A
Tel Aviv landmark and one of the best, if not
the best place to rent videos and DVDs in
Israel, not that there's much competition. Originally a popular
music store, which is hosted at the same complex and whose fame has been eclipsed by the video store. The general interest music store has
spawned the self-explanatory
Jazz Ear and
Classical Ear, all separate shops in the same street block. The
Ear also operates
Earsay, an
independent record label producing
Alternative/
Electronic music, and
Magda, which produces Israeli
Ethnic music. The original
Hebrew name is
Ha-Ozen Ha-Shlishit.
The selection of movies is huge, especially non-mainstream fare, and most worthwhile movies released in Region 1 or Region 2 DVD can be found there. But what makes the place extra super duper special is the massive amount of imported movies on VHS, rare to the point of non-existence in Israel, making it possible to find many classic, foreign, cult or simply obscure movies that haven't yet been released on DVD and that would probably be unobtainable otherwise.
The whole thing is located at Sheinkin 21 in Tel Aviv, with smaller branches in Jerusalem and Haifa. The opening hours are 10AM-11:30PM on weekdays, 10AM-4PM on Fridays, 8PM-11:30PM on Saturdays and it's reasonably busy at any time of the day.
Beware:
The Third Ear website, including their extensive catalogue, is at http://www.ozen3.co.il/
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