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Film Review - Children of Heaven
An accessible introduction to Middle Eastern films can be found in this simple but heart wrenching drama from Iran. more...
10 Important Middle Eastern Films
10 important films that demonstrate how the Middle East is portrayed in cinema by talented homegrown film-makers and western directors alike. more...
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Waltz with Bashir - Memory of a Massacre
By:
Barbara DeGrande
A pack of 26 hungry dogs chases a man in his dreams, setting off an investigation into events in his life during the Israeli conflict in Lebanon years earlier more...
The Bubble (2006) – Gay Interest Film Review
By: Steve Williams
The Bubble (Ha-Buah), starring Ohad Knoller and written by Eytan Fox, is a beautifully written and powerful drama on what life is like in Tel Aviv for young gay Israelis. more...
Yossi & Jagger (2002) – Gay Interest Film Review
By: Steve Williams
Eytan Fox directs the award winning Yossi & Jagger, an Israeli gay interest film that talks about life, war and regret, as well as what it means to truly love somebody. more...
By:
Cecily Layzell
On a visit to Israel, an Egyptian police orchestra ends up in the wrong town and is forced to seek the help of local residents, with funny and touching consequences. more...
Three Monkeys by Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan
By: Martin G. Wood
Üç Maymun (Three Monkeys) follows a fairly standard Hitchcockian formula: the wrong person(s) at the wrong time becomes carried away by events beyond their control. more...
By: Martin G. Wood
Written and directed by Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry), The Wind Will Carry Us is a haunting and beautiful character study about living in the moment. more...
Film Review: The Secret Ballot
By: Mona Lisa Safai
In a beautifully scripted film, Payami raises new political awareness surrounding democracy, people unprepared to accept the system, and the obstacles in between. more...
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