its Arcade imprint. In February 2021, HBO released Kirby Dick's and Amy Ziering's four-part documentary Allen v. Farrow, which explores the sexual abuse allegations against Allen. The series drew largely positive reviews from critics. Lorraine Ali of the Los Angeles Times wrote that it "makes a compelling argument that Allen got away with the unthinkable thanks to his fame, money, and revered standing in the world of film—and that a little girl never received justice." Rachel Brodsky wrote in The Independent that the "documentary will sound the death knell for Woody Allen’s career." Hadley Freeman in The Guardian wrote that the series "sets itself up as an investigation but much more resembles PR, as biased and partial as a political candidate’s advert vilifying an opponent in election season." A statement on behalf of Allen and Previn denounced the documentary as "a hatchet job riddled with falsehoods" and said that they were approached two months before it was aired on HBO and "given only a matter of days 'to respond.' Of course, they declined to do so." The filmmakers said they gave Allen and Previn two weeks to comment, which is "more than ample time by journalistic standards." Notes References Works cited External links (Fresh Air), June 15, 2009 1935 births Living people 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American musicians 21st-century American dramatists and playwrights 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American musicians 21st-century clarinetists American film producers American humorists American jazz clarinetists American male comedians American male comedy actors American male dramatists and playwrights American male film actors American male jazz musicians American male musicians American male non-fiction writers American male screenwriters American male short story writers American parodists American people of Austrian-Jewish descent American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent American satirists American short story writers American stand-up comedians American Ashkenazi Jews BAFTA fellows Best Directing Academy Award winners Best Director BAFTA Award winners Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winners Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award winners Best Screenplay BAFTA Award winners Capitol Records artists Cecil B. DeMille Award Golden Globe winners César Award winners Colpix Records artists Comedians from New York City Comedy film directors Parody film directors David di Donatello winners Directors Guild of America Award winners Dixieland clarinetists Entertainers from the Bronx Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Film