Monthly Archives: December 2023

extreme vampires (film: Trouble Every Day – Claire Denis, 2001)

Posted on December 11, 2023 by admin

One way to look at Claire Denis‘s ‘Trouble Every Day‘ (2001) is as a realistic and gory vampire movie (yes, even bloodier than many other vampire movies). Critics and experts in film history will say that the film belongs to … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Star Wars 2023

Posted on December 11, 2023 by admin

Am intrat în ultima lună a anului, luna bilanțurilor. Ce an a fost! Am impresia că repetăm această exclamație de vreo patru ani încoace, de la începutul deceniului, din 2020 care a fost primul an al pandemiei. Veștile bune și … Continue reading →

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art and truth (film: Marguerite – Xavier Giannoli, 2015)

Posted on December 9, 2023 by admin

‘Marguerite‘ (2015), directed by Xavier Giannoli, is one of two films made less than a year apart based on the fascinating story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the wealthy American amateur soprano who became famous and ridiculous for her flamboyant stage … Continue reading →

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one of the best political thrillers (film: I … comme Icare – Henri Verneuil, 1979)

Posted on December 8, 2023 by admin

Henri Verneuil is a director whose films need to be re-watched and re-evaluated. It is not necessarily about his blockbuster films, the ones for which he gained fame as ‘the most American of French directors’. Several of the films at … Continue reading →

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Casablanca 2016 (film: Allied – Robert Zemeckis, 2016)

Posted on December 7, 2023 by admin

I believe that Robert Zemeckis conceived ‘Allied‘ (2016) as sort of an homage to one of my most beloved films – Michael Curtiz’s ‘Casablanca’ (1942). The first part of the action takes place exactly in 1942 in Casablanca and the … Continue reading →

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two not so nice guys in a not so nice city (film: The Nice Guys – Shane Black, 2016)

Posted on December 6, 2023 by admin

‘The Nice Guys‘ (2016) is one of the few directorial experiences of Shane Black, best known as the screenwriter of some of the most successful films and especially action comedies of Hollywood in the last 36 years. And here he … Continue reading →

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Citoyen Stavisky (film: Stavisky – Alain Resnais, 1974)

Posted on December 5, 2023 by admin

‘Stavisky‘ (1974) is Alain Resnais‘ most successful film with the public, which may be partly due to the fact that it’s one of his most accessible films, but mostly to the exceptional cast led including Jean-Paul Belmondo. For him, the … Continue reading →

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life and literature (film: Gemma Bovery – Anne Fontaine, 2014)

Posted on December 4, 2023 by admin

‘Gemma Bovery‘, Anne Fontaine‘s 2014 film enchanted me. What could be the cause? The presence in the male lead role of Fabrice Luchini, one of my favorite French actors and possessor of the most perfect diction of anyone who spoke … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Telenovelă AI

Posted on December 4, 2023 by admin

Eu: ChatGPT, te rog scrie o telenovelă despre consiliul de administrație al unei companii de Inteligență Artificială care își demite CEO-ul, apoi îl repune în funcție, apoi o parte din consiliu este concediată! Toate acestea trebuie să aibă loc în … Continue reading →

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escape or die (film: Un condamné à mort s’est échappé

Posted on December 2, 2023 by admin

I can’t avoid superlatives. ‘Un condamné à mort s’est échappé‘, Robert Bresson‘s 1956 film is the best prison break movie I can remember ever seeing. And I’ve seen quite a few, even if it’s not exactly my favorite genre, from … Continue reading →

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