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Solti, Dix and Alina Szapocznikow (two documentaries and one exhibition)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by admin

    We spent a nice late morning and early afternoon in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art with two documentaries in the program of the 5th edition of the EPOS International Art Film Festival and a few exhibitions, one … Continue reading →

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Twin Peaks in the Alps (TV Series: Les Revenants, 2012)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by admin

One of the best series of the last few years comes from a rather unexpected place. I do not remember having seen a French series of such a quality and intensity. With ‘Lost’ and ‘Fringe’ now over, with ‘X-Files’ back … Continue reading →

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Carte: Marta Petreu – Biblioteci in aer liber

Posted on March 18, 2014 by admin

Marta Petreu este o autoare care rezista orcarei incercari de clasificare. In librarii sau in biblioteci vom putea gasi in numar substantial de carti ale ei in sectiile de poezie, de eseistica, si de istorie a culturii si filosofiei romanesti. … Continue reading →

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Jewish Laughs – The Purim Edition

Posted on March 14, 2014 by admin

The pattern of Jewish holidays goes like this. We first say (or watch others saying) a prayer. Then we tell or read a story about how other very very very bad people tried to discriminate, kill, destroy us the very … Continue reading →

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Carte: Thomas Mann – Iosif si fratii sai. Istoriile lui Iacob

Posted on March 11, 2014 by admin

Thomas Mann a considerat ‘Iosif si fratii sai’ drept capodopera sa. Criticii vremii si istoricii literari de astazi inclina in marea lor majoritate sa acorde aceasta distinctie unuia dintre cele doua alte romane foarte cunoscute ale sale ‘Muntele vrajit’ sau … Continue reading →

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beautiful but … (Film: La Grande Belleza – Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by admin

A few days from now ‘La Grande Belleza’ will probably get the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language picture so it’s probably a daring act on my part to share the opinion that this film is over-rated and that … Continue reading →

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Scorsese did it again (Film: The Wolf of Wall Street – Martin Scorsese, 2013)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by admin

‘Inspired by a true story’ seems indeed to be the mantra for the majority of the films in the Academy Awards race this year. A few days ago I saw ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ and now this ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ … Continue reading →

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AIDS docu-melodrama (Film: Dallas Buyers Club – Matthew McConaughey, 2013)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by admin

‘Inspired from a real story’ can provide the premises of good movies and bad movies, or I should put it in different words – movies I like and movies I do not like. They are usually good when they aim … Continue reading →

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drama of a fallen socialite (Film: Blue Jasmine – Woody Allen, 2013)

Posted on February 17, 2014 by admin

Some of the latest films of Woody Allen seem so much taken out of life that you have the feeling that Woody’s camera caught a point in time when the story started and left the story at another point in … Continue reading →

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an amazing technical achievement (Film: The Adventures of Tintin – Steven Spielberg, 2011)

Posted on February 9, 2014 by admin

Having made some of the best and some of the most successful movies in the history of film making, Steven Spielberg has nothing to prove to anyone but himself. He is the complete master of the subjects and themes, genres … Continue reading →

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