Monthly Archives: December 2011

a thriller that deserved a better name (The Lincoln Lawyer – Matthew McConaughey, 2011)

Posted on December 31, 2011 by admin

My preferred movie critic Roger Ebert spends about half of his review of the film explaining the title of this film. I will not repeat it here in order not to spoil your pleasure of reading it. I will just … Continue reading →

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The Past Children Never Asked About (The Flat – documentary, Israel, 2011)

Posted on December 30, 2011 by admin

Arnon Goldfinger‘s most recent documentary The Flat (best documentary awards at the Jerusalem and Haifa film festivals, now shown at the cinematheques around Israel including the one in my village) starts as a typical family story. A few weeks after … Continue reading →

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Godfather, the Far East version (Film: Blood and Bones – Yôichi Sai, Takeshi Kitano, 2004)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by admin

Blood and Bones is a violent epic story whose hero is a Zainichi Korean which is the name of the ethnic Koreans settled in Japan, many of them during the first half of the 20th century when Korea was under … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Deontologia medicala. Examinari diverse fara rost?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by admin

Gica Manescu este medic pensionar. Din experienta sa in profesie dar si ca pacient ne povesteste in aceasta noua postare pe care o impartaseste si cu cititorii blogului.   ————— Un cuvant pe care l-am auzit abia in timpul studentiei … Continue reading →

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Separation Wall (Film: La Zona – Rodrigo Plá, 2007)

Posted on December 27, 2011 by admin

In a world subjected more and more to violence, with the established societies not able to provide appropriate answers to social and political conflicts, ordinary people try to protect their normality by building walls. Tall, barbed wired walls, with armed … Continue reading →

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Andrei Berar – NU ESTE TOTUL PIERDUT

Posted on December 26, 2011 by admin

Andrei Berar este un vechi prieten. Ne-am cunoscut in ultimii ani de liceu, la Sfantul Sava (a.k.a. Balcescu in acea vreme). Am devenit prieteni in vremea studentiei si am colindat impreuna cateva creste de munti cu corturile in spate. Drumurile … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Catcher!

Posted on December 25, 2011 by admin

Christmas Day is also the anniversary of The Catcher in the Sand. I started it two years ago, as an experiment with this format of communication on the Internet and as a way of sharing feelings, experiences, and information with … Continue reading →

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A Hell of a Retirement (Film: RED – Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman, 2010)

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin

When actors who played spies in action movies get older they have an option. They can start playing roles of retired spies in action movies. At least the best and the luckiest of them. Same is true for westerns or … Continue reading →

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NU ESTE TOTUL PIERDUT ( leapșa de sărbători )

Posted on December 23, 2011 by admin

Ce poate fi mai potrivit in aceasta perioada de sarbatori decat o leapsa? Ma alatur deci leapşei iniţiate de Lucia Verona (http://luciaverona.blogspot.com/2011/12/nu-este-totul-pierdut-leapsa-de.html.), continuată de Horia Gârbea (http://horiagarbea.blogspot.com/2011/12/nu-este-totul-pierdut.html), de Andrea Hedeş (http://andreahedes.blogspot.com/2011/12/nu-este-totul-pierdut-leapsa-de.html), si last but not least de prietenul meu rim … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – La Bella Italia

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

Doctorul Gica Manescu mi-a permis preluarea unui articol recent al sau care impartaseste amintiri dintr-o calatorie in Italia. Unele locuri le-am vazut si eu, altele nu. Ii multumesc pentru aceasta noua impartasire. ————— Acum  cativa ani, mica mea familie de … Continue reading →

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