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Războaiele boților (carte: Philip N. Howard – Mașinăria de minciuni)

Posted on March 13, 2024 by admin

‘Mașinăria de minciuni’ de Philip N. Howard, apărută în 2020 și publicată în România în 2023 de Editura Paralela 45 în traducerea lui Claudiu Neacșu este o carte care m-a interesat din primul moment în care am auzit despre ea. … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Universul Dunelor

Posted on March 11, 2024 by admin

Știți deja că sunt un pasionat al literaturii și al filmelor științifico-fantastice și un admirator declarat al ciclului ‘Dune’, creat de Frank Herbert. Am scris despre cărți și despre autorul lor în noiembrie 2021, după ce vizionasem prima serie din … Continue reading →

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the anti Indiana Jones (film: La chimera – Alice Rohrwacher, 2023)

Posted on March 10, 2024 by admin

I had two very good reasons to definitely want to see ‘La Chimera‘ (2023). The first – this is the first feature film of the Italian director Alice Rohrwacher after the unusual and superb ‘Lazzaro felice’ (2018). The second – … Continue reading →

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the painter and her times (documentary – Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman – Ali Ray, 2023)

Posted on March 6, 2024 by admin

I have already written on numerous occasions that the ‘Exhibition on Screen’ series of art documentaries initiated by Phil Grabsky (who also conceived and produced many of the episodes) is the most important cinematic event dedicated to the visual arts … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Anatomia Internetului

Posted on March 5, 2024 by admin

Astăzi vom discuta despre ‘Anatomia Internetului’. Majoritatea utilizatorilor cunosc Internetul prin intermediul telefoanelor mobile, tabletelor sau ecranelor laptopurilor. Cumva, prin intermediul a două ‘clic’-uri sau al câtorva cuvinte articulate pe tastatură, ne conectăm la o video-conferință cu familia sau prietenii … Continue reading →

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Margaret aged 11 talks to God (film: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret – Kelly Fremon Craig, 2023)

Posted on March 4, 2024 by admin

2023 has been a good year for films set in 1970. I have no explanation as to why, but it is certain that after ‘The Holdovers’, which is quite well placed in the lists of Academy Awards nominates, now comes … Continue reading →

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the incomode heroes (film: L’affiche rouge – Frank Cassenti, 1976)

Posted on March 2, 2024 by admin

‘L’affiche rouge‘ (1976) (the English title is ‘The Red Poster‘) is the first of the films about the Manouchian or the Red Poster case – one of the most dramatic episodes and a rather controversial moment in the history of … Continue reading →

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when reality exceeds the imagination of script writers (TV series: Manayek, season 3, 2023)

Posted on March 1, 2024 by admin

In less tragic times, the third season of the Israeli series ‘Manayek‘ would have been one of the important topics of the day. Israelis are fond of detective series inspired by the world of the police, and several of the … Continue reading →

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a twisted, wonderful, disturbing fairy tale (film: Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023)

Posted on February 29, 2024 by admin

I confess that after watching Yorgos Lanthimos‘ previous film – ‘The Favourite’ – I was a bit worried. It was a period film and seemed like evidence of an unwanted (by me) cinematic maturity. I loved in that movie attention … Continue reading →

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the trivialization of evil (film: The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer, 2023)

Posted on February 26, 2024 by admin

Jonathan Glazer‘s Holocaust film The Zone of Interest (2023) is one of the most anticipated and talked about films of the season. The film is interesting and this is not a surprise. Glazer is a director and screenwriter who proposes … Continue reading →

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