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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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‘Cargo Cult’ at the Bat Yam Museum of Art

Posted on February 24, 2013 by admin

My round through the local museums in Israel took me a few weeks ago to Bat Yam where the local museum of art opens for the young generation of artists coming the countries of the ex-Eastern block and especially from … Continue reading →

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Queen Esther in Arts

Posted on February 23, 2013 by admin

The festive entry today in the blog dedicated to the festival of Purim deals with Queen Esther – one of the beloved characters of the story of Purim and history of Jews. Uncounted Jewish little girls chose her as the … Continue reading →

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‘Spiritul Sapantei’ – o expozitie la kibbutzul Beeri

Posted on February 22, 2013 by admin

Intr-unul din locurile cel mai putin verosimile se afla una dintre cele mai neobisnuite galerii de arta pe care le-am vizitat. Kibbutzul Beeri este situat in sudul Israelului, nu departe de Netivot si Shderot, langa fasia Gaza, zona care se … Continue reading →

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Carte: Vladimir Tismaneanu – Lumea secreta a nomenclaturii

Posted on February 21, 2013 by admin

‘Lumea secreta a nomenclaturii – Amintiri, dezvaluiri, portrete’ de Vladimir Tismaneanu, aparuta la editura Humanitas in 2012 poate fi citita in mai multe feluri. Pe coperta a IV-a gasim o caracterizare semnata de autor: ‘Cititorul, pe care il invit sa … Continue reading →

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Cameras and Gatekeepers (Film: 5 Broken Cameras – Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, 2011)

Posted on February 20, 2013 by admin

Two of the five documentary films competing for the Academy Awards (‘Oscars’) that will be distributed a few days from now deal with the conflict between Jews and Arabs, between Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy Land. The Gatekeepers was … Continue reading →

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