Monthly Archives: December 2023

horror in Bucharest (film: Watcher – Chloe Okuno, 2022)

Posted on December 30, 2023 by admin

Horror in Bucharest! I was born and raised in Bucharest, on the streets and among the buildings where the story in the thriller ‘Watcher‘ (2022), the debut feature film of director Chloe Okuno, takes place. I can’t feel towards this … Continue reading →

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neorealism meets hiphop (film: C’è ancora domani – Paola Cortellesi, 2023)

Posted on December 29, 2023 by admin

‘C’è ancora domani‘ (2023 – English title is ‘There Is Still Tomorrow‘) is a directorial debut but it does not look at all like one. It can be said that it is also an author’s film, because the director is … Continue reading →

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an Osage saga (film: Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese, 2023)

Posted on December 27, 2023 by admin

‘Killers of the Flower Moon‘ and other of Martin Scorsese‘s latest creations remind me of Alfred Hitchcock’s late career films. That last period lasted about 12 years for Hitchcock, during which he made 6 films. I hope that Scorsese will … Continue reading →

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in real time (film: Boyhood – Richard Linklater, 2014)

Posted on December 26, 2023 by admin

One of the main themes of the films written (sometimes in collaboration with his actors) and directed by Richard Linklater is time. The relationship between real time and cinematic time is also one of the main problems that filmmakers face. … Continue reading →

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Top 5 – Cărți citite în 2023

Posted on December 26, 2023 by admin

Topul meu personal cu cele mai bune cărți citite în 2023. Nici în acest an nu am citit atât de mult cât mi-am dorit. Am tot felul de scuze bune, dar la ce ajută? Am compensat, cred, cititind cărți bune, … Continue reading →

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three spies and one blonde (film: La valise – Georges Lautner, 1973)

Posted on December 25, 2023 by admin

Mireille Darc is the main reason why I chose to see Georges Lautner‘s ‘La valise‘ (distributed on English-speaking markets under the title ‘Man in the Trunk‘). A film like this shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but that doesn’t mean it … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Personalitățile anului 2023

Posted on December 25, 2023 by admin

Facebook și rețelele sociale oferă zilnic spectacolele unor furtuni în cești de ceai – discuții aprinse, uneori interesante și argumentate, alteori plicticoase sau ridicole, mai ales când ies din spațiul dezbaterii și aluneca spre bășcălie ieftină, etalări de superioritate sau … Continue reading →

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Goya pays the television fees (film: The Duke – Roger Michell, 2020)

Posted on December 23, 2023 by admin

‘The Duke‘ (2020) is one of those films whose fate was influenced by the pandemic. Filming was finished before the isolation periods and the film managed to premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which that year took place in a … Continue reading →

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a police detective travels in time (TV series: Life on Mars, 2006-2007)

Posted on December 22, 2023 by admin

One of my pleasures as a cinephile or fan of TV series is to find in them stories about time leaps or time travel. When the production is dated 17 years ago, as happens with the series ‘Life on Mars‘ … Continue reading →

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the first Gabin-Delon (film: Mélodie en sous-sol – Henri Verneuil, 1963)

Posted on December 21, 2023 by admin

‘Mélodie en sous-sol‘ (1963) is an excellent heist film, one of the best of director Henri Verneuil‘s heyday and the first screen collaboration between Jean Gabin and Alain Delon. The great French star and the conqueror of hearts in the … Continue reading →

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