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Shirley’s charm (Film: Gambit – Shirley MacLaine, 1966)

Posted on July 25, 2020 by admin

In the first 20 minutes of ‘Gambit‘ we witness a perfect heist. A charming crook named Harry (Michael Caine) recruits dancer Nicole (Shirley MacLaine) from a Hong Kong cabaret to lure the rich Shahbandar (Herbert Lom) in order to steal … Continue reading →

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the relativism of evil (Film: Arest – Andrei Cohn, 2019)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by admin

The Romanian ‘New Wave’, largely characterized by the minimalist cinematic style and the themes related to the past of the communist period or the miseries and contradictions of the so-called ‘transition’ period, has already turned 15 years old. I had … Continue reading →

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just another action movie (film: Sicario: Day of the Soldado – Stefano Sollima, 2018)

Posted on July 23, 2020 by admin

In order to be successful, sequel films must reconcile two contradictory conditions. On one hand, they must keep a continuity of theme and characters with the original film in order to attract the spectators who remember it well. On the … Continue reading →

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the craziest end of the world (film: The World’s End – Edgar Wright, 2013)

Posted on July 21, 2020 by admin

According to the title, ‘The World’s End‘ should belong to the apocalyptic genre. The movie directed in 2013 by Edgar Wright fulfills this promise but only towards the end. It begins as a film about nostalgia and the comparison between … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Cum ne pregătim pentru viitoarea catastrofă?

Posted on July 20, 2020 by admin

Cititorii rubricii CHANGE.WORLD știu deja că autorul acestor articole este un optimist incorijibil. Tocmai de aceea, conținutul articolului din aceasta săptămână s-ar putea să vă surprindă, căci el se ocupă de evenimente catastrofale de mari proporții, cu o probabilitate mai … Continue reading →

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layers of darkness (film: Fleuve noir – Erick Zonca, 2018)

Posted on July 18, 2020 by admin

The two lead characters of the film ‘Fleuve noir‘ are confronted with personal dramas and dark psychological problems, each in his own way. Police investigator Visconti carries with him the drama of complicated relationships with his son a teenager who’s … Continue reading →

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for Belmondo and Morricone (film: Le professionel – Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1981)

Posted on July 17, 2020 by admin

Ennio Morricone left this world recently and these days the movie channels broadcast – probably not by coincidence – many films in which the music is composed by him. It is a good opportunity to appreciate the quality of his … Continue reading →

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35 years before The Irishman (film: Once Upon a Time in America – Sergio Leone, 1984)

Posted on July 16, 2020 by admin

An almost four hours film saga whose action takes place in the world of the American mob and spreads over several decades. Robert De Niro plays the lead role of a gangster whose career is filled with corpses, robberies, collaborations … Continue reading →

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the impossible homecoming (film: Phoenix – Christian Petzold, 2014)

Posted on July 14, 2020 by admin

‘Phoenix‘ made by Christian Petzold in 2014 is a seemingly simple film, telling almost linearly a story with only three main characters, but which contains a complexity of ideas and emotions that characterises only films or literary works of high … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Formele vieții

Posted on July 13, 2020 by admin

Dintre puținele știri științifice care și-au făcut loc în atenția publicului și care nu sunt legate direct de pandemia Corona mi-au atras atenția în ultimele săptămâni informațiile detaliate care confirmă că una dintre exo-planetele (planete din afara sistemului solar) urmărite … Continue reading →

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