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Love, Janis

Posted on January 13, 2012 by admin

I seldom find myself in such a deep disagreement with the rating of the viewers at IMDB as with the documentary Love, Janis directed by Ray Muller (BTW, I would love to see his two documentaries on Leni Riefenstahl). Of … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Love Story Disguised in Violent Action (Film: Drive, 2011)

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

Certainly, ‘Drive’ is a thriller. A different and unexpected type of thriller. Whoever has seen this film will remember maybe the story line, and a few action sequences, some of them extremely violent. They will remember first of all the … Continue reading →

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About Architects, Love and Fate (Documentary: Incessant Visions, 2011)

Posted on January 8, 2012 by admin

As the saying goes some of my best friends are architects. Well, maybe the saying does not exactly go like this, but this is actually true, and this is not the only reason I hold in high esteem their profession. … Continue reading →

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Art in the Factory

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

Connecting art and factories and relating art with the working classes may seem like communist ideals, but here is one big ‘capitalist’ industrial corporation that invested in art and the results are more visible and beneficial. French car-maker Renault started … Continue reading →

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Carte: Ion Vianu – Apropieri

Posted on January 5, 2012 by admin

‘Apropieri: titlul sugereaza o privire de aproape asupra unor subiecte din sfera literara, istorica sau a ideilor. In acelasi timp, Apropieri poate sa insemne demersul de a sesiza proximitati acolo unde aparent exista numai departari.’ Asa incepe introducerea de pe … Continue reading →

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War of the Universes (‘Fringe’ – Season 3)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

With its third season ‘Fringe’ became my uncontested preference out of the TV series choices currently offered on the not-so-small-any-longer screens. Sure, one may say that the offer is not great at this moment in time, but I need to … Continue reading →

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Don Cherry and his Pocket Trumpet

Posted on January 1, 2012 by admin

The first jazz musician I am writing about in 2012 is Don Cherry. Mezzo TV showed in the last few weeks a video of him made in Paris in the 70s and a recorded concert from 1991, drawing my attention … Continue reading →

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a thriller that deserved a better name (The Lincoln Lawyer – Matthew McConaughey, 2011)

Posted on December 31, 2011 by admin

My preferred movie critic Roger Ebert spends about half of his review of the film explaining the title of this film. I will not repeat it here in order not to spoil your pleasure of reading it. I will just … Continue reading →

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The Past Children Never Asked About (The Flat – documentary, Israel, 2011)

Posted on December 30, 2011 by admin

Arnon Goldfinger‘s most recent documentary The Flat (best documentary awards at the Jerusalem and Haifa film festivals, now shown at the cinematheques around Israel including the one in my village) starts as a typical family story. A few weeks after … Continue reading →

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Godfather, the Far East version (Film: Blood and Bones – Yôichi Sai, Takeshi Kitano, 2004)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by admin

Blood and Bones is a violent epic story whose hero is a Zainichi Korean which is the name of the ethnic Koreans settled in Japan, many of them during the first half of the 20th century when Korea was under … Continue reading →

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