
Woody Allen Calls HBO Documentary on Abuse Allegation a 'Hatchet Job'
'While this shoddy hit piece may gain attention, it does not change the facts,' a spokesperson for Allen said in a statement
'While this shoddy hit piece may gain attention, it does not change the facts,' a spokesperson for Allen said in a statement
HBO’s ‘Allen v. Farrow’ is a damning documentary examining the abuse allegations against Woody Allen – who could only have fared worse here if he’d asked Ted Cruz to speak in his defense
The list features a mix of familiar names, such as the often-awarded rapper Drake and TV star Tracee Ellis Ross, along with rising artists like actress Jurnee Smollett and rapper Doja Cat
Plus, Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ is well worth exploring, and two documentaries take differing approaches to the subjects of Hitler and COVID-19
Worried about the consequences of angering Saudi Arabia, major distributors failed to pick up the film, raising questions regarding the future of political films
A ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ of Lior Raz’s scrappy body and Bar Refaeli’s cold soul would be a more apt reflection of modern Israel than ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ star Gal Gadot, whose superpower is her unwavering affability
Jack Baxter was injured while making a film about ‘Mike’s Place’ in Tel Aviv when the bar was rocked by a terror attack in April 2003. He examines the motives of his would-be killers in a new documentary
Screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’s colorful life gets suitably cinematic treatment in David Fincher’s blissful Netflix biopic. Plus, reviews of HBO documentary ‘Baby God’ and the rom-com ‘Happiest Season’
German public TV recently broadcasted two movies on the painful, persisting problem of antisemitism at school, made by Jewish directors with a Russian background
The three-hour epic remains one of Scorsese’s most ambitious and gorgeously realized films. It also may be the best crime film with a Jewish protagonist at its center
Director Samira Saraya explains why she had to cast herself in the lead role and why she’s fed up with the depictions of Arab women in Israeli cinema
Oscar Isaac is in talks to play Marc Spector in 'Moon Knight,' set for release on Disney+ next year, Deadline reported
The 'Charlie and a Half' actor had a half-century-long career in film, contended with failure and found religion before succumbing to the virus
The film tackles other topical issues such as racism, climate change, sexual abuse, migration, human trafficking, political polarization and relations between Christians, Muslims and Jews
‘537 Votes’ is about how Republicans ‘stole’ the 2000 presidential election, ‘The Perfect Weapon’ is a chilling look at cyberwarfare and ‘Totally Under Control’ dissects Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus
Featuring more Jews than an AIPAC conference, Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7,' a recreation of the 1969-70 court case, is an instant crowd-pleasing (and stirring) classic, with great performances by the likes of Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Rylance
If an Arab dares to tell the story of his own people, he's a traitor and enemy of Israel. Actor and filmmaker Mohammed Bakri responds to Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit’s criticism of his 2002 movie, ‘Jenin, Jenin’
Alex Gibney’s two-part documentary ‘Agents of Chaos’ collates all of the evidence on how Russia is undermining American democracy, while Netflix’s ‘Enola Holmes’ is an enchanting family film
Filmmaker Julie Cohen on how she managed to gain access to the notoriously private Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life, and why every American woman is standing on this diminutive Jewish woman’s shoulders
Thousands of hours of Israeli movies and historic footage are now publicly available for free, courtesy of the Israel Film Archive