Exclusive: Benjamin Netanyahu doc The Bibi Files has secured distribution in multiple territories, flying in the face of the controversial Israeli prime minister’s attempts to block the film.
The work, directed by Alexis Bloom and produced by Alex Gibney, gives unprecedented insight into the backstory of Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial, through never-before-seen footage of police interrogations of the politician as well as his wife sara and son Yair.
In Europe, the doc has sold to Benelux (September Film), France (Dulac Distribution), Poland (Against Gravity), Spain (Filmin) and the UK (Dogwoof).
It has also been acquired for Australia & New Zealand (Madman), Indonesia (Pt Falcon), and the Middle East and Turkey (Teleview).
Thoms Powers, Alexis Bloom, Alex Gibney
Goodfellas boarded sales on the doc on the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival, where it screened as a work in progress, one day after an attempt by Netanyahu’s lawyers...
The work, directed by Alexis Bloom and produced by Alex Gibney, gives unprecedented insight into the backstory of Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial, through never-before-seen footage of police interrogations of the politician as well as his wife sara and son Yair.
In Europe, the doc has sold to Benelux (September Film), France (Dulac Distribution), Poland (Against Gravity), Spain (Filmin) and the UK (Dogwoof).
It has also been acquired for Australia & New Zealand (Madman), Indonesia (Pt Falcon), and the Middle East and Turkey (Teleview).
Thoms Powers, Alexis Bloom, Alex Gibney
Goodfellas boarded sales on the doc on the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival, where it screened as a work in progress, one day after an attempt by Netanyahu’s lawyers...
- 10/29/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Bibi Files,” a documentary about Benjamin Netanyahu that features never-before-seen video of the Israeli Prime Minister being interrogated by police on corruption allegations that led to his indictment in 2019, will be available to stream on Jolt.film beginning Dec. 11.
In September, Netanyahu attempted to block “The Bibi Files” from premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. The doc, directed by Alexis Bloom and produced by Oscar winner Alex Gibney, ultimately screened at the fest hours after a Jerusalem court rejected Netanyahu’s suit, which claimed that the film violated Israeli law by making use of unapproved interrogation footage.
Given its political nature “The Bibi Files,” not surprisingly, did not sell to any major streamers following the doc’s Sept. 9 TIFF debut. Bloom and Gibney ultimately decided to bring the film to Jolt, a direct-to-consumer film distribution platform that launched in March with Ross Kauffman’s documentary “Of Medicine and Miracles.
In September, Netanyahu attempted to block “The Bibi Files” from premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. The doc, directed by Alexis Bloom and produced by Oscar winner Alex Gibney, ultimately screened at the fest hours after a Jerusalem court rejected Netanyahu’s suit, which claimed that the film violated Israeli law by making use of unapproved interrogation footage.
Given its political nature “The Bibi Files,” not surprisingly, did not sell to any major streamers following the doc’s Sept. 9 TIFF debut. Bloom and Gibney ultimately decided to bring the film to Jolt, a direct-to-consumer film distribution platform that launched in March with Ross Kauffman’s documentary “Of Medicine and Miracles.
- 10/21/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
60 Minutes has responded to Donald Trump’s accusation that the CBS newsmagazine edited its Oct. 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris to make the interview more favorable to her — and the Trump campaign issued its own statement in response.
On Sunday, the show released the following statement in response to the Republican presidential candidate:
Former President Donald Trump is accusing 60 Minutes of deceitful editing of our Oct. 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. That is false.
60 Minutes gave an excerpt of our interview to Face the Nation that used a longer section of her answer than that on 60 Minutes. Same question. Same answer. But a different portion of the response. When we edit any interview, whether a politician, an athlete, or movie star, we strive to be clear, accurate and on point. The portion of her answer on 60 Minutes was more succinct, which allows time for other...
On Sunday, the show released the following statement in response to the Republican presidential candidate:
Former President Donald Trump is accusing 60 Minutes of deceitful editing of our Oct. 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. That is false.
60 Minutes gave an excerpt of our interview to Face the Nation that used a longer section of her answer than that on 60 Minutes. Same question. Same answer. But a different portion of the response. When we edit any interview, whether a politician, an athlete, or movie star, we strive to be clear, accurate and on point. The portion of her answer on 60 Minutes was more succinct, which allows time for other...
- 10/21/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
No Other Land, the powerful documentary set in a Palestinian community of the occupied West Bank, may lack U.S. distribution, but it’s got awards momentum behind it.
The film directed by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers earned a place on Doc NYC’s coveted Short List — the festival’s nod to what it considers to be among the year’s best feature documentaries. The list – a harbinger of potential traction with Oscar voters — also gave recognition to Will & Harper, a Netflix film built around a road trip taken by Will Ferrell and his longtime friend Harper Steele after Harper came out as trans.
Both No Other Land and Will & Harper earned nominations for Best Documentary Feature at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards announced earlier this week. Also pulling off the Doc NYC-Critics’ Choice double is Sugarcane, the National Geographic documentary investigating the disappearance of Indigenous children...
The film directed by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers earned a place on Doc NYC’s coveted Short List — the festival’s nod to what it considers to be among the year’s best feature documentaries. The list – a harbinger of potential traction with Oscar voters — also gave recognition to Will & Harper, a Netflix film built around a road trip taken by Will Ferrell and his longtime friend Harper Steele after Harper came out as trans.
Both No Other Land and Will & Harper earned nominations for Best Documentary Feature at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards announced earlier this week. Also pulling off the Doc NYC-Critics’ Choice double is Sugarcane, the National Geographic documentary investigating the disappearance of Indigenous children...
- 10/18/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The Israeli Defense Forces announced on Thursday that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks that killed more than 1,000 people and kicked off the year-long war between Israel and Hamas that has wrought devastation and tens of thousands of deaths in Gaza.
According to the Idf, Sinwar was killed on Wednesday during operations in Gaza. “Terrorist mastermind Yahya Sinwar, responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7th, was eliminated today by Idf soldiers,” Israel Katz, Israel’s Foreign Minister, said Thursday.
Israeli Army Radio,...
According to the Idf, Sinwar was killed on Wednesday during operations in Gaza. “Terrorist mastermind Yahya Sinwar, responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7th, was eliminated today by Idf soldiers,” Israel Katz, Israel’s Foreign Minister, said Thursday.
Israeli Army Radio,...
- 10/17/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The 15th annual Doc NYC festival unveiled the titles in its Short List sections, an early precursor lineup in advance of the Oscar nominations next January in the categories of Best Documentary Feature and Documentary Short.
America’s largest documentary festival, based in the Chelsea and Greenwich Village neighborhoods of New York City, launches on Nov. 13 with the opening night premiere of “Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story.”
The titles in the Short Lists include Benjamin Ree’s “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,” Raoul Peck’s “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found,” Carla Gutiérrez’s “Frida,” Mati Diop’s “Dahomey” and “No Other Land,” directed by a four-person collective of Israeli and Palestinian artists.
Additional films, nearly all screening with filmmakers in person for Q&As, include “Will and Harper,” about the friendship between Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, “The Last of the Sea Women,” produced by Nobel Peace Prize winner...
America’s largest documentary festival, based in the Chelsea and Greenwich Village neighborhoods of New York City, launches on Nov. 13 with the opening night premiere of “Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story.”
The titles in the Short Lists include Benjamin Ree’s “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,” Raoul Peck’s “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found,” Carla Gutiérrez’s “Frida,” Mati Diop’s “Dahomey” and “No Other Land,” directed by a four-person collective of Israeli and Palestinian artists.
Additional films, nearly all screening with filmmakers in person for Q&As, include “Will and Harper,” about the friendship between Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, “The Last of the Sea Women,” produced by Nobel Peace Prize winner...
- 10/17/2024
- by Joe McGovern
- The Wrap
Fifteen-year-old Doc NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, has revealed its influential 15-film Short List. The festival will run its main lineup of 111 features, 32 world premieres, 24 U.S. premieres, and 129 short films in-person November 13-21 in New York City’s IFC Center, Sva Theatre, and Village East by Angelika and continue online until December 1 with films available to viewers across the U.S. All the films will have theatrical screenings at the festival, often with the directors in person.
Historically, most of the Doc NYC shortlist titles overlap with the Academy’s official 15-film Oscar shortlist. With the notable exception of Netflix’s Oscar-winning “My Octopus Teacher,” for 12 years, the festival has screened the documentary that went on to win the Academy Award, including “20 Days in Mariupol,” “Navalny,” “Summer of Soul,” “American Factory,” “Free Solo,” “Icarus,” “O.J.: Made in America,” “Amy,” “Citizenfour,” “20 Feet From Stardom,” “Searching for Sugar Man,...
Historically, most of the Doc NYC shortlist titles overlap with the Academy’s official 15-film Oscar shortlist. With the notable exception of Netflix’s Oscar-winning “My Octopus Teacher,” for 12 years, the festival has screened the documentary that went on to win the Academy Award, including “20 Days in Mariupol,” “Navalny,” “Summer of Soul,” “American Factory,” “Free Solo,” “Icarus,” “O.J.: Made in America,” “Amy,” “Citizenfour,” “20 Feet From Stardom,” “Searching for Sugar Man,...
- 10/17/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Alexis Bloom’s “The Bibi Files,” Raoul Peck’s “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found” and Johan Grimonprez’s “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” are among the 15 documentary films that have received a coveted spot on Doc NYC’s feature shortlist.
Launched in 2012, the Doc NYC feature shortlist, which this year includes several streamer-backed docs as well as films with minimal or no distribution, has become known for being an award season bellwether. The last three feature docus that garnered an Oscar — “20 Days in Mariupol”, “Navalny” and “Summer of Soul” — made the Doc NYC shortlist.
In all the Doc NYC film festival has screened 53 of the last 60 Oscar-nominated documentary features. The feature shortlist election process is overseen by fest’s artistic director Jaie Laplante and director of special projects Thom Powers, who also serves as the lead documentary programmer at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival.
“We start thinking about the...
Launched in 2012, the Doc NYC feature shortlist, which this year includes several streamer-backed docs as well as films with minimal or no distribution, has become known for being an award season bellwether. The last three feature docus that garnered an Oscar — “20 Days in Mariupol”, “Navalny” and “Summer of Soul” — made the Doc NYC shortlist.
In all the Doc NYC film festival has screened 53 of the last 60 Oscar-nominated documentary features. The feature shortlist election process is overseen by fest’s artistic director Jaie Laplante and director of special projects Thom Powers, who also serves as the lead documentary programmer at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival.
“We start thinking about the...
- 10/17/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmaker Asif Kapadia issued an apology for a series of X posts that were accused of being antisemitic. The posts already led to the Grierson Trust rescinding its offer of patronage to the “Amy” and “Senna” director.
“I’m mortified by the hurt and offense that some of my retweets have caused. I now understand that they will be seen by many as antisemitic, or in the case of one even justifying violence. That was not my intention,” Kapadia said in a statement, according to multiple media reports. “Like many, I feel passionate about the fate of the Palestinian and Lebanese people and the suffering they have endured over the years, but I am equally passionate about all anti-racism and condemn all forms of antisemitism. I unequivocally apologize for these ill-judged reposts which were posted in haste with a lack of due consideration.”
Kapadia did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
“I’m mortified by the hurt and offense that some of my retweets have caused. I now understand that they will be seen by many as antisemitic, or in the case of one even justifying violence. That was not my intention,” Kapadia said in a statement, according to multiple media reports. “Like many, I feel passionate about the fate of the Palestinian and Lebanese people and the suffering they have endured over the years, but I am equally passionate about all anti-racism and condemn all forms of antisemitism. I unequivocally apologize for these ill-judged reposts which were posted in haste with a lack of due consideration.”
Kapadia did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
- 10/11/2024
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Asif Kapadia, the Oscar-winning director of Amy, has said he is “mortified” over his “Ill-judged” sharing of social media posts about the Israel-Gaza conflict.
In a statement, issued after Deadline revealed that he had been removed as a patron of documentary charity The Grierson Trust, Kapadia apologized for his conduct on Twitter (now X).
Kapadia said: “I’m mortified by the hurt and offence that some of my retweets have caused. I now understand that they will be seen by many as antisemitic, or in the case of one even justifying violence. That was not my intention.
“Like many I feel passionate about the fate of the Palestinian & Lebanese people and the suffering they have endured over the years, but I am equally passionate about all anti-racism and condemn all forms of antisemitism. I unequivocally apologise for these ill-judged reposts which were posted in haste with a lack of due consideration.
In a statement, issued after Deadline revealed that he had been removed as a patron of documentary charity The Grierson Trust, Kapadia apologized for his conduct on Twitter (now X).
Kapadia said: “I’m mortified by the hurt and offence that some of my retweets have caused. I now understand that they will be seen by many as antisemitic, or in the case of one even justifying violence. That was not my intention.
“Like many I feel passionate about the fate of the Palestinian & Lebanese people and the suffering they have endured over the years, but I am equally passionate about all anti-racism and condemn all forms of antisemitism. I unequivocally apologise for these ill-judged reposts which were posted in haste with a lack of due consideration.
- 10/11/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Senna and Diego Maradona filmmaker Asif Kapadia has had his appointment as a patron of UK documentary charity The Grierson Trust revoked following criticism of his posts on social media.
In a statement, a Trust spokesperson said: “Since the Grierson Trust announced that Asif Kapadia had been appointed as one of our patrons, some social media posts shared by him have been drawn to our attention which are anti-Semitic.
“As a result, at an 8am board meeting this morning, we took the decision to rescind his role as patron of the Trust. When we made the decision to appoint Mr Kapadia,...
In a statement, a Trust spokesperson said: “Since the Grierson Trust announced that Asif Kapadia had been appointed as one of our patrons, some social media posts shared by him have been drawn to our attention which are anti-Semitic.
“As a result, at an 8am board meeting this morning, we took the decision to rescind his role as patron of the Trust. When we made the decision to appoint Mr Kapadia,...
- 10/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
Update: The Grierson Trust has confirmed news broken by Deadline earlier today that it has withdrawn Asif Kapadia’s patronage following a backlash over the director sharing what it calls “antisemitic” social media posts. In a statement, the organization said:
“Since the Grierson Trust announced that Asif Kapadia had been appointed as one of our patrons, some social media posts shared by him have been drawn to our attention which are antisemitic. As a result, at an 8am board meeting this morning, we took the decision to rescind his role as patron of the Trust.
When we made the decision to appoint Mr Kapadia, the board was not aware of these posts, some of which appear to be no longer available, and we are sorry that our due diligence was not thorough enough. The Grierson Trust is deeply committed to promoting both freedom of speech and diversity and inclusion in the documentary industry.
“Since the Grierson Trust announced that Asif Kapadia had been appointed as one of our patrons, some social media posts shared by him have been drawn to our attention which are antisemitic. As a result, at an 8am board meeting this morning, we took the decision to rescind his role as patron of the Trust.
When we made the decision to appoint Mr Kapadia, the board was not aware of these posts, some of which appear to be no longer available, and we are sorry that our due diligence was not thorough enough. The Grierson Trust is deeply committed to promoting both freedom of speech and diversity and inclusion in the documentary industry.
- 10/11/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The Grierson Trust has rescinded the patronage conferred on Oscar- and BAFTA-winning British filmmaker Asif Kapadia over social media they described as “antisemitic.”
“Since the Grierson Trust announced that Asif Kapadia had been appointed as one of our patrons, some social media posts shared by him have been drawn to our attention which are antisemitic,” the Trust said in a statement online. “As a result, at an 8 a.m. board meeting this morning, we took the decision to rescind his role as patron of the Trust.”
“When we made the decision to appoint Mr. Kapadia, the board was not aware of these posts, some of which appear to be no longer available, and we are sorry that our due diligence was not thorough enough. The Grierson Trust is deeply committed to promoting both freedom of speech and diversity and inclusion in the documentary industry. Whilst we accept and support that...
“Since the Grierson Trust announced that Asif Kapadia had been appointed as one of our patrons, some social media posts shared by him have been drawn to our attention which are antisemitic,” the Trust said in a statement online. “As a result, at an 8 a.m. board meeting this morning, we took the decision to rescind his role as patron of the Trust.”
“When we made the decision to appoint Mr. Kapadia, the board was not aware of these posts, some of which appear to be no longer available, and we are sorry that our due diligence was not thorough enough. The Grierson Trust is deeply committed to promoting both freedom of speech and diversity and inclusion in the documentary industry. Whilst we accept and support that...
- 10/11/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran and K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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Int’l Oscar Race Heats Up
Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in ‘Emilia Perez
Only a handful left to declare: With the deadline for entry to the Best International Feature Film of the 97th Academy Awards closing on October 2, the race is seriously heating up and frontrunners are starting to emerge. Deadline has tracked 83 entries so far against 88 last year, with a handful of territories still expected to publicly declare their submissions, so we are nearly there in the highly anticipated race. We’ve been on the ground at many a film festival in the past few months and therefore have a decent sense of the frontrunners at this stage.
Hot contenders: Early heat is emanating from Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical Emilia Pérez for France. Karla Sofía Gascón stars as...
Int’l Oscar Race Heats Up
Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in ‘Emilia Perez
Only a handful left to declare: With the deadline for entry to the Best International Feature Film of the 97th Academy Awards closing on October 2, the race is seriously heating up and frontrunners are starting to emerge. Deadline has tracked 83 entries so far against 88 last year, with a handful of territories still expected to publicly declare their submissions, so we are nearly there in the highly anticipated race. We’ve been on the ground at many a film festival in the past few months and therefore have a decent sense of the frontrunners at this stage.
Hot contenders: Early heat is emanating from Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical Emilia Pérez for France. Karla Sofía Gascón stars as...
- 10/11/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is condemning Donald Trump’s attacks on CBS over edits done to a 60 Minutes interview, calling them “threats against free speech” that are “serious and should not be ignored.”
Trump has been attacking the CBS program over edits made to its interview with Kamala Harris. In a post on Truth Social on Thursday morning, he wrote, “60 Minutes is a major part of the News Organization of CBS, which has just created the Greatest Fraud in Broadcast History. CBS should lose its license, and it should be bid out to the Highest Bidder, as should all other Broadcast Licenses, because they are just as corrupt as CBS — and maybe even Worse!”
In a statement, Rosenworcel said, “While repeated attacks against broadcast stations by the former President may now be familiar, these threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored. As I’ve said before,...
Trump has been attacking the CBS program over edits made to its interview with Kamala Harris. In a post on Truth Social on Thursday morning, he wrote, “60 Minutes is a major part of the News Organization of CBS, which has just created the Greatest Fraud in Broadcast History. CBS should lose its license, and it should be bid out to the Highest Bidder, as should all other Broadcast Licenses, because they are just as corrupt as CBS — and maybe even Worse!”
In a statement, Rosenworcel said, “While repeated attacks against broadcast stations by the former President may now be familiar, these threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored. As I’ve said before,...
- 10/10/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Kamala Harris campaign has distanced itself from the controversy surrounding her “60 Minutes” interview after Donald Trump demanded the network apologize for airing two different versions of the Vice President’s response to a question.
In a teaser clip released online, which also aired on “Face the Nation” on Oct. 6, Harris provided a lengthy response to “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker’s question about whether the U.S. lacks influence over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In the final interview that aired Oct. 7, Harris’ answer was edited differently.
The two clips have circulated on social media side-by-side as the network faces calls to release the full interview transcript. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that CBS “must be investigated,” accusing the network of making Harris appear “more Presidential” in the edit. Both versions of Harris’ response are transcribed below.
In a statement addressing the controversy surrounding the edited response,...
In a teaser clip released online, which also aired on “Face the Nation” on Oct. 6, Harris provided a lengthy response to “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker’s question about whether the U.S. lacks influence over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In the final interview that aired Oct. 7, Harris’ answer was edited differently.
The two clips have circulated on social media side-by-side as the network faces calls to release the full interview transcript. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that CBS “must be investigated,” accusing the network of making Harris appear “more Presidential” in the edit. Both versions of Harris’ response are transcribed below.
In a statement addressing the controversy surrounding the edited response,...
- 10/10/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
“One of the best ways to communicate with people,” Vice President Kamala Harris said in her appearance on the podcast “Call Her Daddy,” “is to be real.”
She was responding to a direct — and fair — question from podcast host Alex Cooper: Why had Harris, having done only two extensive interviews so far in her brief and intense run for the presidency, decided to appear on this show? “Call Her Daddy” was the first of a brief and intense burst of media interviews Harris had done this week, which also included “60 Minutes,” “The View,” “The Howard Stern Show,” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” And throughout, Harris sought to rapidly fix what has been a career-long challenge — defining what has been a hazy image.
Harris’ first two major interviews as a candidate — one conducted jointly with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on CNN, and one done solo,...
She was responding to a direct — and fair — question from podcast host Alex Cooper: Why had Harris, having done only two extensive interviews so far in her brief and intense run for the presidency, decided to appear on this show? “Call Her Daddy” was the first of a brief and intense burst of media interviews Harris had done this week, which also included “60 Minutes,” “The View,” “The Howard Stern Show,” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” And throughout, Harris sought to rapidly fix what has been a career-long challenge — defining what has been a hazy image.
Harris’ first two major interviews as a candidate — one conducted jointly with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on CNN, and one done solo,...
- 10/9/2024
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
A new poll conducted for the Arab American Institute carries a stark warning for Kamala Harris and Democrats: Israel’s bloody war in Gaza has eroded support among a once reliable constituency with a major presence in must-win Michigan.
While Arab Americans voted nearly 60 percent for Joe Biden in 2020, with Donald Trump garnering just 35 percent of their support, the new poll finds Trump winning the Arab American vote 42 to 41 percent over Harris. The picture among likely voters is even worse, with Trump leading 46-42, pointing to a politically perilous enthusiasm gap.
While Arab Americans voted nearly 60 percent for Joe Biden in 2020, with Donald Trump garnering just 35 percent of their support, the new poll finds Trump winning the Arab American vote 42 to 41 percent over Harris. The picture among likely voters is even worse, with Trump leading 46-42, pointing to a politically perilous enthusiasm gap.
- 10/9/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Current VP and the Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris came on CBS’ 60 Minutes with Bill Whittaker, where she was grilled on her economic policies, plans for immigration, and more. Harris was also reportedly joined by her running mate Tim Walz, who was also asked about his past comments in the media.
The interview has widely been considered to be the most grilling one Harris has taken yet and will reportedly be part of a huge media push from her campaign in the coming weeks. As always, Donald Trump supporters, including Tesla owner Elon Musk criticized Harris’ answers, with Musk specifically pointing out her immigration policy.
Donald Trump Supporters Criticize Kamala Harris After Appearing On 60 Minutes Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes with Bill Whittaker | Credits: CBS News
With only a few weeks left for elections, the Democratic and Republic nominees have been campaigning hard. While Republican candidate Donald Trump has appeared on a few podcasts,...
The interview has widely been considered to be the most grilling one Harris has taken yet and will reportedly be part of a huge media push from her campaign in the coming weeks. As always, Donald Trump supporters, including Tesla owner Elon Musk criticized Harris’ answers, with Musk specifically pointing out her immigration policy.
Donald Trump Supporters Criticize Kamala Harris After Appearing On 60 Minutes Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes with Bill Whittaker | Credits: CBS News
With only a few weeks left for elections, the Democratic and Republic nominees have been campaigning hard. While Republican candidate Donald Trump has appeared on a few podcasts,...
- 10/8/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
60 Minutes delivered an interview with Kamala Harris on Monday, the latest in its decades-long tradition of inviting presidential candidates to appear on the CBS program. But she was the only White House hopeful who participated, following President Donald Trump’s backing out after initially accepting the interview.
“If he is not going to give your viewers the ability to have a meaningful, thoughtful conversation, question and answer with you, then watch his rallies. You’re going to hear conversations that are about himself and all of his personal grievances. And what you will not hear is anything about you, the listener,” Harris told 60 Minutes‘ Bill Whitaker just days after news broke that Trump backed out of the election special. “You will not hear about how he is going to try to bring the country together, find common ground, and Bill, that is why I believe in my soul and heart,...
“If he is not going to give your viewers the ability to have a meaningful, thoughtful conversation, question and answer with you, then watch his rallies. You’re going to hear conversations that are about himself and all of his personal grievances. And what you will not hear is anything about you, the listener,” Harris told 60 Minutes‘ Bill Whitaker just days after news broke that Trump backed out of the election special. “You will not hear about how he is going to try to bring the country together, find common ground, and Bill, that is why I believe in my soul and heart,...
- 10/8/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A year after Hamas led the Oct. 7 attacks from Gaza, stunning Israelis with unprecedented carnage, Israel has gone from disbelief in its own security failures to expanding an unprecedented war on all fronts with no end in sight.
Israel’s troops are pushing a ground invasion into southern Lebanon as its warplanes bomb across the country and an expanding direct confrontation with Iran spirals. A thick fog of war has descended across the region as Israel’s devastating campaign continues in the starved, rubbled, and besieged Gaza Strip while its...
Israel’s troops are pushing a ground invasion into southern Lebanon as its warplanes bomb across the country and an expanding direct confrontation with Iran spirals. A thick fog of war has descended across the region as Israel’s devastating campaign continues in the starved, rubbled, and besieged Gaza Strip while its...
- 10/7/2024
- by Jesse Rosenfeld
- Rollingstone.com
Joe Biden made a surprise appearance at the White House briefing — his first as president — to mark the unexpectedly good jobs report today, but in taking questions from reporters, he also expressed concerns over the upcoming election.
“I’m confident it will be free and fair. I don’t know whether it will be peaceful,” Biden said.
“The things that Trump has said, and the things that he said last time out when he didn’t like the outcome of the election, were very dangerous.”
He noted that Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. Jd Vance (R-oh), has refused to say if he would accept the results, and also refused to say that Trump lost in 2020.
“So I’m concerned what they’re going to do.”
The president also said that he was in regular contact with Kamala Harris as she campaigns to succeed him.
The U.S. added 254,000 jobs in September,...
“I’m confident it will be free and fair. I don’t know whether it will be peaceful,” Biden said.
“The things that Trump has said, and the things that he said last time out when he didn’t like the outcome of the election, were very dangerous.”
He noted that Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. Jd Vance (R-oh), has refused to say if he would accept the results, and also refused to say that Trump lost in 2020.
“So I’m concerned what they’re going to do.”
The president also said that he was in regular contact with Kamala Harris as she campaigns to succeed him.
The U.S. added 254,000 jobs in September,...
- 10/4/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Israeli and Palestinian directors of No Other Land, the award-winning documentary set in the West Bank, are abandoning a U.S. tour and heading home as violence explodes in the region.
Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor cut short what was to have been a month-long visit. (Fellow director Hamdan Billal stayed back in the West Bank and didn’t make the U.S. trip). Adra, a Palestinian from the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta, and Abraham, a Jewish Israeli from the city of Be’er Sheva in Southern Israel, participated in a Q&a at the New York Film Festival last Sunday. They were to have taken part in a second Q&a Tuesday night, hours after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in apparent retaliation for Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. That attack, coupled with Israel...
Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor cut short what was to have been a month-long visit. (Fellow director Hamdan Billal stayed back in the West Bank and didn’t make the U.S. trip). Adra, a Palestinian from the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta, and Abraham, a Jewish Israeli from the city of Be’er Sheva in Southern Israel, participated in a Q&a at the New York Film Festival last Sunday. They were to have taken part in a second Q&a Tuesday night, hours after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in apparent retaliation for Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. That attack, coupled with Israel...
- 10/3/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The war in the Middle East is continuing to spiral toward catastrophe: Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles against Israel Tuesday, targeting what it said were three military bases around Tel Aviv. Only moments before, two attackers fired on a crowd of train passengers in the same city, killing seven before being themselves killed by armed members of the public.
The attacks followed a major escalation in Lebanon by Israel, which has been targeting leaders of Hezbollah — which experts describe as “the crown jewel” in Iran’s network of regional proxies.
The attacks followed a major escalation in Lebanon by Israel, which has been targeting leaders of Hezbollah — which experts describe as “the crown jewel” in Iran’s network of regional proxies.
- 10/2/2024
- by Mac William Bishop
- Rollingstone.com
Al Jazeera Media Network is launching a streaming platform called Al Jazeera 360 that the Qatar-based news network is hailing as a digital milestone and a gateway for the public to watch its news content without restrictions at a time of mounting tensions over its coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Following the Al Jazeera 360 kickoff on Sept. 15, the streamer — which is free-of-charge and currently only in Arabic language — has drawn more than a million views in its first week of service and hit more than 300,000 app downloads, according to Jamal Elshayyal, the network’s digital content manager.
In an interview with Variety Elshayyal called AJ360 “the fastest growing” streamer in the Arab World, even though, he added, “it’s early days.”
The Al Jazeera 360 streaming and video-on-demand platform comprises the network’s news channels, plus a smattering of content produced exclusively for the platform, and, significantly, up to 50,000 hours of news...
Following the Al Jazeera 360 kickoff on Sept. 15, the streamer — which is free-of-charge and currently only in Arabic language — has drawn more than a million views in its first week of service and hit more than 300,000 app downloads, according to Jamal Elshayyal, the network’s digital content manager.
In an interview with Variety Elshayyal called AJ360 “the fastest growing” streamer in the Arab World, even though, he added, “it’s early days.”
The Al Jazeera 360 streaming and video-on-demand platform comprises the network’s news channels, plus a smattering of content produced exclusively for the platform, and, significantly, up to 50,000 hours of news...
- 9/26/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
A 17-page memo from the U.S. Agency for International Development (Usaid) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region.
In April, Usaid sent their findings to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the State Department’s refugees bureau determination was made known to top diplomats. U.S. law requires that the government suspend weapons shipments to any country blocking U.
In April, Usaid sent their findings to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the State Department’s refugees bureau determination was made known to top diplomats. U.S. law requires that the government suspend weapons shipments to any country blocking U.
- 9/25/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
A wave of Israeli strikes aimed at dismantling Hezbollah in Lebanon has triggered a cycle of violence and escalation that could result in regional war, sources tell Rolling Stone.
Israel’s military said it has conducted more than 1,600 strikes in Lebanon over the past two days, aimed at destroying Hezbollah’s ability to launch rockets into Israel.
Those strikes have killed 558 people and injured more than 1,800, according to the Lebanese health ministry, and tens of thousands of Lebanese are fleeing north to escape the fighting. International air carriers have suspended...
Israel’s military said it has conducted more than 1,600 strikes in Lebanon over the past two days, aimed at destroying Hezbollah’s ability to launch rockets into Israel.
Those strikes have killed 558 people and injured more than 1,800, according to the Lebanese health ministry, and tens of thousands of Lebanese are fleeing north to escape the fighting. International air carriers have suspended...
- 9/24/2024
- by Mac William Bishop
- Rollingstone.com
Ever since Jon Stewart returned to “The Daily Show,” viewers have been wanting him to dive into the ongoing Israel-Hamas war — and on Monday night, he did just that.
During his monologue, the Comedy Central host aggressively criticized Israel’s “de-escalation through escalation” strategy, calling it out as simply “war.” “Do you even hear yourself?” Stewart yelled before trying to find the phrase in a variety of books, from the doublespeak-filled “1984” to the anti-war novel “Slaughterhouse-Five” and even “Garfield: Fat Cat 3-Pack.”
Stewart later feigned shock and humility for doing the unthinkable: criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He then paraphrased several American news pundits’ takes on the war, saying, “Criticism of the war is shameful and it gives comfort to Hamas.”
“You know who may be surprised to hear that? The Israelis, who are unbelievably critical of the war and Netanyahu,” Stewart countered.
“But still, people are...
During his monologue, the Comedy Central host aggressively criticized Israel’s “de-escalation through escalation” strategy, calling it out as simply “war.” “Do you even hear yourself?” Stewart yelled before trying to find the phrase in a variety of books, from the doublespeak-filled “1984” to the anti-war novel “Slaughterhouse-Five” and even “Garfield: Fat Cat 3-Pack.”
Stewart later feigned shock and humility for doing the unthinkable: criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He then paraphrased several American news pundits’ takes on the war, saying, “Criticism of the war is shameful and it gives comfort to Hamas.”
“You know who may be surprised to hear that? The Israelis, who are unbelievably critical of the war and Netanyahu,” Stewart countered.
“But still, people are...
- 9/24/2024
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
The Daily Show‘s host Jon Stewart returned Monday night to criticize Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, likening his country’s remote explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies aimed at targeting Lebanon’s paramilitary group Hezbollah to something out of a 1980s Bond film.
“By the way, Lebanon is also a country,” Stewart said, responding to a clip of Netanyahu saying he will not tolerate “wanton rocketing” of Israel. The host also questioned what Netanyahu was doing if not “wanton rocketing” of other nations, to uproarious applause from the audience.
“What makes you think they’re going to accept your rocketing or whatever other James Bond sh– you’ve been up to?” he asked.
He continued, saying, “Exploding pagers. Ah! Lebanon expected Israel to attack from the south but instead they attacked from the 1980s. What?!”
The political-comic host then joked that Lebanon should hit back with a pixelated green-and-white arcade shooting game from that era.
“By the way, Lebanon is also a country,” Stewart said, responding to a clip of Netanyahu saying he will not tolerate “wanton rocketing” of Israel. The host also questioned what Netanyahu was doing if not “wanton rocketing” of other nations, to uproarious applause from the audience.
“What makes you think they’re going to accept your rocketing or whatever other James Bond sh– you’ve been up to?” he asked.
He continued, saying, “Exploding pagers. Ah! Lebanon expected Israel to attack from the south but instead they attacked from the 1980s. What?!”
The political-comic host then joked that Lebanon should hit back with a pixelated green-and-white arcade shooting game from that era.
- 9/24/2024
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Deadline Film + TV
Palestinian flags flank the red carpet at the San Sebastian Film Festival. As the city celebrates Spain’s most prestigious film fest, demonstrators have taken to the streets protesting the 40,000-plus men, women and children who have been killed in Gaza since the war with Israel began, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Among those taking a pro-Gaza stance during the film event on the Spanish coast is Spanish national treasure Javier Bardem, who received the fest’s Donostia Award.
At the press conference, he took the opportunity to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and denounce the actions of the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu, who have continued air strikes in Gaza following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, where over 1,200 people Israelis were murdered.
“I welcome [the award] with great joy but I am not in the mood for celebrations,” a translation of Bardem’s statement in the Spanish press said.
At the press conference, he took the opportunity to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and denounce the actions of the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu, who have continued air strikes in Gaza following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, where over 1,200 people Israelis were murdered.
“I welcome [the award] with great joy but I am not in the mood for celebrations,” a translation of Bardem’s statement in the Spanish press said.
- 9/23/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Israeli soldiers raided the West Bank offices of the Al Jazeera network early Sunday morning, forcing the bureau to shut down. Al Jazeera broadcast video of the military entering the bureau and ordering staff to evacuate and cease operations.
“There is a court ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for 45 days,” a soldier told bureau chief Walid al-Omari in the live footage, according to Al Jazeera. “I ask you to take all the cameras and leave the office at this moment.”
The troops seized documents and equipment — including the microphone...
“There is a court ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for 45 days,” a soldier told bureau chief Walid al-Omari in the live footage, according to Al Jazeera. “I ask you to take all the cameras and leave the office at this moment.”
The troops seized documents and equipment — including the microphone...
- 9/22/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Javier Bardem gave a lengthy and eloquent assessment of Israel’s current military attacks in Gaza this morning during a press conference at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
Bardem is in town to finally pick up his 2023 Donostia award for career achievement after he was unable to attend the festival last year due to the US actors’ strike.
He began his answer to a question about politics and Israel by saying “What is happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable, it is terrible, it is dehumanizing. I believe that this Israeli government is the most radical government that Israel has ever had.”
Bardem continued to say that he believed the country’s government “is committing crimes against humanity.”
“Obviously, the atrocious, terrible, and reprehensible attacks on October 7th, do not justify this massive punishment that the Palestinian population is suffering,” he added.
“The impunity that the current Israeli government enjoys in...
Bardem is in town to finally pick up his 2023 Donostia award for career achievement after he was unable to attend the festival last year due to the US actors’ strike.
He began his answer to a question about politics and Israel by saying “What is happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable, it is terrible, it is dehumanizing. I believe that this Israeli government is the most radical government that Israel has ever had.”
Bardem continued to say that he believed the country’s government “is committing crimes against humanity.”
“Obviously, the atrocious, terrible, and reprehensible attacks on October 7th, do not justify this massive punishment that the Palestinian population is suffering,” he added.
“The impunity that the current Israeli government enjoys in...
- 9/20/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
San Sebastian — Javier Bardem, at San Sebastián to pick up his 2023 Donostia Award for career achievement, announced he will star in “El Ser Querido,” the next film from Rodrigo Sorogoyen. The director’s “The Beasts” won a best foreign film Cesar Award in 2023, beating out four Cannes Festival winners.
Bardem will play opposite Vicky Luengo, star of Sorogoyen’s hugely popular TV series “Riot Police” in a story written by Sorogoyen and his longtime co-scribe Isabel Peña, which Bardem described at a Donostia Award press conference as a “father-daughter drama” who re-meet after many years.”
According to the film’s synopsis, “El Ser Querido” turns on an acclaimed film director and his daughter, an unsuccessful actress, who shoot a film together after years of estrangement and a difficult past that none of them want to talk about.
“El Ser Querido” is one from a first slate of six auteur event...
Bardem will play opposite Vicky Luengo, star of Sorogoyen’s hugely popular TV series “Riot Police” in a story written by Sorogoyen and his longtime co-scribe Isabel Peña, which Bardem described at a Donostia Award press conference as a “father-daughter drama” who re-meet after many years.”
According to the film’s synopsis, “El Ser Querido” turns on an acclaimed film director and his daughter, an unsuccessful actress, who shoot a film together after years of estrangement and a difficult past that none of them want to talk about.
“El Ser Querido” is one from a first slate of six auteur event...
- 9/20/2024
- by John Hopewell and Callum McLennan
- Variety Film + TV
The Uncommitted movement has announced though it opposes another Donald Trump presidency and doesn’t recommend voting for a third party in November, it will not be formally backing Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency. The move is a sharp rebuke to the vice president’s refusal to endorse more aggressive policies towards Israel’s indiscriminate tactics in Gaza and bring an end to the war ravaging the region.
“Vice President Harris’s unwillingness to shift on unconditional weapons policy or to even make a clear campaign statement in support of upholding existing U.
“Vice President Harris’s unwillingness to shift on unconditional weapons policy or to even make a clear campaign statement in support of upholding existing U.
- 9/19/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The 25th Woodstock Film Festival will feature a lineup of world, North American and U.S. premieres, joining acclaimed fiction and nonfiction films from Sean Baker, Steve McQueen, Alexis Bloom, Raoul Peck, Marielle Heller, Jesse Eisenberg, Jacques Audiard and many more.
The festival, which runs from October 15-20 in the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rosendale, Kingston and Saugerties, will see writer-director Paul Schrader receive the Honorary Maverick Award. His latest, Oh, Canada, starring Richard Gere, Uma Thurman and Jacob Elordi, will screen at Woodstock. Filmmaker Ira Deutchman will be presented with the Honorary Trailblazer Award; Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís will receive the inaugural Art of Activism Award. [Scroll for the full lineup]
McQueen’s Blitz, starring Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan, serves as Woodstock’s centerpiece film. Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, starring the Oscar-nominated actor and Kieran Culkin, closes the silver jubilee edition of Woodstock. Sean Baker’s Anora heads to...
The festival, which runs from October 15-20 in the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rosendale, Kingston and Saugerties, will see writer-director Paul Schrader receive the Honorary Maverick Award. His latest, Oh, Canada, starring Richard Gere, Uma Thurman and Jacob Elordi, will screen at Woodstock. Filmmaker Ira Deutchman will be presented with the Honorary Trailblazer Award; Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís will receive the inaugural Art of Activism Award. [Scroll for the full lineup]
McQueen’s Blitz, starring Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan, serves as Woodstock’s centerpiece film. Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, starring the Oscar-nominated actor and Kieran Culkin, closes the silver jubilee edition of Woodstock. Sean Baker’s Anora heads to...
- 9/16/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
From investigations into Wikileaks and Scientology, Elizabeth Holmes and the war in Afghanistan, Alex Gibney has made some of the defining documentaries of our time. So it makes sense he’d now turn his attention as a producer to one of the defining political figures of our time: long-serving Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In The Bibi Files, Gibney and director Alexis Bloom offer a devastating dissection of the right-wing leader. They build a case against him from never-before-seen leaked interrogation tapes during Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial about alleged gifts in return for political favors.
The recordings (which include not just Netanyahu but family members and many prominent figures in Israeli society) vividly show how the prime minister thinks and operates — a relevant portrayal as he and far-right members of his coalition continue to prosecute a war in Gaza nearly a year after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
With...
In The Bibi Files, Gibney and director Alexis Bloom offer a devastating dissection of the right-wing leader. They build a case against him from never-before-seen leaked interrogation tapes during Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial about alleged gifts in return for political favors.
The recordings (which include not just Netanyahu but family members and many prominent figures in Israeli society) vividly show how the prime minister thinks and operates — a relevant portrayal as he and far-right members of his coalition continue to prosecute a war in Gaza nearly a year after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
With...
- 9/15/2024
- by Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jerusalem — Before he was taken hostage on Oct. 7, during the Hamas-led massacre at the Nova music festival, Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin thrived in a Jerusalem refuge where Israeli Jews and occupied Palestinians escape from reality and engage freely as equals. Since then, the community at the bar, Sira, has been transformed by an unending war that took one of their own, and the rough and pale limestone walls of the cavernous 19th-century bar have filled with despair.
Set to be released in the initial stage of a U.S. proposed cease-fire...
Set to be released in the initial stage of a U.S. proposed cease-fire...
- 9/14/2024
- by Jesse Rosenfeld
- Rollingstone.com
Hello Insiders. It’s getting colder in Europe, but the news in TV and film has been hot and spicy in the week Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris. Jesse Whittock here taking you. Let’s go, and don’t forget to sign up here.
TIFF’s Russia Doc Pulled
‘Russians at War’ director Anastasia Trofimova in Venice
War doc shelved: This year’s Toronto Film Festival had been surprisingly quiet until Thursday afternoon when the festival said it had paused upcoming screenings of Russian-Canadian director Anastasia Trofimova’s documentary Russians at War “effective immediately” after learning about “significant threats to festival operations and public safety.” The decision was made “in order to ensure the safety of all festival guests, staff, and volunteers,” TIFF said in a statement, adding, “This is an unprecedented move.” Russians at War provides a rare insight into life for Russian soldiers on the frontline in Ukraine.
TIFF’s Russia Doc Pulled
‘Russians at War’ director Anastasia Trofimova in Venice
War doc shelved: This year’s Toronto Film Festival had been surprisingly quiet until Thursday afternoon when the festival said it had paused upcoming screenings of Russian-Canadian director Anastasia Trofimova’s documentary Russians at War “effective immediately” after learning about “significant threats to festival operations and public safety.” The decision was made “in order to ensure the safety of all festival guests, staff, and volunteers,” TIFF said in a statement, adding, “This is an unprecedented move.” Russians at War provides a rare insight into life for Russian soldiers on the frontline in Ukraine.
- 9/13/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Toronto screenings of The Bibi Files, the work in progress documentary concerning corruption charges against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are going ahead despite efforts by his government to block them.
Alexis Bloom’s film was a late addition to Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) selection by the festival’s head documentary programmer Thom Powers and screens again on Tuesday evening after the initial presentation on Monday.
Producer Alex Gibney attended the Monday screening. The Bibi Files reveals previously unseen, leaked interrogation footage of Netanyahu, who has been under investigation by Israeli authorities for eight years and is yet to stand trial.
Alexis Bloom’s film was a late addition to Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) selection by the festival’s head documentary programmer Thom Powers and screens again on Tuesday evening after the initial presentation on Monday.
Producer Alex Gibney attended the Monday screening. The Bibi Files reveals previously unseen, leaked interrogation footage of Netanyahu, who has been under investigation by Israeli authorities for eight years and is yet to stand trial.
- 9/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Despite a legal attempt to stop it, documentary The Bibi Files, which shows leaked interrogation footage of the Israeli prime minister, made its debut at the festival
Audiences got a look at Benjamin Netanyahu’s leaked police interrogation videos for the first time at last night’s world premiere of The Bibi Files. The urgent and incendiary documentary played at the Toronto film festival despite the Israeli prime minister’s attempts to block its screening.
Israeli courts rejected Netanyahu’s request before the film – in which he is seen furiously denying allegations of bribery and corruption – was unveiled to a tense and vocal audience, many of whom were carrying signs reading “Bring Them Home” and “Deal Now”, referring to hostages held in Gaza.
Audiences got a look at Benjamin Netanyahu’s leaked police interrogation videos for the first time at last night’s world premiere of The Bibi Files. The urgent and incendiary documentary played at the Toronto film festival despite the Israeli prime minister’s attempts to block its screening.
Israeli courts rejected Netanyahu’s request before the film – in which he is seen furiously denying allegations of bribery and corruption – was unveiled to a tense and vocal audience, many of whom were carrying signs reading “Bring Them Home” and “Deal Now”, referring to hostages held in Gaza.
- 9/10/2024
- by Radheyan Simonpillai in Toronto
- The Guardian - Film News
A new documentary about former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had its world premiere Monday at the Toronto International Film Festival. Titled “The Bibi Files,” the film offers an unflattering depiction of Netanyahu through leaked video of a police interrogation. It examines corruption charges against him and criticism of his conduct as prime minister.
The film features never-before-seen footage of Netanyahu’s questioning by Israeli authorities over allegations he improperly received expensive gifts. In the video, he often replies “I don’t remember” to questions. It also interviews critics who accuse Netanyahu of currying political favors and prolonging conflict with Hamas to maintain power. One asserts a “forever war” benefits Netanyahu by making a corruption trial less likely.
Directors Alexis Bloom and Alex Gibney gained access to the leaked interrogation video last year. Its premiere came just hours after an Israeli court rejected Netanyahu’s effort to block the film.
The film features never-before-seen footage of Netanyahu’s questioning by Israeli authorities over allegations he improperly received expensive gifts. In the video, he often replies “I don’t remember” to questions. It also interviews critics who accuse Netanyahu of currying political favors and prolonging conflict with Hamas to maintain power. One asserts a “forever war” benefits Netanyahu by making a corruption trial less likely.
Directors Alexis Bloom and Alex Gibney gained access to the leaked interrogation video last year. Its premiere came just hours after an Israeli court rejected Netanyahu’s effort to block the film.
- 9/10/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
After facing a failed attempt by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu to block their world-premiere screening, the filmmakers behind the anti-Netanyahu documentary The Bibi Files carried on Monday night debuting their work at the Toronto International Film Festival with a mix of grim resolve and giddy triumph.
Alexis Bloom’s film, which builds its case against the long-serving Israeli prime minister on a foundation of never-before-seen interrogation tapes, at times played like a rally to the Israeli-skewing, often anti-Netanyahu crowd.
“You need to find a way to take this film and airdrop it over Israel,” one Israeli attendee said from the audience after the screening, though judging by the growing crowds of protesters on Tel Aviv streets in the wake of six dead Israeli hostages, the message may have already been received.
The Bibi Files was produced by the Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentarian Alex Gibney, who said he and Bloom...
Alexis Bloom’s film, which builds its case against the long-serving Israeli prime minister on a foundation of never-before-seen interrogation tapes, at times played like a rally to the Israeli-skewing, often anti-Netanyahu crowd.
“You need to find a way to take this film and airdrop it over Israel,” one Israeli attendee said from the audience after the screening, though judging by the growing crowds of protesters on Tel Aviv streets in the wake of six dead Israeli hostages, the message may have already been received.
The Bibi Files was produced by the Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentarian Alex Gibney, who said he and Bloom...
- 9/10/2024
- by Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In one of the most explosive documentary premieres in TIFF history, a film sharply critical of Benjamin Netanyahu bowed before a packed house in Toronto Monday night, despite a last-ditch effort by the Israeli prime minister to block it.
The Bibi Files, produced by Alex Gibney and directed by Alexis Bloom, contains never-before-seen video of Netanyahu being interrogated by Israeli police on corruption allegations – an investigation that led to Netanyahu’s indictment in 2019. In footage leaked to Gibney late last year, Netanyahu is seen locking horns with interrogators, denying he improperly accepted expensive gifts from wealthy supporters, including Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan and Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. Video of police questioning of Milchan, Adelson, as well as Netanyahu’s wife Sara and eldest son Yair also was leaked to Gibney and is featured prominently in the documentary.
Earlier Monday, the Jerusalem District Court rejected an attempt by Netanyahu...
The Bibi Files, produced by Alex Gibney and directed by Alexis Bloom, contains never-before-seen video of Netanyahu being interrogated by Israeli police on corruption allegations – an investigation that led to Netanyahu’s indictment in 2019. In footage leaked to Gibney late last year, Netanyahu is seen locking horns with interrogators, denying he improperly accepted expensive gifts from wealthy supporters, including Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan and Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. Video of police questioning of Milchan, Adelson, as well as Netanyahu’s wife Sara and eldest son Yair also was leaked to Gibney and is featured prominently in the documentary.
Earlier Monday, the Jerusalem District Court rejected an attempt by Netanyahu...
- 9/10/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The pairing of famous directors with famous subjects proved an unbeatable combo in the documentary categories at the Creative Arts Emmys.
Ron Howard’s Jim Henson Idea Man, about the late Muppets creator, won Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, one of the marquee doc categories. And the winning didn’t stop there for the Disney+ film. It claimed a total of four trophies on the night, including Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program, Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (original dramatic score), and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program.
L-r Actors Jude Law, Daniel Brühl, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, Vanessa Kirby and director Ron Howard of “Eden” at the Deadline Studio held at the Bisha Hotel during the Toronto International Film Festival 2024 on September 7, 2024 in Toronto, Canada.
It’s been a major weekend for Oscar winner Howard, who unveiled his latest narrative...
Ron Howard’s Jim Henson Idea Man, about the late Muppets creator, won Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, one of the marquee doc categories. And the winning didn’t stop there for the Disney+ film. It claimed a total of four trophies on the night, including Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program, Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (original dramatic score), and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program.
L-r Actors Jude Law, Daniel Brühl, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, Vanessa Kirby and director Ron Howard of “Eden” at the Deadline Studio held at the Bisha Hotel during the Toronto International Film Festival 2024 on September 7, 2024 in Toronto, Canada.
It’s been a major weekend for Oscar winner Howard, who unveiled his latest narrative...
- 9/8/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Alex Gibney-produced Benjamin Netanyahu doc The Bibi Files, directed by Alexis Bloom, has set sales with Goodfellas ahead of a work-in-progress screening in Toronto.
With the global spotlight on Netanyahu as the death toll continues to rise in the Israel-Gaza war sparked by the October 7 Hamas attacks, the doc promises unprecedented insight into the backstory behind the Israeli prime minister’s ongoing corruption trial and how it is informing his current actions.
The work features leaked footage of police interrogation videos with Netanyahu, wife Sara, and son Yair, conducted from 2016 to 2018 as part of the eight-year criminal investigation which led up to the controversial politician’s indictment in November 2019, for breach of trust, bribery, and fraud.
This material has been intercut with interviews with key Israeli figures including former prime minister Ehud Olmert, Netanyahu’s former spokesman Nir Hefetz, former Shin Bet leader Ami Ayalon, and investigative journalist Raviv Drucker among others.
With the global spotlight on Netanyahu as the death toll continues to rise in the Israel-Gaza war sparked by the October 7 Hamas attacks, the doc promises unprecedented insight into the backstory behind the Israeli prime minister’s ongoing corruption trial and how it is informing his current actions.
The work features leaked footage of police interrogation videos with Netanyahu, wife Sara, and son Yair, conducted from 2016 to 2018 as part of the eight-year criminal investigation which led up to the controversial politician’s indictment in November 2019, for breach of trust, bribery, and fraud.
This material has been intercut with interviews with key Israeli figures including former prime minister Ehud Olmert, Netanyahu’s former spokesman Nir Hefetz, former Shin Bet leader Ami Ayalon, and investigative journalist Raviv Drucker among others.
- 9/6/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
As protests seeking a ceasefire lit up across Israel this weekend, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gal Gadot and Debra Messing joined other Hollywood stars in expressing sorrow and sympathy for the families of six Israeli hostages whose bodies were discovered in a tunnel below Gaza after 11 months in captivity.
Nearly a year after their abduction by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, the bodies of the hostages — Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov and Ori Danino — were recovered from a tunnel under the city of Rafah. The Israeli Defense Force announced on Sunday morning that the six victims, who “were taken alive, endured the horrors of captivity and were then coldly murdered,” were killed shortly before Israeli forces were to rescue them.
Social media erupted in calls for protests of the lack of ceasefire-for-hostages negotiations coming from Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Taking to Instagram after the news broke on Sunday,...
Nearly a year after their abduction by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, the bodies of the hostages — Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov and Ori Danino — were recovered from a tunnel under the city of Rafah. The Israeli Defense Force announced on Sunday morning that the six victims, who “were taken alive, endured the horrors of captivity and were then coldly murdered,” were killed shortly before Israeli forces were to rescue them.
Social media erupted in calls for protests of the lack of ceasefire-for-hostages negotiations coming from Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Taking to Instagram after the news broke on Sunday,...
- 9/3/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Asif Kapadia sees a future vision of the world where “chairwoman” Ivanka Trump is celebrating her 30th year as leader of a nightmarish fascist police state that was once America, a land mostly reduced to rubble following an unknown “catastrophe” that occurred in 2036.
“It’s kind of a joke, but it’s also not a joke,” says the British filmmaker of mentioning Donald Trump’s daughter in “2073,” his chilling docudrama about the dystopia humanity is potentially hurtling towards and the very real and very contemporary factors concerning politics, the environment, corruption, race and technology that he says are propelling us in that direction.
“Because if you look at American politics, you have certain families that just keep being in power — the number of people that have come from a tiny gene pool is insane,” he says.
While the inclusion of Ivanka may be a little splash of humor, the rest...
“It’s kind of a joke, but it’s also not a joke,” says the British filmmaker of mentioning Donald Trump’s daughter in “2073,” his chilling docudrama about the dystopia humanity is potentially hurtling towards and the very real and very contemporary factors concerning politics, the environment, corruption, race and technology that he says are propelling us in that direction.
“Because if you look at American politics, you have certain families that just keep being in power — the number of people that have come from a tiny gene pool is insane,” he says.
While the inclusion of Ivanka may be a little splash of humor, the rest...
- 9/2/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the topic of a new feature documentary, “The Bibi Files” produced by Oscar winner Alex Gibney and directed by Alexis Bloom. The two-hour docu, which will screen as work-in-progress at the Toronto Film Intl. Festival, features never-before-seen police interrogation footage of Netanyahu.
The recordings were made between 2016 and 2018 as part of a collection of evidence to determine if there should be an indictment against the Israeli Prime Minister on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
In 2023 the recordings were leaked to Gibney. They feature extensive interviews with Bibi, his wife Sara, his son Yair, the Prime Minister’s friends and associates as well as household employees.
“These recordings shed light on Netanyahu’s character in a way that is unprecedented and extraordinary,” says Gibney. “They are powerful evidence of his venal and corrupt character and how that led us to where we are at right now.
The recordings were made between 2016 and 2018 as part of a collection of evidence to determine if there should be an indictment against the Israeli Prime Minister on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
In 2023 the recordings were leaked to Gibney. They feature extensive interviews with Bibi, his wife Sara, his son Yair, the Prime Minister’s friends and associates as well as household employees.
“These recordings shed light on Netanyahu’s character in a way that is unprecedented and extraordinary,” says Gibney. “They are powerful evidence of his venal and corrupt character and how that led us to where we are at right now.
- 9/2/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Global crises and a scandal of international proportions are among the hot topics attracting documentary buyers ahead of the Unifrance Rendez-Vous TV market in Le Havre, where Java Films is presenting a compelling and timely lineup.
Set against the backdrop of Israel’s destruction of Gaza that followed Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, “Israel: Ministers of Chaos” focuses on the most right-wing government in Israel’s history and the two men who embody its most radical initiatives, national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Commissioned by Arte, Java has pre-sold “Israel: Ministers of Chaos” to Spain’s TV3 and expects to confirm more sales in the coming weeks.
The film, directed by Jérôme Sesquin and Nitzan Perelman and produced by Yuzu Productions, examines the impactful roles Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have had in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, in deepening the internal divisions of Israeli society and in leading the country...
Set against the backdrop of Israel’s destruction of Gaza that followed Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, “Israel: Ministers of Chaos” focuses on the most right-wing government in Israel’s history and the two men who embody its most radical initiatives, national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Commissioned by Arte, Java has pre-sold “Israel: Ministers of Chaos” to Spain’s TV3 and expects to confirm more sales in the coming weeks.
The film, directed by Jérôme Sesquin and Nitzan Perelman and produced by Yuzu Productions, examines the impactful roles Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have had in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, in deepening the internal divisions of Israeli society and in leading the country...
- 9/2/2024
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
The bodies of five attendees of the Supernova Festival, which Hamas attacked on Oct. 7 igniting the Israel-Hamas war, were recovered on Saturday, Israel officials said on Sunday, the Associated Press reports. The body of a sixth hostage was also recovered. The news sparked protests across Israel on Sunday.
Among those killed were Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, who attended the festival; Eden Yerushalmi, 24, who was bartending the event; Alexander Lobanov, 33, served as a bar manager during the festival; Almog Sarusi, 27, attended the festival with his girlfriend, who was killed during the attack; and Ori Danino,...
Among those killed were Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, who attended the festival; Eden Yerushalmi, 24, who was bartending the event; Alexander Lobanov, 33, served as a bar manager during the festival; Almog Sarusi, 27, attended the festival with his girlfriend, who was killed during the attack; and Ori Danino,...
- 9/2/2024
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
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