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after the class wars (Film: Les neiges du Kilimandjaro – Robert Guédiguian, 2011)

Posted on December 26, 2012 by admin

The 20th century is over and the class wars also seem to be over, or at lease gone through a gradual but radical transformation. Communism may be dead in its Soviet variance, but the unions fights seem to have brought … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Catcher in the Sand!

Posted on December 25, 2012 by admin

It’s Christmas Day, and Christmas is the birthday anniversary of The Catcher in the Sand! I started this blog three years ago with the goal of recording on it my impressions about things I like to do, feel, experience: travel, … Continue reading →

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Amir Katz and four Appassionatas

Posted on December 23, 2012 by admin

The concert last night at Mercaz Einav in Tel Aviv featured the Israeli pianist Amir Katz in the first out of two programs of Beethoven Sonatas (the second will take place in May 2013). The last and by far most … Continue reading →

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Messengers of Death (Film: The Messenger – Oren Moverman, 2009)

Posted on December 21, 2012 by admin

This may be the toughest non-combat task in any army – announcing families that their dearest ones, son or daughter, husband or wife fell on the line of duty in war. It needs to be done fast, as relatives should … Continue reading →

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This is Called Grace (Film: The Soloist – Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., 2009)

Posted on December 16, 2012 by admin

One trick I truly dislike when a movie is promoted is when the label ‘inspired by a true story’ is placed into a too visible place, especially when it comes to true stories and to characters which I could in … Continue reading →

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Olivia: Disobidience (A Film about Aristides de Sousa Mendes)

Posted on December 15, 2012 by admin

I met Olivia in a few Internet discussion lists where we were both subscribed. Olivia is a pen name, she introduces herself as a teacher in Connecticut, the state that was at the time of the posting in the news … Continue reading →

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Growth Pains (Film: Mission: Impossible – Gost Protocol – Tom Cruise, 2011)

Posted on December 14, 2012 by admin

The Mission Impossible the Bond series share growth pains. They are both making huge efforts to adapt and behave nicely in the new millennium.It’s not an easy task for series whose characters, rules and conventions have been written originally in … Continue reading →

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farewell to the good old fashioned journalism (Film: State of Play – Russell Crowe, 2009)

Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin

What a difference three years make when it comes to telling stories and newspapers and journalist. By the time it was made State of the Play took the plot of a BBC series and carried it over the Ocean melding … Continue reading →

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Carte: Patrick Modiano – In cafeneaua tineretii pierdute

Posted on December 12, 2012 by admin

‘Cand iubesti intr-adevar pe cineva e musai sa-i accepti si partea de mister’ spune unul dintre personajele cartii lui Patrick Modiano, si chiar daca aceasta fraza se refera specific la eroina principala a cartii, tanara si misterioasa pariziana Louki (pe … Continue reading →

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talent wasted on an awful story (Film: Chloe – Atom Egoyan, 2009)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by admin

I am sometimes wondering about the bad choices made by one director or the other, or by one actor or another. When such a gathering of talents like Atom Egoyan – director of  Ararat, Liam Neeson – star of Schindler’s … Continue reading →

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