Monthly Archives: January 2019

Nicole Kidman’s ‘Monster’ (Film: Destroyer – Nicole Kidman, 2018)

Posted on January 17, 2019 by admin

I like the way Nicole Kidman chooses her roles lately. Of course, after 35 years of career, 84 roles, and one Academy Award she has less need to prove anything to the world and she can just search for interesting … Continue reading →

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My Lady (Film: The Children Act – Emma Thompson, 2017)

Posted on January 16, 2019 by admin

When BBC appears as the producing house of a long feature film viewers may expect a few things – a good and articulated script of a story taking place in England now or then, professional acting performances but also some … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Fața ascunsă a Lunii

Posted on January 15, 2019 by admin

‘Lună tu, stăpân-a mării, pe a lumii boltă luneci Și gândirilor dând viață, suferințele întuneci…’ (Eminescu – Scrisoarea I) Luna i-a fascinat pe oameni din momentul în care au ridicat ochii și au privit cerul nopții. Unele popoare și civilizații … Continue reading →

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military soap opera (TV series: Our Girl, season 1 – Lacey Turner , 2014)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by admin

I trusted the ARTE TV channel which usually brings good quality TV series from Europe, but this was one of the occasions when they really abused my trust. ‘Our Girl‘, the story of a British young woman, lost in life … Continue reading →

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a real happiness (Film: Le Bonheur – Agnès Varda, 1965)

Posted on January 11, 2019 by admin

The local cinematheque started a retrospective of the films of Agnès Varda and that was a great opportunity for me to discover ‘Le Bonheur‘ (‘Happiness’), the 1965 production that was rebuilt in a digitized version with brilliant colors. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Wenders on the footsteps of Ozu (Film: Tokyo-Ga – Wim Wenders, 1985)

Posted on January 10, 2019 by admin

I love Wim Wenders and most of his films that I have seen. I love and venerate the films of the Japanese master Yasujirô Ozu. ‘Tokyo-Ga‘, the documentary realized in 1985 by Wenders researching the echoes of the works of … Continue reading →

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deep in the South (TV series: True Detective, season 1 – Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, 2014)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by admin

This is what good television is about. As the third season of ‘True Detective‘ is about to start, I have been trying to get in sync (although that is not mandatory, as the stories in each season are independent) with … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: 2019 – Anul care va fi

Posted on January 8, 2019 by admin

Meseria de magician sau vrăjitor prezicător este din ce în ce mai riscantă în lumea în care trăim. Conducători imprevizibili care iau decizii surprinzătoare și pentru cei mai apropiați colaboratori, alegeri sau referendumuri care se încheie cu rezultate opuse sondajelor, … Continue reading →

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the power of silence (Film: Das schweigende Klassenzimmer – Lars Kraume, 2018)

Posted on January 5, 2019 by admin

Those of us who lived part of our lives behind the Iron Curtain know that that wall never was fully hermetical. There were cracks – radio stations broadcasting from the West, relatives who lived abroad, sent letters and visited, books … Continue reading →

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aiming too low (Film: ‘The Interview’ – James Franco, 2014)

Posted on January 4, 2019 by admin

I picked this film as end-of-the-year entertainment because I was curious about the light comedy that created a lot of noise around it by the time it was released. The stories around the making, the delayed launching, and the disputes … Continue reading →

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