Monthly Archives: May 2012

A Comedy Homage to the Film Noir

Posted on May 31, 2012 by admin

I confess not to be a big fan of  Steve Martin, an actor whose comedies I find to be too often on the exaggeration side of the joke, playing all the time almost in the same register. Yet, Carl Reiner‘s … Continue reading →

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Theater in Time of War (Film: Le Dernier Metro – Truffaut, 1980)

Posted on May 30, 2012 by admin

‘Le Dernier Metro’ is one of the last films Truffaut made, and I believe was the last that premiered during his life time. His period of innovating and revolutionizing the French cinema, breaking conventions and pushing ahead a new way … Continue reading →

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Cartea de Film: Paolo Russo – Istoria cinematografului italian

Posted on May 29, 2012 by admin

‘Istoria cinematografului italian’ este a doua carte din in seria ‘Filmul pentru toti’ a editurii IBU Publishing pe care am citit-o cu placere si interes in ultimele cateva saptamani.  Tradusa in romaneste si publicata in 2011, cartea a aparut in … Continue reading →

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MIB are back … they actually never left us … so what?

Posted on May 27, 2012 by admin

Men In Black are back. 15 years after the first (and best) film in the series Hollywood tries to squeeze some more dollars from the same idea.Sequels are never easy to do. You need both to ensure continuity and bring … Continue reading →

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Say Cheese … Hag Shavuot Sameah!

Posted on May 26, 2012 by admin

  It’s Shavuot, a long weekend in Israel (actually also in the US because of Memorial Day). As on all Jewish holidays here is some fun and interesting stuff from the Internet related to the holiday. The holiday celebrates the … Continue reading →

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An Evening at the Renewed HaBima

Posted on May 20, 2012 by admin

The Israeli national theater Habima is back home in its renovated location in central Tel Aviv. The many years of wandering in temporary spaces, the problems with the building and funding seriously impacted the conditions of viewing and the level … Continue reading →

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Cartea de Film: Michel Marie – Noul Val Francez

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Cu trei-patru ani in urma cinematecile si festivalurile de film din intreaga lume au celebrat jumatate de secol de la aparitia pe scena cinematografiei franceze si internationale a fenomenului numit Noul Val Francez – o generatie de creatori in mare … Continue reading →

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Amos Oz la ICR – Tel Aviv

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

Amos Oz este astazi poate scriitorul strain cel mai tradus in Romania. I-au aparut in traducere 12 carti (din cele 27 pe care le-a scris pana acum) si inca trei sunt planificate sa apara pana in toamna lui 2013, inclusiv … Continue reading →

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Cote d’Azur Snapshots

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

This was my first time on the Cote d’Azur. Unfortunately it also was one of these frustrating standards meetings with a schedule that did not allow me any sightseeing, and no time spent out of the hotel and meeting rooms … Continue reading →

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The Impossible Escape (Film: The Next Three Days – Russell Crowe, 2010)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

I had many reasons to be unhappy with this film, yet I ended by being reasonably satisfied with my action movie selection. So what makes The Next Three Days work? It starts as a happy_family_meets_hell film (when the beautiful wife … Continue reading →

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