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Chairman is another of His names (Film: The Adjustment Bureau – Matt Damon, 2011)

Posted on October 7, 2012 by admin

The Adjustment Bureau starts like an election year movie. As we are in 2012 this may be the right time for such films, but it quickly quits that path to go into a direction that I personally find even more … Continue reading →

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Simchat Torah 5773 – Torah in Art

Posted on October 6, 2012 by admin

  Jews all over the world start celebrating tomorrow evening Simchat Torah, the last of the Jewish holidays in the autumn season. The holiday marks the end of the annual cycle of reading and learning of the Torah, and the … Continue reading →

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Rehearsal for The Artist (Film – OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus – Michel Hazanavicius, 2009)

Posted on October 5, 2012 by admin

I am yet to see The Artist, the film that conquered the Academy preferences and received the Oscar for the Best Film, as well as the Best Actor award for Jean Dujardin. I had recorded however about one year ago … Continue reading →

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The Magic Ends (Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, parts 1 and 2)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by admin

I am no big fan of Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling’s novels are a combination of two literary genres that I am not fond off – the teenager adventures which I somehow left behind after reading Jules Verne when I was … Continue reading →

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In miez de Romanie (Film: Dupa dealuri – Cristian Mungiu, 2012)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by admin

This film review is about the most recent film of Cristian Mungiu Beyond the Hills (Dupa dealuri), presented at the Cannes Festival this year, which I saw last night at the Haifa International Film Festival. I apologize to my non-Romanian … Continue reading →

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Culinary Epilogue

Posted on September 30, 2012 by admin

Some of my friends who read the travel notes recorded during our vacation in Romania this summer keep asking – what about the food? When will you share the culinary experiences of your trip? May I say that I kept … Continue reading →

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Sukkot 5773 – The Temple of Jerusalem in Art

Posted on September 29, 2012 by admin

Reading and Learning about the holiday of Sukkot which starts at sunset on Sunday I was reminded that Sukkot is among other the date when the First Temple of Jerusalem was consecrated by King Solomon. My idea for this festive … Continue reading →

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rock, musical and the national theater (Theater: ‘Next to Normal’ at HaBima)

Posted on September 28, 2012 by admin

What is a rock musical? or a rock opera? I confess that I never understood exactly where are the borders of the genres, actually where the classical operetta ends and the musical genre starts. Maybe when it is staged on … Continue reading →

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Monasteries and Churches

Posted on September 27, 2012 by admin

This episode of my vacation journal in Romania covers several monasteries and churches that we visited during the trip. Monasteries in Romania have in many cases an importance and signification beyond the religious dimension. The Romanians are historically deep religious … Continue reading →

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Carte: Octavian Soviany – Arhivele de la Monte Negro

Posted on September 26, 2012 by admin

Ultimul paragraf din Arhivele de la Monte Negro a lui Octavian Soviany (Cartea Romaneasca, 2012) suna ca o punere in context: Nota: Luigi Lucheni este numele anarhistului solitar, care o asasina in septembrie 1898, la Geneva, pe Elisabeta, imparateasa Autriei … Continue reading →

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