Monthly Archives: December 2010

An European Vacation / 22 – Basel

Posted on December 29, 2010 by admin

The 9th day of our vacation took us back across the French – Swiss border to Basel and then to the area of Gruyere where we have booked the hotel for the last two nights. Incidentally it was the only … Continue reading →

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Film: ‘Gainsbourg (Vie heroique)’ (Joann Sfar, 2010)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by admin

Where does this amazing film come from? Who is Joann Sfar, a director I never heard about before? The easiest answer at hand was the wikipedia entry which tells us that Sfar is a well known comics author in the … Continue reading →

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Carte: Mihail Sebastian – De doua mii de ani …

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

Iata o carte care are un destin unic sau in orice caz foarte rar in posteritate si anume faptul ca prefata sa este mult mai citita si mai comentata decat cartea insasi. Incercand sa schimb ceva in acest dezechilibru nefiresc … Continue reading →

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Ramon Valle in Tel Aviv

Posted on December 26, 2010 by admin

After missing one concert due to some medical adventures I was back last Friday at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art hall for the third concert in the Hot Jazz series. The guests of the evening were the Ramon Valle … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, ‘Catcher’!

Posted on December 25, 2010 by admin

It’s Christmas Day, and the holiday marks for me the first anniversary of The Catcher in the Sand. I started the blog one year with the intention to experiment with the media and share my experiences with friends and people … Continue reading →

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Film: Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood, 1971)

Posted on December 24, 2010 by admin

Aceasta este a treia (si ultima) mea contributie la Saptamana Clint Eastwood pe site-ul http://filme-carti.ro/ ———————————————————————————————————————————— 1971 a fost unul dintre anii cei mai importanti in cariera lui Clint Eastwood. Trilogia de western-uri spaghetti regizata de Sergio Leone dupa ce … Continue reading →

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Film: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Clint Eastwood – 1966)

Posted on December 23, 2010 by admin

Textul a fost publicat in premiera pe http://filme-carti.ro/ in cadrul Saptamanii Clint Eastwood. —————— Revederea filmului care incheie trilogia westernurilor spaghetti ale lui Sergio Leone a reprezentat pentru mine o adevarata revelatie. Mi s-a mai intamplat sa revad filme clasice … Continue reading →

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Clint Eastwood

Posted on December 22, 2010 by admin

Articol aparut initial pe Web site-ul cultural www.filme-carti.ro in deschiderea Saptamanii Clint Eastwood. ————— Unul dintre multele episoade interesante din biografia lui Clint Eastwood este alegerea sa in functia de primar al oraselului Carmel-by-the-Sea, situat in California, langa Monterey si … Continue reading →

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Hana Fratu

Posted on December 21, 2010 by admin

A murit o prietena. Unii ar spune ca este vorba despre o prietena virtuala, pentru ca nu am cunoscut-o niciodata desi locuiam in acelasi oras, dar cine ma cunoaste stie ca pentru mine si datorita profesiei si datorita firii mele … Continue reading →

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‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ at the New Israeli Opera

Posted on December 19, 2010 by admin

It seldom happens that people go to an opera performance mainly for the stage sets. Here is one of these rare instances, as the sets of the New Israeli Opera staging of Bela Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle are designed by no … Continue reading →

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