Monthly Archives: April 2019

ghosts of horror (Film: Death and the Maiden – Roman Polanski, 1994)

I cannot explain exactly why ‘Death and the Maiden‘ did not make on me the impression that I would have expected from a film directed by Roman Polanski and featuring Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley (during their peak periods of … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Divorț în stil britanic

Câțiva dintre scriitorii mei preferați par să aibă opere neterminate în eternitate. Scrierile lor nu numai că sunt perene și mereu actuale, dar și par că se completează mereu. Evenimente, personaje și situații din actualitatea noastră de zi cu zi … Continue reading

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cruel world (Film: Dragged Across Concrete – Mel Gibson, 2018)

I had two reasons that got me out of home to go and see this movie directed by S. Craig Zahler, a director whose previous films (low cost action, so-called B movies) I have not seen. The first was the … Continue reading

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the story of a bad girl (Film: Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Melissa McCarthy, 2018)

A “normative” film spectator (if such a person exists nowadays) would have every reason to dislike the main heroine of ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?‘ directed by Marielle Heller. Lee Israel is a felon, an alcoholic, and a pretty asocial … Continue reading

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Love Story 2018 (Film: 303 – Hans Weingartner, 2018)

The local cinematheque was host last night to the Austrian director Hans Weingartner, the author of the lovely film ‘303‘, who after the projection entertained a dialog with the film critic Yael Shuv. ‘303‘ is a movie of a kind … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Hărțile Internetului

Internetul și Web-ul nu sunt exact același lucru, deși noțiunile sunt confundate de o mare parte dintre utilizatori. Cele două invenții sunt despărțite de două decenii, 20 de ani dintr-o istorie care deja numără aproape 50 de ani. Să trecem … Continue reading

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