Monthly Archives: December 2016

Ben Affleck shining (Film: The Accountant – Ben Affleck, 2016)

It took me a very long time to get convinced about the acting skills of Ben Affleck. I could not distinguish him in the movies he acted, or between the roles in different movies he acted in the first years of … Continue reading

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Carte: Teodor Baconschi in dialog cu Dan-Liviu Boeriu – Anatomia ratarii

Pe Teodor Baconschi l-am vazut pentru prima data intr-un interviu televizat cu aproximativ un deceniu in urma. Am urmarit apoi activitatea sa politica mai vizibila pentru cineva care nu traieste in Romania in perioada in care a fost ministru de … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Westworld – O oglindă a lumii noastre

Una dintre slăbiciunile mele mărturisite este vizionarea serialelor ştiinţifico-fantastice. Oferta este foarte bogată, oferta de calitate este mult mai puţin numeroasă, cam ca în orice gen artistic. Şi totuşi, odată la câţiva ani apare câte un serial care mă face … Continue reading

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cold war games (TV series: Deutschland 83 – season 1)

Once, half a life ago, I stood in front of the Brandenburg Tor on Eastern side of the wall. The year was 1980 and I was visiting East Berlin and the DDR, one my two only trips in ‘friendly socialist’ … Continue reading

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a melodrama about the making of a melodrama (Film: Saving Mr. Banks – Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, 2013)

Here is an interesting situation. I love cinema and I like the ‘movies about movies’ genre which I believe has provided some of the best films in the history of the seventh art. Saving Mr. Banks is however a film about … Continue reading

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