Spielberg took on the real-world events in 1972 of the Palestinian Black September group’s horrific killing of Israeli Olympic athletes and the resulting action taken by Israeli forces in retribution. Spielberg takes no sides in retelling the event, instead engaging in the human drama at work in the thriller, the effect of the ongoing conflict,…
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Toronto After Dark: Big Bad Wolves (2013) -Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado
Toronto After Dark finished up last night with the Israeli film Big Bad Wolves. A film that is being considered for their official Academy Awards submission, and hailed as Quentin Tarantino’s favorite film of the year, it had a lot to prove to the closing night audience. The film follows a cop, Miki (Lior…
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