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what would have Jobs thought? (Film: ‘Jobs’ – Ashton Kutcher, 2013)

Posted on January 10, 2016 by admin

The entrepreneur is one of the incarnation of the new American Hero in movies, and it is not surprising that the people who made the Personal Computer and the Internet part of the basic fabric of our lives, and turned … Continue reading →

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love in times of war (Film: Suite francaise – Michelle Williams, 2014)

Posted on December 30, 2015 by admin

The life and death of Irène Némirovsky and the fate of the cycle of novels that inspired ‘Suite francaise‘ could be the subject of a thrilling movie, a different one. Born in 1903 in an Ukrainian Jewish family, she took … Continue reading →

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techno-survival (Film: ‘The Martian’ – Ridely Scott, 2015)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by admin

I expect something special when I go to a film by Ridley Scott . In his long and remarkable career Scott approached many genres from space horror to historical sagas, from road movies to gangster comedies and succeeded exceptionally well … Continue reading →

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Spielberg takes on the Cold War (Film: Bridge of Spies – Steven Spielberg, 2015)

Posted on December 23, 2015 by admin

So after sharks, dynos, extra-terrestrials, WWII, Holocaust, Olympics terrorism, future, Lincoln and handful of other themes, it’s the turn of the Cold War to be processed, re-created and brought to screen in the vision of Steven Spielberg. ‘Bridge of Spies‘ … Continue reading →

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I met the Force (again) (Film: Star Wars: The Force Awakens – J.J. Abrams, 2015)

Posted on December 21, 2015 by admin

Am I the only one believing that the peak of the career of J.J. Abrams as director and producer was (up to now at least) ‘Lost‘ – the captivating series which dominated the TV screens in the second half of … Continue reading →

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Another Faust (Film: ‘Faust’ – Alexander Sokurov, 2011)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by admin

I came to know quite late the works of the Russian director Alexander Sokurov, and I cannot say I know them well today either. The first one I have seen was Russian Ark, a splendid exercise in virtuosity, composition and … Continue reading →

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teatru bun, ca altadata (‘Omul cel bun din Seciuan’ la Teatrul Bulandra in regia lui Andrei Serban)

Posted on December 16, 2015 by admin

M-am simtit in acea seara dintre putinele petrecute in scurta mea vizita bucuresteana de acum cateva zile, ca transportat si transfigurat in timp cu vreo patru decenii si mai bine in urma, in anii de vraja in care Liviu Ciulei … Continue reading →

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Carte: Peter Carey – Oscar si Lucinda

Posted on December 2, 2015 by admin

Peter Carey a implinit acum doi ani 70 de ani si este considerat astazi un ‘monument’ cultural australian. Portretul sau a figurat chiar pe un timbru dintr-o serie de marci postale cu aceasta tema. Nu a fost insa intotdeauna asa, … Continue reading →

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A ‘Tale’ That Cannot Raise Above Words (Film: A Tale of Love and Darkness – Natalie Portman, 2015)

Posted on November 29, 2015 by admin

When it comes to films inspired by books I find the discussions about whether the book was ‘better’ (or not) than the film futile. I also do not consider films being ‘true’ to the books that inspired them as being … Continue reading →

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007 – overcome by events (Film: Spectre – James Bond, 2015)

Posted on November 26, 2015 by admin

Action films have a problem this fall. The reality of the crazy world we live in is not only rapidly closing in the horrors and destruction imagined by script authors, but it is overcoming it also at some moments. ‘Spectre’ … Continue reading →

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