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Amintiri paralele (Carte: Lucian Boia – Cum am trecut prin comunism. Primul sfert de veac)

Posted on May 9, 2019 by admin

M-am născut cu nouă ani după Lucian Boia. Cartea sa de memorii ‘Cum am trecut prin comunism. Primul sfert de veac’ apărută în 2018 la Editura Humanitas în aceeași serie de autor în care apar și cărțile de istorie se … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Efectul Matilda

Posted on May 7, 2019 by admin

Ediția februarie 2019  a ceremoniei decernării Premiilor Oscar a fost una mai puțin obișnuită din mai multe puncte de vedere. Între altele, a putut fi remarcat numărul relativ mare de filme candidate la Premiile Academiei care au avut teme feministe … Continue reading →

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a very efficient docu-drama

Posted on May 4, 2019 by admin

I do not have a Netflix account (yet), so I rarely see films protected by the ecosystem of this kind of broadcast. Luckily, a few movies like ‘Roma‘, which was also presented in Cannes and now this ‘Sulla mia pelle‘ … Continue reading →

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long but rewarding (Film: Ahlat Agaci – Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2018)

Posted on May 3, 2019 by admin

Watching Nuri Bilge Ceylan‘s film ‘Ahlat Agaci‘ (‘The Wild Pear Tree’) is a cinematic experience that I would compare to reading some of the books of the classics of Russian literature. It’s not easy reading, but it’s catchy. The length … Continue reading →

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crypto-wars down under (TV series: The Code, season 2)

Posted on April 30, 2019 by admin

One of the effects of the almost universal spread of the Internet is that digital crimes and cryptographic wars have become one of the popular themes in the action and thriller genres. A new literature and movies sub-genre called ‘techno-thriller’ … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Cripto-monede. Istorie. Prezent. Viitor?

Posted on April 30, 2019 by admin

Să zicem că în 2010 ați fi avut șase cenți americani și ați fi dorit să-i investiți în piața financiară. Dacă ați fi fost extrem de bine informat, una dintre posibilitățile de investire a acestei sume ar fi fost cumpărarea … Continue reading →

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a study in drunkenness (Film: Withnail & I – Bruce Robinson, 1987)

Posted on April 29, 2019 by admin

‘Withnail & I‘ belongs to the category of those films in which I can appreciate many details, artistic and technical aspects, but whose watching is an unpleasant experience for me. It’s been two days since I saw the movie, that … Continue reading →

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Tema Holocaustului în filmul românesc

Posted on April 29, 2019 by admin

Câteva filme foarte vizibile și foarte discutate și disputate în spațiul public ar putea crea impresia că Holocaustul este o tema majoră a cinematografiei românești. Lucrurile nu stau deloc așa. Subiectul a fost aproape complet absent din cinematografia românească a … Continue reading →

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nothing new about Vincent (Film: At Eternity’s Gate – Willem Dafoe, 2018)

Posted on April 28, 2019 by admin

I believe that Vincent van Gogh would have been very pleased if he could get some royalties from the films that were made about him. The “damned” artist of the generation of post-impressionists, the unrecognized genius who did not sell … Continue reading →

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the greatest anti-Impressionist (Film: Degas: Passion for Perfection – David Bickerstaff)

Posted on April 27, 2019 by admin

I had the chance to visit last month the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, a respectable institution, designed as a place of spiritual recollection and of discovery of a selection of treasures of art and civilization, modeled (keeping the proportions) after … Continue reading →

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