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something fresh from Denmark (TV Series – Dicte, Season 1, Iben Hjejle, 2013)

Posted on January 15, 2017 by admin

Unless I forgot something badly (and in this case it was probably not something good enough to remember) this may be my first TV series from Denmark that I see in the last 20 years or so, and the second … Continue reading →

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people and principles (Film: Nothing But the Truth – Rod Lurie, 2008)

Posted on January 14, 2017 by admin

What happens when an undercover CIA agent and the investigative journalist who is exposing her to the broad public are both dedicated mothers of kids who learn together in the same well established American urban milieu? What happens when everybody … Continue reading →

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sorry, not a masterpiece (Film: La La Land – Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, 2016)

Posted on January 10, 2017 by admin

The buzz is high, the prizes started to accumulate. They tell however more about the status of the industry and the longing of the public for escapist entertainment combined with a high dose of nostalgia for the musical successes that … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – 2017, anul care va fi

Posted on January 9, 2017 by admin

Tare dificilă a devenit meseria de oraclu. Anul 2016 a fost unul dintre cei mai imprevizibili ani pe care mi-i amintesc, poate cel mai plin de surprize de un secol încoace. Alegeri şi referendumuri s-au încheiat cu rezultate de multe … Continue reading →

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Carte: Dan Alexe – In punctul lui rebbe G.

Posted on January 9, 2017 by admin

2016 a fost anul Dada, si cred ca aparitia la 100 de ani de la inceputurile miscarii care a pus sub semnul intrebarii toate conventiile artistice ale poeziei, artelor plastice si evenimentelor artistice a unei carti ca ‘In punctul lui … Continue reading →

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Hot Jazz with Antonio Hart, Wayne Tucker and Hila Kulik

Posted on January 8, 2017 by admin

We enjoyed last night one of the best concerts in the last few years in the ‘Hot Jazz’ series at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The band was composed of fine American and Israeli musicians who got together for … Continue reading →

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slow building crime drama (Film: The Girl on the Train – Emily Blunt, 2016)

Posted on January 5, 2017 by admin

There are a few missed opportunities in The Girl on the Train directed by Tate Taylor bringing to screen Paula Hawkins‘s successful novel. The story starts like a voyeuristic drama involving three women (two of them resembling each other), two houses … Continue reading →

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psychedelic objects in space – Katharina Grosse

Posted on January 2, 2017 by admin

Meet the German painter Katharina Grosse and her colorful paintings in space. (Have you ever painted T-shirts in psychedelic colors? I did at my teen years.)                  

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Happy New Year 2017!

Posted on December 31, 2016 by admin

I wish A Happy New Year to all my friends – a 2017 with peace, good health, beautiful moments together with all your dear ones. La Multi Ani! Une Bonne Nouvelle Annee! Shana Tova! My musical present to start 2017 … Continue reading →

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music for the end of the year

Posted on December 31, 2016 by admin

Beautiful music for the last day of 2016. ‘The Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, by Ludwig van Beethoven is a piano trio for piano, violin, and cello, finished in 1811. It is commonly referred to as the Archduke … Continue reading →

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