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cruel world (Film: Dragged Across Concrete – Mel Gibson, 2018)

Posted on April 9, 2019 by admin

I had two reasons that got me out of home to go and see this movie directed by S. Craig Zahler, a director whose previous films (low cost action, so-called B movies) I have not seen. The first was the … Continue reading →

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the story of a bad girl (Film: Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Melissa McCarthy, 2018)

Posted on April 6, 2019 by admin

A “normative” film spectator (if such a person exists nowadays) would have every reason to dislike the main heroine of ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?‘ directed by Marielle Heller. Lee Israel is a felon, an alcoholic, and a pretty asocial … Continue reading →

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Love Story 2018 (Film: 303 – Hans Weingartner, 2018)

Posted on April 4, 2019 by admin

The local cinematheque was host last night to the Austrian director Hans Weingartner, the author of the lovely film ‘303‘, who after the projection entertained a dialog with the film critic Yael Shuv. ‘303‘ is a movie of a kind … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Hărțile Internetului

Posted on April 2, 2019 by admin

Internetul și Web-ul nu sunt exact același lucru, deși noțiunile sunt confundate de o mare parte dintre utilizatori. Cele două invenții sunt despărțite de două decenii, 20 de ani dintr-o istorie care deja numără aproape 50 de ani. Să trecem … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: O aniversare agitată

Posted on March 26, 2019 by admin

La 11 martie sistemul informatic pe care îl numim World Wide Web a împlinit 30 de ani. Într-unul dintre articolele viitoare ale rubricii CHANGE.WORLD voi prezenta o scurtă retrospectivă istorică a primelor propuneri legate de Internet (care împlinește 50 de … Continue reading →

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istoria țării de la capătul lumii (Carte: Jonathan Clements – A Brief History of Japan)

Posted on March 25, 2019 by admin

Am călătorit deja de trei ori în Japonia și sunt îndrăgostit de această țară. Contactul cu peisajele, oamenii, cultura Japoniei reprezintă pentru orice vizitator european o experiență unică. Din multe puncte de vedere Japonia este opusă țărilor în care am … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: De la Esculap la doctor Apple

Posted on March 19, 2019 by admin

Toate premiile Nobel în disciplinele științifice decernate în anul 2018 au fost legate sub o formă sau alta de cercetări teoretice sau descoperiri din domeniul diagnosticelor și tratamentelor medicale. Medicina cu diferitele sale ramuri se află astăzi în avangarda cercetării … Continue reading →

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the first talkie by Hitchcock is a pleasant surprise (Film: Blackmail – Alfred Hitchcock, 1929)

Posted on March 19, 2019 by admin

‘Blackmail‘, Alfred Hitchcock‘s first ‘talkie’ is a pleasant surprise, a movie that is worth watching and can be seen with the eyes of 2019 viewers, and not just for documentary and historical research purposes. It’s a crime and blackmail story … Continue reading →

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synonyms or false friends? (Film: Synonyms – Nadav Lapid, 2019)

Posted on March 18, 2019 by admin

Nadav Lapid‘s talent as a director and scriptwriter is visible in the excellent scenes that open and conclude his movie ‘Synonyms‘ (‘Milim Nirdafot‘ in Hebrew) Which received the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Yoav, the film’s hero, … Continue reading →

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the proof of fire (film: Sauver ou périr – Pierre Niney, 2018)

Posted on March 17, 2019 by admin

Pierre Niney is one of my favorite French actors at the moment. At age 21 he became the youngest resident actor ever at the Comedie Francaise. In the last few years he has captured the attention of cinema lovers and … Continue reading →

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