“If you were looking for a heroic story. This may be the end of the line for you. You will be disappointed. Go pick up the Odyssey or another epic novel.”

“Because it’s there,” is the iconic, oft-quoted, and possibly apocryphal answer given by George Mallory when asked why on Earth he’d want to try to get to the top of the 29,029-foot-tall Mount Everest.

DCist’s highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Foreign: 2007 Washington Jewish Film Festival The Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center’s annual film festival has become one of the largest and longest running of the local festivals. This year’s program encompasses over 40 films, from 11 countries. Nearly half of the selections are films from Israel, in recognition of the nation’s 60th year. The event…