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Jazz: Jesse Davis and Victor Lewis in Tel Aviv

Posted on January 22, 2012 by admin

The 4th concert of the Hot Jazz series at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art played on much more traditional ground than the previous concerts, bringing on stage a couple of well known and experienced American instrumentalists – saxophonist Jesse … Continue reading →

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From Dada to Surrealism – The Exhibition

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin

At last I succeeded to get to Jerusalem and visit the exhibition I have already read so much about, witnessed so many discussions and disputes, and even written about its catalog, or better say the catalog of the first staging … Continue reading →

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When J.J. Abrams and Spielberg Met (Film: Super 8, 2011)

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

I sat to watch Super 8 with the expectation of seeing  the science-fiction / fantasy film of the year. The director is after all J.J. Abrams, the director of the last Star Trek and the producer of my previous favorite … Continue reading →

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Tourist Trap (Film: The Tourist – Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, 2010)

Posted on January 16, 2012 by admin

I confess that I do not like at all Angelina Jolie. As an actress she does not seem to me to have done anything that uses more her acting talent than her looks, and her looks … well, she is … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – La Bella Italia (2)

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin

Al doilea episod din amintirile de calatorie ale lui Gica Manescu in Italia este dedicat Venetiei. Intamplator tocmai am vazut un film al carui actiune se petrece aproape in intregime in orasul gondolelor si al carnavalului (si al festivalului de … Continue reading →

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Electoral Films Year (Film: The Ides of March – George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, 2011)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin

2012 is an electoral year in the United States, and every electoral year is preceded by a few months by the electoral films year. It must be a few months in advance which makes the electoral films year be a … Continue reading →

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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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