Woman in Gold is the true story of an elderly Jewish woman named Maria Altmann (played by Helen Mirren), who...
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Deli Man, a documentary film produced and directed by Erik Greenberg Anjou — the third work in his trilogy about...
The sad tale of a programming prodigy and free speech activist is told in the critically acclaimed documentary, The Internet’s...
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Saturday Night Live recently re-broadcast its first show, from 1975. The musical guests were Billy Preston and...
If You Don’t Weaken mixes drama and humor with Jewish customs and rituals as a granddaughter struggles to honor her...
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