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heavy rainbow (Film: Beyond the Black Rainbow – Panos Cosmatos, 2010)

Posted on May 11, 2017 by admin

Beyond the Black Rainbow is the only movie that I have found listed on IMDB as being directed by Panos Cosmatos. As the film has been released in 2010 one may wonder what did the director do since then. He did … Continue reading →

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words are not enough (film: Stefan Zweig: Farewall to Europe, Maria Schrader, 2016)

Posted on May 10, 2017 by admin

I seldom give maximal rating to a movie. So far on, IMDB where I record my impressions about the films that I see, I have given 10 rating to only 34 films, and this list includes classical films and those … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Golemi si cyborgi

Posted on May 9, 2017 by admin

Muzeul de Artă şi Istorie a Iudaismului (mahJ) este situat în Rue du Temple în ceea ce a fost cândva cartierul preponderant evreiesc al Parisului. Este unul dintre acele multe muzee pariziene care deşi nu aparţin categoriei marilor muzee ale … Continue reading →

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tragedy of a woman artist (film: Camille Claudel – Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, 1988),

Posted on May 6, 2017 by admin

The year is 2017, Camille Claudel is back in town and she seems to go through a revival and reevaluation of her work and short artistic career. A museum dedicated to her life and art opened in March in the … Continue reading →

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between two worlds (Film: In Between – Maysaloun Hamoud, 2016)

Posted on May 2, 2017 by admin

For once the English translation of the Hebrew title of this film was quite inspired. In Hebrew it was screened as ‘lo po, lo sham’ (not here, not there) and ‘In Between’ reflects even better the state of mind but … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Moartea unui vizionar – Robert (Bob) Taylor (1932 – 2017)

Posted on May 2, 2017 by admin

“In a few years, men will be able to communicate more effectively through a machine than face to face.” “Peste câţiva ani oamenii vor comunica mai eficient prin intermediul maşinilor decât în conversaţii directe.”   Această frază apare în articolul … Continue reading →

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cycles of history and love (TV mini-series: 11.22.63)

Posted on April 30, 2017 by admin

In one of the episodes of the TV mini-series 11.22.63 developed for television by Bridget Carpenter, co-produced by J.J. Abrams and based upon the novel by Stephen King, the main hero, and English teacher played by James Franco asks in class what … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Trecut şi viitor

Posted on April 25, 2017 by admin

În scrierea articolelor pentru rubrica CHANGE.WORLD şi a multor altor documente folosesc editorul Microsoft Word. Este puţin artificial dat find că de mulţi ani calculatoarele mele personale sunt MacBook ale firmei Apple, dar m-am obişnuit cu acest editor din perioadele … Continue reading →

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documentary film as street art (Film: Exit Through the Gift Shop – Bansky, 2010)

Posted on April 23, 2017 by admin

While the Bansky exhibition curated by Steve Lazarides is still open in the city, the local cinematheque screened  the documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop which has the name of the artist as director in its credits. Banksy is a … Continue reading →

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Bizet, Ravel, Respighi, and some … stir-fry

Posted on April 22, 2017 by admin

We enjoyed a charming concert on Friday afternoon with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. The program included classical ‘hits’ by Bizet, Ravel, and Respighi and one piece for Chinese Pipa (traditional Chinese lute).     The solist was the Chinese master … Continue reading →

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