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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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Gica Manescu – Deontologia medicala. Examinari diverse fara rost?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by admin

Gica Manescu este medic pensionar. Din experienta sa in profesie dar si ca pacient ne povesteste in aceasta noua postare pe care o impartaseste si cu cititorii blogului.   ————— Un cuvant pe care l-am auzit abia in timpul studentiei … Continue reading →

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Separation Wall (Film: La Zona – Rodrigo Plá, 2007)

Posted on December 27, 2011 by admin

In a world subjected more and more to violence, with the established societies not able to provide appropriate answers to social and political conflicts, ordinary people try to protect their normality by building walls. Tall, barbed wired walls, with armed … Continue reading →

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Andrei Berar – NU ESTE TOTUL PIERDUT

Posted on December 26, 2011 by admin

Andrei Berar este un vechi prieten. Ne-am cunoscut in ultimii ani de liceu, la Sfantul Sava (a.k.a. Balcescu in acea vreme). Am devenit prieteni in vremea studentiei si am colindat impreuna cateva creste de munti cu corturile in spate. Drumurile … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Catcher!

Posted on December 25, 2011 by admin

Christmas Day is also the anniversary of The Catcher in the Sand. I started it two years ago, as an experiment with this format of communication on the Internet and as a way of sharing feelings, experiences, and information with … Continue reading →

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