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The day Shira Haas auditioned for the role of Esty Shapiro on Unorthodox, she got drenched in the rain. When she arrived at the venue, she cleaned herself up, took a few deep breaths, walked into the audition and sang Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah. A year and-a-half after the Israeli actress nailed the audition, she's…

UPDATE with more details: Natalie Portman's feature directorial debut A Tale Of Love And Darkness got off to a good start over the weekend for Focus World in two New York and Los Angeles locations. The Hebrew-language drama, which Portman also penned and stars in, grossed $36,000 easily outperforming other specialty bo…

Natalie Portman fans will get their chance to experience the Oscar-winning actress' filmmaking chops this weekend with the theatrical launch of A Tale of Love and Darkness, which she also wrote based on a memoir. Portman also stars in the Focus World release, which debuted in Cannes last year. It’s not this weekend’s…

Focus Features’ multiplatform label Focus World has acquired U.S. rights to Natalie Portman’s feature directorial debut, A Tale Of Love And Darkness, which premiered at Cannes last year. Focus World will open the movie in a platform theatrical release later this year in contention for the Oscars. The film is based on…

EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Portman may just be the busiest person in Cannes. This evening, she steps out onto red carpet for the world premiere of A Tale Of Love And Darkness, her feature directorial debut. Adapted from Israeli author Amos Oz’s bestselling memoir about his childhood growing up against the backdrop of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Portman’s feature directorial A Tale Of Love And Darkness based on Amos Oz’s international bestseller makes its world premiere on Saturday night at Cannes, and it’s a movie that’s very personal for the Oscar-winning actress, who was born in Israel. A Tale Of Love And Darkness follows Oz’s childhood…