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an early different approach to ww2 stories (Film: La vingt-cinquième heure – Anthony Quinn, 1967)

Posted on June 8, 2017 by admin

It’s only now that I had the occasion to see ‘La vingt-cinquième heure’ (The 25th Hour, or ‘Ora 25’ in Romanian) a film made exactly 50 years ago. In 1967, Anthony Quinn was at the peak of his acting career … Continue reading →

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a woman dies (Film: The Descendants – George Clooney, 2011)

Posted on June 7, 2017 by admin

The opening sequences of director Alexander Payne‘s The Descendants include a short (maybe less than one second) image of a powerful and beautiful woman surfing on the waves around Hawaii. For most of the rest of the film the woman … Continue reading →

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CHANGE WORLD: Extratereştrii, prietenii noştri

Posted on June 1, 2017 by admin

Folosind o exprimare care sună mai bine în limba engleză sau mai bine zis nu i-am găsit eu un echivalent potrivit în limba română ‘Alien 6 hit the screens’. Este vorba desigur despre ‘Alien: Covenant’ (‘Legământul’), al şaselea film din … Continue reading →

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aging beautifully (Film: Le samourai – Alain Delon, 1967)

Posted on May 24, 2017 by admin

What a delight! I remember having seen Le Samouraï as a teenager 50 years ago, during the short few years of ideological and artistic de-icing of the Romanian communist regime between 1964 and 1968, when some of the world cinema crossed … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Realităţile zilei de mâine

Posted on May 24, 2017 by admin

Anunţul nu ar trebui poate să surprindă foarte tare, mai ales pe cei care urmăresc articolele din seria CHANGE. WORLD. La 9 mai 2017 Institutul Inginerilor în Electricitate şi Electronică (IEEE) şi asociaţia sa de standardizare (IEEE-SA) au anunţat aprobarea … Continue reading →

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Carte: Andrei Oişteanu – Sexualitate şi societate

Posted on May 23, 2017 by admin

Andrei Oisteanu nu evita subiectele controversate. In 2001 a publicat ‘Imaginea evreului in cultura romana’ – o carte care s-ar fi putut numi si ‘O istorie a antisemitismului romanesc’ – cea mai completa si mai bine alcatuita lucrare pe aceasta … Continue reading →

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liberation or manipulation? (Film:Liberation Day – Laibach, 2016)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by admin

North Korea may be the most talked and the lesser known country of the planet. (it may compete with Israel for these titles but for very different reasons) It’s a closed and supervised nation which is practically disconnected from the … Continue reading →

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ridiculously entertaining (film: Colossal – Anne Hathaway, 2016)

Posted on May 19, 2017 by admin

Here is a very strange combination. Actually let me formulate this as a question. Can a team of film makers take a completely ridiculous ‘kaiju’ (Japanese monster) story, combine it with a sweet and teary romantic story, and make out … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Topul Influenţilor

Posted on May 16, 2017 by admin

Odată cu instaurarea aproape fără recurs a primăverii (cu excepţiile cunoscute, pe ici, pe colo) vine şi vremea unuia dintre Top-urile în jurul cărora îşi construieşte imaginea în ultimii ani respectabila revista aproape săptămânală TIME. Intrat în al 95-lea an … Continue reading →

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le Paris noir (film: Tchao Pantin – Claude Berri, Coluche, 1983)

Posted on May 15, 2017 by admin

Thanks to ARTE TV I could see now Claude Berri‘s ‘film noir’ Tchao Pantin (or So Long, Stooge in its English version) starring Coluche in the lead role. The film was made in 1983, at a time when I was … Continue reading →

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