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playing Moliere (Film: Alceste a bicyclette – Fabrice Luchini, 2013)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by admin

Gauthier Valence is a successful actor. He plays in a prime time soap opera which earns him enough glory to be recognized in the streets and markets and enough money to allow him to put on stage the most ambitious … Continue reading →

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thrill and error (Film: ‘Unthinkable’ – Samuel L. Jackson, 2010)

Posted on March 27, 2013 by admin

We are in the same world as in the ’24’ series. America is again under attack and the good guys are again in a race against the clock in order to detect the exact location of the threats and neutralize … Continue reading →

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Carte: Radu Aldulescu – ‘Cronicile genocidului’

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin

‘Cronicile genocidului’ este prima carte a lui Radu Aldulescu pe care o citesc, si din relatarile prietenilor si cele citite pe Internet se pare ca nu este alegerea optima. Dupa mai multe romane care s-au ocupat de ultimele decenii ale … Continue reading →

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Moses

Posted on March 24, 2013 by admin

For my festive posting on Passover I looked this year at some of the representations of Moses, the great superstar of the event celebrated by the holiday in arts and music.     As with many other Bible subjects the … Continue reading →

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Carte: Mo Yan – Sorgul rosu

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

‘Incercuit de sorgul hibrid ma simteam deznadajduit. Stateam in grupul compact al firelor de sorg hibrid, tanjind dupa o scena splendida, ce nu va mai exista: toamna tarziu, in luna a opta, cand cerul era inalt si aerul invigorator, sorgul … Continue reading →

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love, insanity and social reform (Film: A Royal Affair – Demnark, 2012)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by admin

The Danes tried to put a ‘coup d’etat’ at the Academy Awards this year with ‘En kongelig affære’ (‘A Royal Affair’) directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Having seen that stories about royals and especially about queens bring Oscar statuettes every other … Continue reading →

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the power of literature (Film: Dans la maison – Francois Ozon, 2012)

Posted on March 3, 2013 by admin

Dans la maison (In the House) directed by Francois Ozon is one of the the most surprising films i have seen lately. Adaptation of a play, the screen is so smart that my major question is how is it that … Continue reading →

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Avishai Cohen at Zappa in Tel Aviv

Posted on March 2, 2013 by admin

Bass usually takes a back seat in jazz performances. Starting with the location on the stage, where the bass is relegated to the back of the stage (maybe no to dwarf the other instruments some will say) and especially in … Continue reading →

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non-stop action, no questions asked (Film: Battle Los Angeles – Michelle Rodriguez, 2011)

Posted on February 28, 2013 by admin

Everything is clear from the first to the last of the shots (and there are many shots of all kinds) of Battle Los Angeles. The aliens are here (having arrived under disguise of a rain of meteorites) and they are … Continue reading →

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language gap (Film: Chinese Take-Out – Sebastián Borensztein, 2011)

Posted on February 25, 2013 by admin

Usually telling the end of a film is considered a spoiler. In the case of Argentinian director Sebastián Borensztein, Chinese Take-Out (Un cuento cino in the Spanish version) it would be a spoiler to tell how it begins. I actually … Continue reading →

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