Beaufort 2007  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Action
Director: Joseph Cedar
Cast: Oshri Cohen, Itay Tiran, Eli Altonio, Ohad Knoller, Itay Turgeman, Arthur Perzev, Itay Schor, Gal Friedman, Alon Abutbul, Danny Zahavi, Daniel Brook, Ygal Resnik, Roi Carmel, Yoav Bertan, Moshe Ben Shushan
Beaufort (beautiful fort) is a war-torn 12th-century castle that, since 1982, served as Israel's most northern fort in Lebanon. Now, in 2000, Beaufort is being attacked, and its 22-year-old commander Liraz (Oshri Cohen) faces the necessity of abandoning the fort following a bomb explosion. His superiors tell him not to retaliate, but Liraz is well aware of the futility of his situation as the Hezbollah continues its shelling of the fort. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Body of Lies 2008  R, 129 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac, Ali Suliman, Alon Abutbul, Vince Colosimo, Simon McBurney, Mehdi Nebbou, Michael Gaston, Kais Nashif, Jamil Khoury, Lubna Azabal, Ghali Benafkin
CIA agent Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) arrives in Jordan on a mission to prevent future terrorist attacks. With help from Jordanian intelligence official Hani (Mark Strong), Ferris comes up with a plan to infiltrate the network. Ferris makes regular phone contacts with his superior, Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), who then arrives for a face-to-face meeting. But, as paranoia sets in, how much trust will Ferris put in Hoffman and Hani as he activates his plan?
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Nina's Tragedies 2003 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Savi Gavison
Cast: Ayelet Zorer, Aviv Elkabeth, Yoram Hattab, Alon Abutbul, Shmil Ben Ari, Dov Navon, Anat Waxman, Jonathan Bar-Giroa, Jenya Dodina, Osnat Fishman
Leaving his dysfunctional family behind, 14-year-old Nadav (Alon Abutbul) visits his newly widowed Aunt Nina (Ayelet Zurer). The intent is for Nadav to comfort Nina, but Nadav has a crush on Nina and is sexually attracted to her.
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 The Order 2001  R, 89 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Sheldon Lettich
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Charlton Heston, Ben Cross, Sofia Milos, Brian Thompson, Vernon Dobtcheff, David Leitch, Sasson Gabai, Alon Abutbul, Joey Tomaska, Peter Malota, Sharon Reginiano, Sami Huri, Jack Widerker, Abdel Qissi
Ex-thief Rudy (Jean-Claude Van Damme) once smuggled rare museum pieces, but he is now one of the good guys and is on his way to Jerusalem to retrieve a priceless ancient scroll that holds to key to Middle East peace (or war). He also intends to rescue his kidnapped father. Lots of martial-arts action.
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Rambo III 1988  R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Peter MacDonald
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge, Kurtwood Smith, Spiros Focas, Sasson Gabai, Doudi Shoua, Randy Raney, Marcus Gilbert, Alon Abutbul, Mahmoud Assadollahi, Joseph Shiloach
In this second sequel in the "Rambo" series, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) leaves his monastery in Thailand and heads for Afghanistan. His mission is to fight ruthless Soviet Col. Zaysen (Marc de Jonge) who has captured Rambo's friend, Col. Trautman (Richard Crenna). Rambo finds allies in the Mujahedeen rebels who lead him across high cliffs and desert mountains around the border in Afghanistan and help him in his attempt to rescue Trautman from Zaysen's clutches. Once again, Rambo lives up to his reputation in this exciting movie.
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| 1. Beaufort (2007)
2. Body of Lies (2008)
3. Nina's Tragedies (2003)
4. The Order (2001)
5. Rambo III (1988)
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