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underrated, almost a masterpiece (film: Clouds of Sils Maria – Juliette Binoche, 2014)

Posted on December 30, 2016 by admin

There are so many reasons to like this film. First, the cast includes two of the lead actresses of two different generations – the priceless and prize covered Juliette Binoche and one of the top performers of the younger generation … Continue reading →

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Clint’s Heroes A-changin’ (Film: Sully – Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, 2016)

Posted on December 29, 2016 by admin

It’s interesting to watch the evolution of the heroes that Clint Eastwood brought to screen in his acting and directing career. His first serious impact was with the spaghetti western style heroes of the 60s, followed by the sometimes rotten, sometimes … Continue reading →

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(almost) the French ‘The Wire’ (TV series – Cannabis, 2016)

Posted on December 25, 2016 by admin

14 years years ago I started to be fascinated by an American TV series produced by the HBO which was called  The Wire. The action took place in Baltimore and was centered around a team of cops using informers in … Continue reading →

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melodramatic immigration story (The Immigrant: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix – 2013)

Posted on December 23, 2016 by admin

Director James Gray returns in his 2013 production of The Immigrant to one of his recurrent themes – the one that made him known in the first long feature film he made Little Odessa – immigration, and to his preferred … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – 2016, anul care a fost

Posted on December 20, 2016 by admin

A sosit momentul bilanţurilor. 2016 a fost un an foarte diferit, foarte atipic din multe puncte de vedere, un an cu surprize, un an de schimbări, un an de ruptură, un an care se termină cu multe incertitudini şi semne … Continue reading →

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war-on-terror thriller (Film: London Has Fallen – Babak Najafi, 2016)

Posted on December 19, 2016 by admin

The character played by  Morgan Freeman  in  London Has Fallen (who happens to be on this screen the vice-president of the USA) says at one moment about the master-terrorist that plans the 9/11 like events described in this film: ‘This man has … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – 2016, un an şi invenţiile sale

Posted on December 13, 2016 by admin

Unul dintre semnele evidente ale apropierii sezonului sărbătorilor de iarnă este apariţia bilanţurilor de sfârşit de an. ‘Cele mai bune filme ale anului’, ‘Cele mai bune cărţi ale anului’, ‘Fotografiile anului’, ‘Personalităţile anului’. Revista TIME publică şi ea de câţiva … Continue reading →

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ecological and moral dillemas before history begun (Film: Noah – Darren Aronofsky, 2014)

Posted on December 10, 2016 by admin

I have a hard time placing this film. On one side it’s so typically hollywoodish – it’s a super-production with Bible-related content that would make it probably to many Christian films festivals. It’s very conventional in its ecological message and … Continue reading →

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Ben Affleck shining (Film: The Accountant – Ben Affleck, 2016)

Posted on December 7, 2016 by admin

It took me a very long time to get convinced about the acting skills of Ben Affleck. I could not distinguish him in the movies he acted, or between the roles in different movies he acted in the first years of … Continue reading →

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Carte: Teodor Baconschi in dialog cu Dan-Liviu Boeriu – Anatomia ratarii

Posted on December 7, 2016 by admin

Pe Teodor Baconschi l-am vazut pentru prima data intr-un interviu televizat cu aproximativ un deceniu in urma. Am urmarit apoi activitatea sa politica mai vizibila pentru cineva care nu traieste in Romania in perioada in care a fost ministru de … Continue reading →

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