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Scorsese’s Hitchcock (Film: Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese, 2010)

Posted on July 12, 2012 by admin

Islands are terrific settings for thrillers. We know it from our own cinematographic experience, and we know we are in claustrophobic territory from the very first scene of this film, with the Shutter Island somewhere out of Boston in the … Continue reading →

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End of the Millennium (Film: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, 2009)

Posted on July 9, 2012 by admin

I did not see yet the American remake version of the first series in the ‘Millennium’ adaptation.  I am hearing good things about it, but frankly speaking I enjoyed so much the Swedish version that I am a little bit … Continue reading →

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just a wild ride (Film: Kick-Ass – Nicholas Cage, 2010)

Posted on July 8, 2012 by admin

The heroes in ‘Kick-Ass’ are not made of special forms of matter and are not un-breakable. They try however to live to the ambitions of the super-heroes myth in a world which seems to believe in myths, and take the … Continue reading →

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A British Institution (TV Series – BBC’s ‘Sherlock’)

Posted on July 7, 2012 by admin

The Brits have their institutions that they carry on with for centuries – the monarchy, the Parliament, Shakespeare, fish&chips, etc. Some say that their adherence to tradition is what keeps those alive, I say yes, it is tradition, but combined … Continue reading →

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Farmecul discret al romanului-western (Carte: Patrick deWitt – Fratii Sisters)

Posted on July 5, 2012 by admin

Daca memoria nu ma inseala ‘Fratii Sisters’ (‘The Sisters Brothers’) al lui Patrick deWitt este primul roman pe care il citesc intr-un gen care in literatura nord-americana are un loc al sau castigat si consolidat in preferintele cititorilor si in … Continue reading →

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Film: Chico & Rita (2010)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by admin

Hard to put ‘Chico & Rita’ is an a category and this is a testimony of the fact that animated movies, even those that are created in the ‘classical’ 2-D format like this one transcend nowadays genres and express more … Continue reading →

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Carte: Marta Petreu – Acasa, pe Cimpia Armaghedonului

Posted on June 15, 2012 by admin

La 56 de ani Marta Petreu beneficiaza deja la Editura Polirom de una dintre cele mai neobisnuite serii de autor. Primele trei carti publicate in 2011 apartin fiecare unui gen diferit. ‘Apocalipsa dupa Marta’ aduna poemele uneia dintre cele mai … Continue reading →

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in search of the solid ground (Film: Terraferma – Italy, 2011)

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

All the characters in Emanuele Crialese‘s Terraferma are in search of the solid ground, for safety, for the certainty of tomorrow. And yet, nothing seems to be solid in their destinies. The story happens on a small island near the … Continue reading →

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bridging the differences in the comic register (Film: Intouchables – France, 2011)

Posted on June 2, 2012 by admin

In the year when The Artist dominated the Oscars and achieved international success and recognition, it was a very different kind of a film that dominated the French box office. This film is ‘Intouchables’ and the one of good reasons … Continue reading →

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A Comedy Homage to the Film Noir

Posted on May 31, 2012 by admin

I confess not to be a big fan of  Steve Martin, an actor whose comedies I find to be too often on the exaggeration side of the joke, playing all the time almost in the same register. Yet, Carl Reiner‘s … Continue reading →

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