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Carte: Gunter Grass – Cuvintele fratilor Grimm

Posted on October 13, 2014 by admin

‘… ii vad inhamati impreuna, pe viata, la carul totdeauna incarcat peste masura cu carti. Intorcind pe-o parte si pe alta terfeloage legate in piele de porc, stivuind foliante, luind urma unor mituri, legende, manuscrise pierdute – si asta inca … Continue reading →

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the comet and the star (Film: My Week with Marilyn – Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, 2011)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by admin

Films about film making, about famous actors and directors were very much en vogue a few years ago, and “My Week with Marilyn” belongs to this wave. About that time two (good) movies about the master of suspense were made, … Continue reading →

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Jews Who Rock

Posted on October 8, 2014 by admin

The holiday of Sukkot arrived, with it the first (kind of) rain over the Land of Israel, and here is my traditional holidays posting. Jews are considered, right or wrong, quite a musical people. I have dealt in past postings … Continue reading →

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almost underrated (Film: The Rum Diary – Johnny Depp, 2011)

Posted on October 7, 2014 by admin

Watching Johnny Depp in action is always a holiday for movie fans. Depp is one of these actors who can hold a film by himself, and in fact he does exactly this in many cases, included here. The problem starts … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Species (Film: Under the Skin – Scarlett Johansson, 2013)

Posted on October 5, 2014 by admin

‘Under the Skin’  is directed by Jonathan Glazer whose best known previous achievement is ‘Sexy Beast’– a violent thriller made in 2000, which has allowed Ben Kingsley to make one of his most ferocious appearances grabbing on his way an … Continue reading →

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Zero or Infinity (Film: The Zero Theorem – Terry Gilliam, 2013)

Posted on October 4, 2014 by admin

‘The Zero Theorem’ is directed by Terry Gilliam, a highly original creator and an explorer of the future, which he already described in rather dark colors in several memorable films like ‘Brazil’ and ‘Twelve Monkeys’. His other principal title of … Continue reading →

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Carte: Lohn Le Carre – A Delicate Truth

Posted on September 30, 2014 by admin

Limba romana pare sa fi precedat engleza in a descoperi sau inventa o expresie care asociaza fluieratul cu ireverenta, si lipsa de frica fata de autoritatea si disciplina consacrata incorporata in notiunea de ‘whistleblower’. ‘A fluiera in biserica’ spuneau romanii … Continue reading →

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The Sound of the Shofar

Posted on September 23, 2014 by admin

The traditional Rosh Hashanah posting on The Catcher in the Sand is dedicated this year to the shofar. Jews are (among other things) a nation of musicians and they have been so since the oldest times. King David is said … Continue reading →

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The Gatekeeper (Film: J.Edgar – Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, 2011)

Posted on September 19, 2014 by admin

The name of J. Edgar Hoover not only marks half of century of the history of defending the law and making justice in the United States, but still raises passions until today. The developments after the terror attacks on 9/11 … Continue reading →

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reborn indeed (Film: Johnny English Reborn – Rowan Atkinson, 2011)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by admin

The combination of high-tech thrillers a la James Bond and the so English humor of Rowan Atkinson worked fine for me in the original ‘Johnny English’ and work even better in the ‘Johnny English Reborn’ sequel released eight years later, … Continue reading →

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