Monthly Archives: December 2013

World Press and Local Testimony 2013

Posted on December 22, 2013 by admin

Bringing to Israel the international Word Press journalistic photography winners and joining in the same exhibition the Israeli Local Testimony collection has become a tradition, and so is my visiting the show at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv. … Continue reading →

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the cat of a generation (animated film: Fritz the Cat – Ralph Bakshi, 1972)

Posted on December 21, 2013 by admin

Having spent the 70s in Romania and missed much of the cultural fresh air, I am in a continuous process of recovering some of my lost time. Music was the only form of art which crossed the Iron Curtain thanks … Continue reading →

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the beach of the deprived (film: Bombay Beach – Alma Harel, 2011)

Posted on December 15, 2013 by admin

It is probably better sometimes to see a film after the buzz is over in order to appreciate it – its good as well as its weakest parts. The break-through film of Alma Harel was very much talked about when it … Continue reading →

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an original mix (Film: $9.99 – Tatia Rosenthal, 2008)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by admin

$9.99 is a very special kind of film. It combines a very classic style of animation called ‘stop-motion’ which I remember being used since the 60s in the East-European animation movies with modern and realistic setting, all based on a … Continue reading →

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Carte: Mihai Dimitrie Sturdza – Ruşii, masonii, Mareşalul şi alte răspîntii ale istoriografiei

Posted on December 11, 2013 by admin

‘Ruşii, masonii, Mareşalul şi alte răspîntii ale istoriografiei’ aparuta in 2013 la editura compania este una dintre cele mai interesante carti de istorie pe care le-am citit in ultima vreme, si marturisesc ca am citit-o cu mare interes. Mihai Dimitrie Sturdza, … Continue reading →

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