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the thin line between us and monsters (Film: Wir Monster – Sebastian Ko, 2015)

Posted on August 8, 2018 by admin

What would you do or rather what would you not do to protect your kid if faced with the situation that she or he has done something very wrong? When do mistakes that everybody makes at the teen ages turn … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Generația a cincea devine realitate

Posted on August 7, 2018 by admin

Iată o știre relativ banală și aparent destinată unui număr restrâns de tehnologi și legislatori implicați în administrarea domeniilor frecvențelor radio în Statele Unite. Președintele Comisiei Federale pentru Comunicații (FCC), Ajit Pai, a anunțat într-o postare pe blogul Medium că … Continue reading →

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tradition, family, tea, Ozu (Film: Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice – Yasujirô Ozu, 1952)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by admin

The artistic path of the Japanese master Yasujirô Ozu spreads over 35 years, from the latest period of silent cinema until 1962.  It’s the first time that I see ‘Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice‘ which belongs to the immediate post-war … Continue reading →

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long night’s journey into day (film: Victoria – Sebastian Schipper, 2015)

Posted on August 3, 2018 by admin

Sometimes, in the middle of the desert, one encounters a green, luxurious, exuberant oasis, full of life and beauty. This is exactly my feeling after having viewed ‘Victoria‘ in this summer cinematographic season which seems drier and duller and dummer … Continue reading →

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a rather boring night at the museum (film: Ocean’s Eight – Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, 2018)

Posted on August 2, 2018 by admin

I believe that I’m done with the summer movies for 2018. What a dry season! After having barely survived the 2h30min of the most recent ‘M:I6‘ I was hoping to spend a more pleasant time watching the constellation of talented … Continue reading →

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spioni la pensie (carte: John le Carré – A Legacy of Spies)

Posted on August 1, 2018 by admin

Mă număr printre fanii neconditionati ai lui John le Carré. Fiecare roman al scriitorului al cărui nume real este David Cornwell este pentru mine o sursă de delectare, îmbinând acțiunea migulos construită și de obicei desfășurată pe eșichierul geo-politic al … Continue reading →

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o călătorie neobișnuită la marginea imperiului (carte: Dan Alexe – Pantere parfumate)

Posted on July 31, 2018 by admin

Scrierile lui Dan Alexe nu lasă pe nimeni indiferent. Fie că este vorba despre postări pe Facebook sau articole de blog, despre cărți de demitizare și demistificare a istoriei sau de ficțiune mai mult sau mai puțîn legată de biografia … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Regele Amazon

Posted on July 31, 2018 by admin

Câteva date și cifre despre Amazon.com, Inc. A fost înființată în 1994, și primul său nume era Cadabra, Inc., nume schimbat imediat după ce fondatorul ei Jeff Bezos a auzit că un avocat îl confundase cu ‘cadaver’ (cadavru). Profilul de … Continue reading →

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a real fallout (film: Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Tom Cruise, 2018)

Posted on July 30, 2018 by admin

I know that I am the only one to blame. Guilty pleasures are often punished and enjoying action movies now and than is one of those. I also should know that in the first week on screens it’s mostly the … Continue reading →

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black and white and black (Film: Fritz Lang – Gordian Maugg, 2016)

Posted on July 29, 2018 by admin

Cinema about cinema and its more and less famous heroes is one of the most popular themes, and the results are very mixed, from superb classics to dull failures that do not succeed to get close to the sparkling and … Continue reading →

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