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Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary

Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!, a two-part HBO documentary debuting this week, is a career-spanning portrait of one of American comedy’s most influential figures.

JANUARY 22, 2026|BySTEPHEN SILVER/JTA

MEL BROOKS and Judd Apatow attend the Los Angeles premiere of HBO Documentary Films' Mel Brooks: 99 Year Old Man! at Ted Mann Theater at the Academy Museum on January 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

HBO Max service launched in Israel: These are the prices

The streaming service is now live in Israel, bringing Warner Bros.’ content library, HBO flagship series, blockbuster films, DC brands, and classic cinema and TV from across the years.

JANUARY 15, 2026|ByYINON BEN SHUSHAN

HBO Max arrives in Israel while Anderson’s film sparks controversy

TV TIME: HBO Max launches in Israel with a full slate of hit series and films, while Paul Thomas Anderson’s 'One Battle After Another' draws sharp criticism for its politics and plot.

JANUARY 9, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Official: HBO Max service to arrive in Israel on January 13

The HBO Max streaming service is arriving in Israel, offering direct access to HBO series, Warner Bros. blockbusters, and DC films in a standalone app.

JANUARY 9, 2026|ByYINON BEN SHUSHAN

'Gone with the Wind' ban in US gets mixed Israeli reaction

Movie lovers who adore the film and think that HBO’s action is political correctness at its worst squared off with those who feel its depiction of slaves is disturbingly racist.

JUNE 11, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

'Gone with the Wind' pulled off HBO Max due to racist portrayals

"These racist depictions were wrong then and are wrong today, and we felt that to keep this title up without an explanation and a denouncement of those depictions would be irresponsible."

JUNE 10, 2020ByREUTERS

Will US audiences warm to TV show about Netanyahu?

“Bibi,” the longtime Israeli prime minister’s ubiquitous nickname, will be based on the bestselling biography “The Netanyahu Years” written by veteran Israeli journalist Ben Caspit.

JUNE 2, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a speech at his Jerusalem office, regarding the new measures that will be taken to fight the coronavirus, March 14, 2020

Binging your way through the coronavirus pandemic

These TV series will will help you get through the coronavirus pandemic.

MARCH 20, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

Can it happen here? HBO’s unsettling ‘The Plot Against America’ says yes

The Plot Against America is alt-history about what could have happened to a Jewish family in the early '40s if the antisemitic hero aviator Charles Lindbergh had beaten Roosevelt for the presidency.

MARCH 15, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

‘Numb3rs’ star says his grandfather was Meyer Lansky’s driver, and a ‘bad dude’

“He was a bad dude, probably a murderer,” Krumholtz said. “Yeah, I come from a long line of tough Jews.”

MARCH 7, 2020ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA

David Krumholtz at the premiere of HBO's "The Plot Against America" in New York City, March 4, 2020.

'Friends' cast to reunite in HBO Max special

There have been a flurry of media reports about a potential reunion since Jennifer Aniston hinted last year that something might be underway.

FEBRUARY 24, 2020ByREUTERS

The cast of the American TV sitcom Friends

Keshet announces new collaborations with major US platforms/networks

Keshet also announces new projects that will focus on a range of topics including a CIA and Mossad mission and a fictional sinkhole opening in Los Angeles.

JANUARY 20, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN