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minimalism flamand (Film: Le ciel flamand – Peter Monsaert, 2016)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by admin

‘Le ciel flamand‘ (‘Cerul flamand’), film scris și realizat în 2016 de Peter Monsaert, pe care l-am putut vedea în cadrul ‘Film ArteKino Festival 2018’, mi-a amintit în multe momente de curentul zis minimalist care domină filmele realizate în ultimul … Continue reading →

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big children and their toys (Theater: Toys by Noam Gil at the Tmuna Theater)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by admin

The Middle East is such a volatile territory. No clear borders. No clear delimitation between politics and private lives. Between leadership and folly. Between fiction and reality. We had a good example last night with the viewing of the fringe … Continue reading →

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piercing the sky (Film: Bohemian Rhapsody – Bryan Singer, 2018)

Posted on December 3, 2018 by admin

I am a daring person and I confess what very few people seem to have the courage to confess nowadays. I never was a great fan of ‘Queen’ or Freddie Mercury. It may be my dislike for the disco genre … Continue reading →

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schiță de roman polițist (carte: Stelian Țurlea – un plan atât de bine pus la punct)

Posted on December 3, 2018 by admin

Eroina principală a mini-romanului polițist ‘un plan atât de bine pus la punct’ semnat de Stelian Țurlea și apărut la editura CRIME SCENE PRESS își petrece cele 125 de pagini ale cărții țintuită pe un pat de spital, paralizată și … Continue reading →

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biased identities (Theater: Wajdi Mouawad – ‘Tous Des Oiseaux’, La Colline (Theatre National))

Posted on November 29, 2018 by admin

Tel Aviv has quite a scarce presence of international theater tours, so I had quite great expectations from the presence of the Theatre La Colline, one of the National Theaters of France, which brought here the performance of ‘Tous Des … Continue reading →

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art of the remake (Film: A Star is Born – Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, 2018)

Posted on November 27, 2018 by admin

I find it quite funny when film critics or fans lament the ‘lack of originality and creativity’ of the contemporary movie makers using as an example the relative high number of remakes at Hollywood or big studios in other countries. … Continue reading →

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viața lui Isus ca telenovelă (carte: Anthony Burgess – Omul din Nazaret)

Posted on November 26, 2018 by admin

Mulți dintre noi își amintesc vâlva stârnită cu 14 ani în urmă de filmul ‘Pasiunea lui Cristos’ (‘The Passion of the Christ‘) regizat de Mel Gibson. (filmul, apropos, are un ‘sequel’ în pregătire care se ocupă de Înviere). Ceva mai … Continue reading →

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good in-flight entertainment movie (Film: The Spy Who Dumped Me – Mila Kunis, 2018)

Posted on November 21, 2018 by admin

I am no great fan of watching movies during flights, but I made an exception during my recent 10 hours + intercontinental trip. ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me‘ seemed to me the right stuff to entertain me for a couple … Continue reading →

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welcome to the new old look

Posted on November 11, 2018 by admin

You may remark some changes to the look. I am running now on a new hosted version of WordPress. Otherwise, not much has changed.

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CHANGE.WORLD: Războaiele roboților

Posted on November 6, 2018 by admin

Minuscula Insulă a Trandafirilor din Parcul Herăstrău găzduiește unul dintre cele mai ciudate ansambluri monumentale cu care este binecuvântată capitala României. Este vorba despre ‘Monumentul părinților fondatori ai Uniunii Europene’ sau ceea ce folclorul bucureștean numește ‘La căpățâni’. Concepția monumentului … Continue reading →

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