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CHANGE.WORLD – Ştiri din spaţiul extraterestru

Posted on June 27, 2017 by admin

Dat fiind că ştirile de pe planeta noastră sunt cam confuze şi nu cine ştie ce optimiste, am decis să mă ocup în acest articol al rubricii CHANGE.WORLD de câteva ştiri legate de explorarea spaţiului extraterestru. Nu numai că avem … Continue reading →

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beautiful and boring (Documentary: Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey – Terrence Malick, 2016)

Posted on June 24, 2017 by admin

One of the previous films of Terrence Malick , The Tree of Life included a long segment about the origins of the Universe. When I saw that movie it was not at all clear to me how that part was … Continue reading →

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the lion at sunset (Documentary: Ben-Gurion, Epilogue – 2016)

Posted on June 21, 2017 by admin

At a time when peace or at least co-existence near our neighbors seems as remote as ever and when the level of confidence in the political class seems to be at a historical low, it’s quite comforting for us, Israelis, … Continue reading →

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the thrill lasts as long as the call lasts (Film: The Call – Halle Berry, 2013)

Posted on June 20, 2017 by admin

The action thriller The Call which takes place in the Los Angeles area brings to the center of the action a category of people who seldom appear on screens in most of the movies dealing with police work – the … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Viaţa în Cerc

Posted on June 20, 2017 by admin

Îmi amintesc o discuţie la care am asistat, purtată acum vreo două decenii, poate puţin mai mult, în birourile companiei de hi-tech în care lucram. Compania trecea printr-una din acele schimbări de identitate rezultate din procesele de ‘Merge and Acquisitions’ … Continue reading →

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bloody silver (Film: Profondo Rosso – Dario Argento, 1975)

Posted on June 19, 2017 by admin

Dario Argento‘s career spreads now over half a century of writing and directing horror movies. He is considered the master of the Italian cinema of the genre, which also bears the name of ‘giallo’ (yellow – the color of cheap … Continue reading →

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Casanova as Opera Hero (Film: Casanova Variations – John Malkovich, 2014)

Posted on June 18, 2017 by admin

Giacomo Casanova, the great lover of the 18th century and maybe of all centuries does not stop to inspire creators. The first of them was of course himself, with the life he led and with the memoirs that he had … Continue reading →

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a chilling killer (film: The Iceman – Michael Shannon, 2012)

Posted on June 17, 2017 by admin

I am not a great fan of ‘true crime’ stories, books, or films. And then, there are exceptions. The Iceman directed by Ariel Vromen is one of them, and I will try to shortly explain why it succeeds in my … Continue reading →

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starea teatrului

Posted on June 16, 2017 by admin

Mă consider norocos pentru faptul că maturizarea mea intelectuală s-a petrecut în a doua parte a anilor ’60 şi începutul anilor ’70 într-o perioada (vai, scurtă!) de relativă liberalizare ideologică şi culturală în România, şi într-un oraş – Bucureşti – … Continue reading →

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enjoyable (Film: Wonder Woman – Gal Gadot, 2017)

Posted on June 14, 2017 by admin

So we bought our tickets and our medium sized popcorn box (usually lasts about 15 minutes in the movie), grabbed the 3D spectacles and sat in the theater to watch Wonder Woman. That’s the way to do it. Each genre … Continue reading →

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