Monthly Archives: June 2024

CHANGE.WORLD – A treia supraputere

Posted on June 24, 2024 by admin

Harta geopolitică a lumii se află în plină redesenare. Majoritatea politologilor apreciază că ne îndreptăm sau ne aflăm deja – și din nou – într-o lume bipolară, în care se confruntă, la fel ca la mijlocul secolului trecut, două blocuri … Continue reading →

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Top 5 filme ale fraților Coen

Posted on June 23, 2024 by admin

Vă plac filmele fraților Coen? Joel Daniel Coen (născut la 29 noiembrie 1954) și Ethan Jesse Coen (născut  la 21 septembrie 1957) sunt unul dintre cele câteva cupluri de frați regizori care s-au impus în cinematografia lumii în ultimele decenii.  … Continue reading →

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ode to the stuntmen (film: The Fall Guy – David Leitch, 2024)

Posted on June 22, 2024 by admin

David Leitch has already proven that he knows how to make fast and funny action movies that interest and entertain. He tried to do the same thing with ‘The Fall Guy‘ (2024) which borrows the title and the profession of … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Lecturi pentru o vară fierbinte

Posted on June 17, 2024 by admin

Vara va fi fierbinte. Dacă predicțiile meteorologilor se vor adeveri, vom asista și în această vară la depășirea recordurilor de temperaturi medii și maxime în multe zone ale lumii. Dacă predicțiile politologilor se vor adeveri, câteva dintre conflictele active se … Continue reading →

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a feel-good dystopia (film: Strawberry Mansion – Kentucker Audley & Albert Birney, 2021)

Posted on June 14, 2024 by admin

Are there dystopias that are at the same time ‘feel good’ films? The couple of screenwriters and directors Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney strive to prove that the answer is ‘yes!’ with ‘Strawberry Mansion‘, their film made in 2021. It … Continue reading →

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not only for gourmets (film: La passion de Dodin Bouffant – Anh Hung Tran, 2023)

Posted on June 13, 2024 by admin

From the original French title of the film ‘La passion de Dodin Bouffant‘ the essential word we must remember is passion. The 2023 film by director Anh Hung Tran (English title is ‘The Taste of Things‘) depicts a love story … Continue reading →

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Ambasador în vremuri de tranziție (carte: Alfred H. Moses – Jurnal de București)

Posted on June 13, 2024 by admin

‘Am avut marele noroc de a fi ambasadorul Statelor Unite în România într-o perioadă care mi-a permis să fiu mai mult decât un martor al istoriei. Pentru un scurt moment, într-o țară îndepărtată, am ajutat la înfăptuirea ei.’ (pag. 447) … Continue reading →

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breaking taboos (film: The Children’s Hour – William Wyler, 1961)

Posted on June 12, 2024 by admin

By the time Bill Wyler adapted it in 1961, Lillian Hellman‘s play ‘The Children’s Hour‘ and its big screen adaptations already had a history of nearly three decades. The play itself was the first major hit on Broadway and the … Continue reading →

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where is Sergio Leone? (film: Hang ‘Em High – Ted Post, 1968)

Posted on June 11, 2024 by admin

‘Hang ‘Em High‘, made in 1968 and directed by Ted Post, marks the return of Clint Eastwood to the United States after becoming an international star in the series of three famous spaghetti westerns made by Sergio Leone. Most film … Continue reading →

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the ashes of the empire (film: Carbon – Ion Bors, 2022)

Posted on June 10, 2024 by admin

I very seldom have the opportunity to watch films from the Republic of Moldova, and that’s why I was happy that ‘Carbon‘, released in 2022, directed by Ion Bors based on a script written by Mariana Starciuc, was included in … Continue reading →

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