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Carte: Florina Ilis – Vietile paralele

Posted on February 11, 2013 by admin

‘La sapte ani de la apartia bestsellerului ‘Cruciada copiilor’, noul roman al Florinei Ilis va lua prin surprindere nu doar lumea romanului romanesc contemporan, ci si teoria si istoria literaturii. Aceasta carte monumentala va bulversa in totalitate orizontul de asteptare … Continue reading →

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The Voice of the Gatekeepers (Film: The Gatekeepers – Dror Moreh, 2012)

Posted on February 10, 2013 by admin

Israelis abide to very few myths. In a young country that is a melting pot of people coming from almost one hundred different countries, where a majority of the population is either born some other place or belong to the … Continue reading →

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Mike Del Ferro in Tel Aviv

Posted on February 9, 2013 by admin

An encounter between jazz and opera is an intriguing proposal. Jazz of course takes inspiration from all places, but opera and jazz are considered two quite distinct disciplines, with apparently few people enjoying both genres and even fewer musicians knowing, … Continue reading →

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Tarantino vs. Spielberg (Film: Django Unchained – Tarantino, 2012)

Posted on February 6, 2013 by admin

I saw yesterday Tarantino‘s Django Unchained. The film deals approximately with the same historical period as Spielberg‘s Lincoln, but what a difference! Spielberg and Tarantino are without any doubt two of the most important American directors today. Both come from … Continue reading →

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Abraham Lincoln deserved a better film (Film: ‘Lincoln’ – Steven Spielberg, 2012)

Posted on February 3, 2013 by admin

‘Lincoln’ is one of the bigger favorites for Oscar Awards this year and will certainly be one of the heroes of the evening in Hollywood a few weeks from now. It is made by one of the greatest directors of … Continue reading →

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under the spell of The Master (film: The Master – Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by admin

Paul Thomas Anderson‘s The Master is one of the best acted and the most impressively filmed movie of 2012. And yet, I am concerned that as with another amazing film a few years ago which also enjoyed the acting of … Continue reading →

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Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker in Tel Aviv

Posted on January 27, 2013 by admin

The Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center (or the Opera House as it is popularly known) has a very solid dance program each season which brings every year to Tel Aviv most of the best ballet and modern dance companies world-wide. … Continue reading →

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intelligent sci-fi thriller (Film: Looper – Bruce Willis, 2012)

Posted on January 26, 2013 by admin

Once the future was projected in movies as a colorful and peaceful environment, where most of the human challenges will come from encounters with other civilizations and the confrontation with humanity’s own thirst in discovering the Universe and breaking all … Continue reading →

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‘It is not for you to decide …’ (Film: Green Zone – Matt Dimon, 2010)

Posted on January 19, 2013 by admin

It is seldom that Hollywood gets it right when it comes to describing the realities of the world we live in, and especially when the relation between the American policies and the rest of the world are concerned. Director Paul … Continue reading →

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In umbra principelui (Carte: Florian Filip – Zilele regelui)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by admin

In Zilele Regelui (Editura Poliron, colectia fiction ltd, 2008) Filip Florian abordeaza o perioada din istoria Romaniei care este aproape Terra incognita. Este vorba despre perioada venirii in tara a principelui strain Karl Ludwig de Hohenzollern, si despre anii in … Continue reading →

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