When Falafel Meets the Big Apple

O.K., so you still do the Dougie's and a movie routine, at least now go do something different for a change. The Israeli Film Festival gives one a great opportunity to glance into the life of contemporary Israel. Surprising as it may sound, Israel does have a thriving film industry and in fact it is blessed with some very talented people. The movies in the festival vary, from highly dramatic plots, to documentaries about Itzhak Rabin, to the relationship between Israelis and Palestinians. It captures Israel and its culture.

Film Review: Affliction

At some point in life, every man must face up to whether he has lived up to his father's expectations, and when a father is a drunken, abusive shell of a man, a fatalistic mentality soon replaces an optimistic one. That said, Affliction, based on the novel by Russel Banks, can be best summarized as "the Anti-Father's Day movie".

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• The Bard's Season
• Theatrical Facts... In my Opinion
• The Moshav Band