Monthly Archives: February 2012

‘Carnage’ does not leave the apartment (‘Carnage’ – Roman Polanski, 2011)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by admin

‘Carnage’ is a disappointment. Having seen the play staged in Bucharest last spring I knew what it was about, and I was expecting much more from a film directed by Roman Polanski and adapted to screen by the playwright  herself, … Continue reading →

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Syracuse without Archimedes

Posted on February 19, 2012 by admin

Located on the southeastern shore of Sicily, Syracuse is one of the most famous locations on the island. It offers a variety of objectives, some of them extremely interesting, some other a little bit over-rated, but all together they make … Continue reading →

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The Film that Comes from the Cold (Film: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, after John le Carre, 2011)

Posted on February 11, 2012 by admin

A few weeks after coming to Israel as a new immigrant in 1984 I started to borrow books from the public library in Lod. The first book that I ever read after becoming a free man was John Le Carre‘s … Continue reading →

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Duomo in Monreale

Posted on February 10, 2012 by admin

The permanent rush and lack of time obliged me to abandon in the middle the writing of the travel notes cycles. I did not have time to continue the notes about my trip as Tourist in Romania made in October … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Dementa. Alzheimer

Posted on February 9, 2012 by admin

Contributia cea mai recenta a lui Gica Manescu se ocupa de un subiect delicat – Alzheimer. Despre cumplita boala care afecteaza in specia populatia varstnica Gica scrie cu experienta sa de ani indelungati (multi inainte!) si cea de medic. ————— … Continue reading →

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The New Year of the Trees

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

Tradition is tradition and as on all Jewish Holidays, The Catcher in the Sand celebrated Tu B’Shvat – The Jewish New Year of the Trees with a collection of interesting and fun information, songs, clips gathered from the Internet and … Continue reading →

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‘Harvey’ at the Gesher Theater

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

This is a performance I was not supposed to enjoy. I am not a fan of light and feel-good comedies, moralistic and happy-ending. ‘Harvey’ is a light, feel-good comedy that ends well and tells a few things about morals in … Continue reading →

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more than a Footnote? (Film: Footnote, Joseph Cedar, 2011)

Posted on February 5, 2012 by admin

If ‘Footnote’ will win the Oscar for the Best Foreign language film it will certainly by more than a footnote in the history of Israeli cinema, it will be a big event, the first time an Israeli film gets the … Continue reading →

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An Evening with the Brubecks

Posted on February 4, 2012 by admin

I spent last night an evening with the Brubecks. The host was the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the art film festival Epos now at its third edition. Unfortunately I knew too little about the event in the past … Continue reading →

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