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love and wisdom in the city of Safed (film: haSodot – Avi Nesher, 2007)

Posted on August 11, 2020 by admin

Israeli director Avi Nesher‘s 2007 film ‘The Secrets‘ (the Hebrew title is ‘HaSodot‘) predates the success of films and TV series whose characters and stories are inspired by ultra-religious Orthodox Jewish communities. It is an environment that has aroused the … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: IETF 108 – o conferință în vremurile Coronei

Posted on August 10, 2020 by admin

În cei șapte ani de colaborare cu ‘Literatura de Azi’ am relatat de multe ori, în articolele mele din rubrica CHANGE.WORLD, despre conferințele organizației Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), forumul în care din 1986 și până astăzi sunt dezbătute și … Continue reading →

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the writer and her ghost (film: D’après une histoire vraie – Roman Polanski, 2017)

Posted on August 8, 2020 by admin

I will try the impossible, namely to write about the penultimate film of Roman Polanski, ignoring his controversial personality and biography. In writing the screenplay for ‘Based on a True Story‘ (original title in French is ‘D’apres une histoire vraie‘), … Continue reading →

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Europenizarea României și românizarea Europei (Carte : Lucian Boia – Românii și Europa)

Posted on August 7, 2020 by admin

Seria de autor a lui Lucian Boia de la Editura Humanitas continuă cu apariția cea mai recentă, prima din anul 2020, a eseului ‘Românii și Europa – O istorie surprinzătoare’. Cel mai puțin surprinzător este subtitlul, căci ultimul lucru pe … Continue reading →

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from LIFE to National Geographic (film: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – Ben Stiller, 2013)

Posted on August 7, 2020 by admin

The 2013 edition of ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‘ starts very well. The titles are clever and original, and the introduction promises a quality comedy (with Ben Stiller the actor skillfully instructed by Ben Stiller the director) and a … Continue reading →

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a stranger in a city in transition (film: ‘Saint Jack’ – Peter Bogdanovich, 1979)

Posted on August 6, 2020 by admin

‘Saint Jack’ from 1979 closes the directorial decade of the ’70s of Peter Bogdanovich which had started with the excellent ‘The Last Picture Show ‘. Even if it fails, in my opinion, to reach the stylistic perfection of his earlier … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Limitele Inteligenței Artificiale

Posted on August 3, 2020 by admin

Previziunile legate de Inteligența Artificială (AI) erau exuberante până cu vreo doi ani în urmă. Evaluările concernului multinațional de servicii PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) cu sediul la Londra indicau faptul că, până în 2030, aplicațiile AI vor adăuga 16 trilioane (12 zerouri!) … Continue reading →

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history, twice (Film: The Last Picture Show – Peter Bogdanovich, 1971)

Posted on August 1, 2020 by admin

It’s 2020 now. Peter Bogdanovich‘s film ‘The Last Picture Show‘ was made in 1971. The action of the film takes place in 1951 and 1952. It was, therefore, a historical re-enactment of a period from which almost two decades had … Continue reading →

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the new rules of engagement (film: Eye in the Sky – Helen Mirren, 2015)

Posted on July 31, 2020 by admin

The main reason I decided to see ‘Eye in the Sky‘ is called Helen Mirren. I am an unconditional admirer of this actress who has never disappointed me, not even in the movies that did not deserve her. The 2015 … Continue reading →

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a techno-thriller in the Middle East (TV series: Tehran – Niv Sultan, 2020)

Posted on July 29, 2020 by admin

‘Tehran‘ is one of the most ambitious productions of Israeli television in recent years. Israeli series have not shied away from subjects related to the conflicts in the Middle East, and ‘Fauda‘ is the best (but not the only) example … Continue reading →

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