Monthly Archives: June 2019

CHANGE.WORLD: Defăimarea și reabilitarea ciberneticii

Apariția în traducere în limba română la Editura Humanitas a eseului ‘Dumnezeu și Golemul’, scris în 1964 de Norbert Wiener, mi-a prilejuit ocazia de a cerceta și a cunoaște câteva aspecte inedite ale istoriei ciberneticii și a biografiilor întemeietorilor acestei … Continue reading

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time travel (Film: Midnight Cowboy – John Schlesinger, 1969)

Cinematographic anniversaries are trendy. Films made 40, 45 or 50 years ago celebrate their birthdays with digital versions of the original films, sometimes even recovering scenes forgotten on assembly or removed by censorship or self-censorship. It is a great opportunity … Continue reading

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historical pretexts (film: Dracula Untold – Gary Shore, 2014)

I’m not a fan of vampire movies. The genre does not interest me at all, and there must be other good reasons to have me sit in front of a screen to see a movie that belongs to it. One … Continue reading

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facing the crisis

‘Il Capitale Umano‘ (‘Human Capital‘) is an adaptation to screen of an American novel written by Stephen Amidon, adapted and directed by Paolo Virzì. The story in the book takes place in the US during the economic crisis of 2001 … Continue reading

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Laurel and Hardy do melodrama (Film: Stan & Ollie – John C. Reilly, 2018)

Since childhood, I’m a passionate fan of the Laurel and Hardy films. They were among the few who were not censored in Communist Romania where I grew up, and we could enjoy a healthy and non-ideological laugh. The pleasure and … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Planeta de plastic

Istoria materialelor plastice este legată de cea a jocului de biliard, care devenise extrem de popular în toată lumea la jumătatea secolului 19. Bilele de biliard de calitate erau confecționate din fildeș, și deși elefanții nu erau considerați încă în … Continue reading

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amurg de imperiu (Film: Napszállta – László Nemes, 2018)

1913 is a year that fascinates me. It was the last year of an order that reigned in Europe and the world for almost a century, established at the Congress of Vienna that had traced in 1814-15 the borders of … Continue reading

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moartea paiaței (Carte: Nicolae Al. Mironescu – Poeme)

Poeții autentici nu se supun categorisirilor și înregimentărilor. Nici etichetele temporale nu li se lipesc cu ușurință, versurile lor dialoghează de multe ori cu ideile și sentimentele poeților și cititorilor din alte generații, fie privind adânc în trecut, fie aruncând … Continue reading

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a controversial posterity (Film: Golda – Sagi Burnstein, Udi Nir, Shani Roznes, 2019)

The historical perception left behind by Golda Meir is very different in Israel and in the Jewish Diaspora. The Jews of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe as well as those in the United States remember her as one … Continue reading

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Clouzot films Picasso (Film: Le mystère Picasso – Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1956)

Pablo Picasso and a few other important artists of the 20th century (Constantin Brancusi is another example) had a love affair mixed with fascination with the photographic and film cameras. They recognized them as a means of artistic expression and … Continue reading

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