Monthly Archives: July 2020

the new rules of engagement (film: Eye in the Sky – Helen Mirren, 2015)

Posted on July 31, 2020 by admin

The main reason I decided to see ‘Eye in the Sky‘ is called Helen Mirren. I am an unconditional admirer of this actress who has never disappointed me, not even in the movies that did not deserve her. The 2015 … Continue reading →

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a techno-thriller in the Middle East (TV series: Tehran – Niv Sultan, 2020)

Posted on July 29, 2020 by admin

‘Tehran‘ is one of the most ambitious productions of Israeli television in recent years. Israeli series have not shied away from subjects related to the conflicts in the Middle East, and ‘Fauda‘ is the best (but not the only) example … Continue reading →

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memories of the lover of a drug lord (film: Loving Pablo – Fernando León de Aranoa, 2017)

Posted on July 28, 2020 by admin

I have thefeeling that I have an advantage over many other viewers of ‘Loving Pablo‘, the film co-written and directed in 2017 by the Spanish film-maker Fernando León de Aranoa. I have not seen any other film or series that … Continue reading →

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B.C. / A.D. (English Version)

Posted on July 27, 2020 by admin

B.C. / A.D. We all know the meaning of these acronyms, don’t we? Acronyms that define the two great epochs of human history. B.C. obviously means ‘Before Corona’ and A.D. means, say, ‘After De-confinement’. This is the first in a … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: B.C./A.D.

Posted on July 27, 2020 by admin

B.C. / A.D. Cunoaștem cu toții semnificația acestor inițiale, nu-i așa? Inițiale care definesc cele două mari epoci ale istoriei umane. Până acum vreo 31 de ani spuneam și scriam ‘î.e.n’ și ‘e.n’. Acum însă ne-am internaționalizat. Și actualizăm. Căci … Continue reading →

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Trăiri paralele (Carte: Raul Ancel – Din trăirile unui evreu român)

Posted on July 25, 2020 by admin

Cu câteva săptămâni în urma am făcut cunoștință cu una dintre cele patru cărți scrise de matematicianul israelian Raul Ancel (ortografie alternativă – Raul Anchel) scrise în timpul creat de izolarea impusa de pandemia COVID-19. Identificam atunci un nou gen … Continue reading →

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Shirley’s charm (Film: Gambit – Shirley MacLaine, 1966)

Posted on July 25, 2020 by admin

In the first 20 minutes of ‘Gambit‘ we witness a perfect heist. A charming crook named Harry (Michael Caine) recruits dancer Nicole (Shirley MacLaine) from a Hong Kong cabaret to lure the rich Shahbandar (Herbert Lom) in order to steal … Continue reading →

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the relativism of evil (Film: Arest – Andrei Cohn, 2019)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by admin

The Romanian ‘New Wave’, largely characterized by the minimalist cinematic style and the themes related to the past of the communist period or the miseries and contradictions of the so-called ‘transition’ period, has already turned 15 years old. I had … Continue reading →

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just another action movie (film: Sicario: Day of the Soldado – Stefano Sollima, 2018)

Posted on July 23, 2020 by admin

In order to be successful, sequel films must reconcile two contradictory conditions. On one hand, they must keep a continuity of theme and characters with the original film in order to attract the spectators who remember it well. On the … Continue reading →

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the craziest end of the world (film: The World’s End – Edgar Wright, 2013)

Posted on July 21, 2020 by admin

According to the title, ‘The World’s End‘ should belong to the apocalyptic genre. The movie directed in 2013 by Edgar Wright fulfills this promise but only towards the end. It begins as a film about nostalgia and the comparison between … Continue reading →

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