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Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

It just doesn’t get any better than this – sitting at my computer, sharing with you all the reasons I love certain movies, and getting to relive each magical moment in my mind. “Fiddler on the Roof” caught my heart from the opening credits and has held me tight ever since. A little background on me – I have always been fascinated with Russia and was able to go there as a teenager. “Fiddler” takes place in a pre-Revolutionary Russian Jewish village called Annatefka, a poor, isolated village where the people depend on each other for their welfare. One such … Continue reading →

An Old Believers Wedding

Yesterday, Today reported about a little town in Alaska called Nikolaevsk that hasn’t changed its ways very much since 1650. Actually, the town wasn’t founded then. It was founded by six families in 1968. But the people who founded it have kept their ways since their split with the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century. Coming to America That’s how they ended up in Alaska. When reformers changed the religion, some resisted and stuck to the old ways. They became known as Old Believers. But they faced persecution for keeping their beliefs and lifestyle and found themselves in search … Continue reading →

An American Tail (1986)

“An American Tail” is a Steven Spielberg film, directed by Don Bluth. I wanted to like it, I really did. Knowing that the main characters were Jewish-Russian mice, I thought, “What’s not to love?” I’ve always been intrigued with the Jewish-Russian culture, one of my favorite movies is “Fiddler on the Roof,” and I even got to go to Russia as a teenager. I was prepared to enjoy. I didn’t get anything I’d hoped for. To start with, these mice have to leave their homes because the Cossacks have raided their village in a pogram. Our main characters, the Mousekewitz … Continue reading →

Don’t Waste Your Time!

It’s hard to find good quality movies to watch, either with your family or by yourself, movies that will leave you either entertained or educated without leaving you feeling like you need a hot bath afterward to scrub off the filth. From time to time, we’ll be posting brief reviews of movies we’ve encountered that didn’t sit well with us, as well as why they didn’t, so you can be forewarned and have more information in your own decision whether you would or would not like to see the show. My five “Don’t Waste Your Time” movies today are, in … Continue reading →