and Gods of Egypt all but confirm it. Unfortunately though, those films have something in common aside from being about ancient Egypt — they show that Hollywood, tends to … Continued

Vanessa Redgrave received death threats after denouncing the Israeli government for its treatment of Palestine in 1978, but today American celebrities tweeting about Gaza get little more than sharp retorts. To 74-year-old Abraham Foxman, the head of the Anti-Defamation League and a Holocaust survivor, Jon Stewart “is a hero to so many of us.” But … Continued