As the chilly annual fest ends, a sneak peek from the glitzy off-Hollywood confab reveals that the coming year will see some truly great movies with a Jewish bent

From the Balkans to IS in Kurdistan, French thinker/filmmaker Bernard-Henri Levy's films document the harsh reality of combat front lines. Now showing in NYC and LA through Jan. 18

The loss of these great Jewish figures this year underlines their many contributions to the community worldwide

From apps that democratize Bible study to kosher cheeseburgers, the largest community outside of Israel has grown, evolved, and modernized over the last decade

The Jewish songwriter, who created 10 Broadway shows, won two Tony Awards, and two Grammys, championed the 'simple, hummable show tune' as his contemporaries wrote darker material

Filmmaker siblings Josh and Benny Safdie describe diamond-in-the-rough Howard Ratner as an unscrupulous businessman, who just may be a righteous man. Opening nationwide December 25

Best known for his lowbrow comedies and beloved Hanukkah song, the Jewish movie star delves further into dramatic acting with a dark role that may snag him an Academy Award

Jeroen Krabbe, who starred in 'The Fugitive,' is grandson of a Holocaust victim and campaigns against racism, but says blackface on Sinterklaas's sidekick isn't why he's leaving

Members of the Tribe are jostling to take home award in the January 5 ceremony

Two mature, intelligent and caring people consciously transform into monsters in what might be the year's best film, streaming on Netflix December 6