Monthly Archives: April 2024

a softer Amy Winehouse (film: Back to Black – Sam Taylor-Johnson, 2024)

Posted on April 16, 2024 by admin

Amy Winehouse is the latest personality in a select and tragic list that includes Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones. They were all extraordinarily talented musicians. They all led intense lives marked by phenomenal creativity but … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Doctor AI

Posted on April 16, 2024 by admin

Să lăsăm astăzi la o parte scenariile apocaliptice și avertismentele cu Apocalipsa care va fi cauzată în curând de Inteligența Artificială (AI) și să discutăm despre unul dintre domeniile în care progresele acestei ramuri a științelor calculatoarelor a înregistrat avansuri … Continue reading →

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elegy in red (film: Viskningar och rop – Ingmar Bergman, 1972)

Posted on April 15, 2024 by admin

If we really want to place ‘Cries and Whispers‘ (the original Swedish title is ‘Viskningar och rop‘), the film made in 1972 by Ingmar Bergman, in a category or genre of films, the most appropriate categorization would be ‘family drama’ … Continue reading →

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Sub semnul Îngerului Păun (carte: Zülfü Livaneli – Neliniște)

Posted on April 15, 2024 by admin

Printre multele alegeri inspirate ale editoarei Denisa Comănescu pentru colecția ‘Raftul Denisei’ de la editura ‘HUMANITAS fiction’ se află publicarea romanelor scriitorului (și muzicianului) turc Zülfü Livaneli. Cu doi ani în urmă apărea aici ‘Serenadă pentru Nadia’ – un roman … Continue reading →

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Paul Newman’s Farewell (film: Road to Perdition – Sam Mendes, 2002)

Posted on April 14, 2024 by admin

The tradition of big Hollywood actors playing the roles of crime family bosses is well entrenched in the history of American cinema. About halfway between Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro we have Paul Newman, one of the most impressive … Continue reading →

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opening new roads (film: Paula – Christian Schwochow, 2016)

Posted on April 12, 2024 by admin

Paula Modersohn-Becker seems to have lived several lives. The first was, of course, her life on this planet, between 1876 and 1907 – a short, tumultuous life, a constant struggle with the world around her, but primarily with herself, as … Continue reading →

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A doua șansă a istoriei (carte: Tatiana Niculescu – Englezul din Gara de Nord)

Posted on April 11, 2024 by admin

Cu ‘Englezul din Gara de Nord’, publicată în 2023 de Editura Humanitas, Tatiana Niculescu întrerupe – cel puțin pentru o carte – șirul biografiilor personalităților marcante ale dreptei și extremei drepte românești din perioada interbelică. Nu părăsește însă istoria în … Continue reading →

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cinema of the uncles (film: Les tontons flingueurs – Georges Lautner, 1963)

Posted on April 11, 2024 by admin

Almost every reference to ‘Les tontons flinguers‘ includes the phrase ‘cult film’. To be honest, I don’t know exactly what this expression means, but I suspect that what is meant in this case is that director Georges Lautner‘s film has … Continue reading →

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a self-parody (film: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – Tom Gormican, 2022)

Posted on April 9, 2024 by admin

The intention of parody is visible from the title. ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent‘ directed by Tom Gormican is inspired by ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’, the 1988 screen adaptation of a novel by Milan Kundera directed by Philip … Continue reading →

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humans and creatures (film: Le règne animal – Thomas Cailley, 2023)

Posted on April 8, 2024 by admin

‘Le règne animal‘ (2023), the second feature film of the French director Thomas Cailley, is a film that may confuse or disturb many of those who dare to see it. It is not recommended for those who do not like … Continue reading →

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