BORAT
The man from Kazakhstan may be a rabid anti-semite, but the film is a hilarious send-up of anti-semitism and the foibles of someone from a small town in a third world country coming to terms with the modern world of present day America.
CEMETERY CLUB
An Israeli documentary about a group of seniors who hold regular meetings at a cemetery in Jerusalem. They talk and they discuss issues of the day, including poetry and literature that they all admire.
CLOSE TO HOME
Israeli drama about to young women doing their military service in a special police unit that patrols the streets of Jerusalem and tries to intercept possible terrorists. The women come from diversely different backgrounds and they try to put their experience into some kind of perspective they can deal with.
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Comedy by the same team that did "Waiting For Guffman" and "A Mighty Wind" set their bullseye on Hollywood. In this film, a small independent film company is making a film about a Jewish family in the deep south. It is funny and often hilarious, but it is never boring.
THE JAZZ SINGER
One of the landmark films of the 20th century finally arrived on DVD in an 80th anniversary edition that includes hours of extra features spread over 3 discs. This film about the son of a cantor leaving his tradition behind to become a stage star has been remastered and revitalized for this release and if you've never seen it, this is a great opportunity.
A MIGHTY HEART
Angelina Jolie is absolutely brilliant in her role as the wife of Jewish-American Daniel Pearl who was kidnapped while researching an article on Muslim terrorism. Pearl's wife, despite being pregnant with their first child, calls on all of her contacts in order to find and retrieve her husband, although all her efforts prove to be of no avail.
SCHMELVIS
So, did Elvis Presley really have Jewish roots? This documentary tries to dig out the truth and does so in a fascinating way.
STEEL TOES
Canadian film about a Jewish lawyer in Montreal and the skin head client he has been hired to defend in a murder trial. Despite the deep animosity between the two main characters, will they be able to work together to put together a plausible defence?
SWEET MUD
An Israeli drama set on a kibbutz in the 1970's and how a single, mentally unstable mother is treated by the small community within the kibbutz.
TURN LEFT AT THE END OF THE WORLD
An Israeli film about ethnic tensions in a small town in the middle of nowhere, as people try to make ends meet and live from day to day.
