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the fire that shook Romania (film: colectiv – Alexander Nanau, 2019)

Posted on September 10, 2020 by admin

“collective“, the 2019 documentary film signed by Alexander Nanau addresses a serious topic. In the fire in the Bucharest nightclub ‘Colectiv’ which took place on October 30, 2015, 27 young people died. In the months that followed, another 37 of … Continue reading →

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Spielberg plays a VR game (Film: ‘Ready Player One – Steven Spielberg, 2018)

Posted on September 7, 2020 by admin

It’s been a while since Steven Spielberg‘s last meeting with the science fiction genre. After directing a version of ‘War of the Worlds‘ in 2005 with Tom Cruise in the lead role, a film that I liked but was kind … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Corona și lecțiile istoriei

Posted on September 7, 2020 by admin

Istoria omenirii este și o istorie a microbilor, virusurilor și a bolilor și a epidemiilor cauzate de acestea. Pandemia care a lovit planeta în 2020 a readus în prim plan o ramură a cercetării istorice care revine în actualitate cam … Continue reading →

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Israeli PD Blue (TV series: Manayek – Roee Idan, 2020)

Posted on September 2, 2020 by admin

We have a lot to complain about this summer, but it was a great summer for the Israeli television. In less than three months I saw three interesting series, well written, excellently acted and directed with talent and originality. The … Continue reading →

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first-person action movie (film: Hardcore Henry – Ilya Naishuller, 2015)

Posted on September 1, 2020 by admin

I have two warnings for those who decide to see ‘Hardcore Henry‘, the first and the only feature film made so far by Russian director Ilya Naishuller. It’s an action movie, but it’s not an ordinary one either, it’s a … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Maturitatea unui gigant

Posted on August 31, 2020 by admin

Paralelismele dintre ciclurile de dezvoltare ale firmelor hi-tech și ciclurile de viață biologice sunt tentante, însă de multe ori înșelătoare. Diversitatea este regulă și în viața economică, și în lumea vie. La fel cum în natură există organisme efemere, cu … Continue reading →

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the testimony of Mr. Laszlo Nussbaum (documentary : Nussbaum 95732 – Laszlo Csibi, 2017)

Posted on August 30, 2020 by admin

The opening sequence of the documentary – testimony that director László Csibi dedicated to Laszlo Nussbaum, one of the last Holocaust survivors living in the city of Cluj in Romania today, reminded me of my first encounter at Buchenwald with … Continue reading →

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Mărturia Domnului Nussbaum (documentar: Nussbaum 95736 – Laszlo Csibi, 2017)

Posted on August 30, 2020 by admin

Secvența care deschide documentarul – mărturie pe care regizorul László Csibi l-a dedicat lui Laszlo Nussbaum, unul dintre ultimii martori supraviețuitori ai Holocaustului care trăiesc astăzi în Cluj, mi-a amintit prima mea întâlnire la Buchenwald cu unul dintre locurile cumplite … Continue reading →

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the writer and his muse (film: Mr & Mme Adelman – Nicolas Bedos, 2017)

Posted on August 29, 2020 by admin

In March, I was looking forward to seeing ‘La Belle Époque‘, the second and latest film by French director Nicolas Bedos, which was due to hit our local screens just in the week when the world stopped and cinemas closed. … Continue reading →

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a job well done (film: Den of Thieves – Christian Gudegast, 2018)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by admin

‘Den of Thieves‘ belongs to the category of action movies that I like for two reasons: it’s well done and it doesn’t pretend to be anything else. From the first scene to the end, the film with which Christian Gudegast … Continue reading →

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