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Poirot on a Mediterranean Island (film: Evil Under the Sun – Guy Hamilton, 1982)

Posted on January 22, 2025 by admin

‘Evil Under the Sun‘ (1982) is my favorite film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novels in which the role of Hercule Poirot is played by Peter Ustinov. The script is well written, the narrative is clear, the dialogues are humorous and … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Agatha Christie, British cinema, crime comedy, crime film, detective movie, Diana Rigg, Evil Under the Sun, film based on a novel, Guy Hamilton, Hercule Poirot, James Mason, Jane Birkin, Maggie Smith, Peter Ustinov, whodunit | Leave a comment

a detective vaudeville (film: Drôle de drame – Marcel Carné, 1937)

Posted on January 21, 2025 by admin

‘Drôle de drame‘ (1937 – alternative title ‘Bizarre, Bizarre‘), the second film by French director Marcel Carné, has over time acquired the status of a cult film. Criticized and ignored upon its premiere in the tense years before World War … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Bizarre Bizarre, crime comedy, Drôle de drame, Jacques Prévert, Jean-Louis Barrault, Louis Jouvet, Marcel Carné, Michel Simon, vaudeville | Leave a comment

CHANGE.WORLD: Regulile jocului se schimbă

Posted on January 20, 2025 by admin

Nici nu a început bine anul 2025, și vânturile schimbărilor se fac simțite. Prima săptămână de lucru a noului an a adus în atenția publicului larg câteva știri despre schimbări în modul în care funcționează serviciile de Internet și aplicațiile … Continue reading →

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a trip to the roots (film: A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg, 2024)

Posted on January 17, 2025 by admin

The genre of films to which ‘A Real Pain‘ (2024), the second film in which Jesse Eisenberg is (also) behind the camera as director, belongs is quite popular in Israel. Trips to Poland and other countries in Europe where episodes … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, author cinema, author film, family comedy, Holocaust movies, Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, original script | Leave a comment

between dream and jealousy (film: Omcâine – Ștefan Constantinescu, 2022)

Posted on January 16, 2025 by admin

‘Omcâine‘ (2022 – the English distribution title is ‘Man and Dog‘) is the ambitious debut of a director who is making his first feature film late in his career. Stefan Constantinescu is no novice in cinematography, he is a visual … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Dan Nutu, Ofelia Popii, Omcâine, original script, relationship drama, Romanian cinema, Stefan Constantinescu | Leave a comment

Hitchcock as an engaged filmmaker (film: Foreign Correspondent – Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)

Posted on January 15, 2025 by admin

‘Foreign Correspondent‘ is the second film made by Alfred Hitchcock after his ‘relocation’ to the United States. It was filmed and released in the same year as his first American film, ‘Rebecca’, in 1940, and competed with it for the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, based on a book, Foreign Correpondent, Hollywood movies, Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, spy movies, ww2 movies | Leave a comment

there is no absolute evil (TV series: Stéphane Bergmans & Benjamin d’Aoust & Matthieu Donck, 2022)

Posted on January 14, 2025 by admin

The year 2025 is off to a good start for me in terms of television series. ‘Des gens bien‘ (‘Good People’), a six-episode French-speaking Belgian mini-series, is a gem that begs to be discovered. Very few people seem to have … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged Belgian TV series, Benjamin d'Aoust, Bérangère Mc Neese, crime comedy, crime tv series, Des gens bien, Eloi Ragot, Lucas Meister, Matthieu Donck, Stéphane Bergmans, TV series | Leave a comment

Povestea unui colecționar din Bucureștiul tranziției (carte: Stelian Tănase – Negustorul de antichități)

Posted on January 14, 2025 by admin

Muzeul meu preferat din București este Muzeul Zambaccian. Mă pasionează și mă fascinează colecțiile și colecționarii. În special, dar nu numai, colecțiile și colecționarii de artă. Exista cândva, pe când eu eram copil și televiziunea româna era în alb-negru și … Continue reading →

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the noir is still shining (film: Laura – Otto Preminger & Rouben Mamoulian, 1944)

Posted on January 13, 2025 by admin

There are a few films made in the 1940s in the crime film noir genre that have not only managed to stand the test of time, but have also created a style and cinematic direction that have been followed by … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Clifton Webb, detective movie, film based on a novel, film noir, Gene Tierney, Hollywood movies, Joseph Lashelle, Laura, Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian, Vera Caspary, whodunit | Leave a comment

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