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Carte: John Le Carre – Our Kind of Traitor

Posted on September 13, 2011 by admin

Spionajul si soarta si dilemele oamenilor angrenati in acesta activitate este subiect pentru literatura britanica de mai bine de un secol, inca din perioada in care imperiul unde soarele nu apune niciodata inca mai exista si se lupta pentru supravietuire … Continue reading →

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Film: Eu sunt Adam! (Dan Pita, 1996)

Posted on September 12, 2011 by admin

‘Eu sunt Adam!’ (‘I am Adam!’) is a 1001 nights story that takes place in the inferno. The role of Seherazada is played by a professor of music in the 1950s, the years of the worst repression under the Communist … Continue reading →

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Documentary: Waste Land (2010)

Posted on September 11, 2011 by admin

In one of the several memorable sequences in ‘Waste Land’ world famous artist Vik Muniz teaches his audiences about looking at art in a museum. People tend, he tells them, to get closer to the painting, then farther, then closer, … Continue reading →

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Jazz: Ramon Valle and Denise Jannah in Tel Aviv

Posted on September 10, 2011 by admin

The new season of the Hot Jazz series at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art started started this year earlier than usual. A new and better Web site, a Facebook group and video presentations by the series organizer Ziv Ben … Continue reading →

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Francis Mantel – Despre rodii

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

Un text interesant si documentat cum sunt intotdeauna cele scrise de prietenul meu Francis Mantel caruia ii multumesc pentru permisiunea acordata de a-l prelua aici. ———————- Apropo de rodii. Voi mentiona acum doar trei observatii: (i) Se mananca traditional rodii de … Continue reading →

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Carte: Dan Stanca – A doua zi dupa moarte

Posted on September 8, 2011 by admin

Inceputul romanului lui Dan Stanca ‘A doua zi dupa moarte’ (editia a II-a revazuta, Curtea Veche, 2011) mi-a amintit de serialul in gen ‘horror’ ‘Regatul’ (Kingdom) creat de Lars von Trier in anii 90. ‘Spitalul se inalta mohorat pe fundalul … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Teatre, spectacole si actori

Posted on September 7, 2011 by admin

Impartasesc cu mare placere un nou episod cu tenta memorialistica semnat de doctorul Gica Manescu. Gica implineste la sfarsitul saptamanii viitoare 95 de ani, si este o buna ocazie sa ii urez ‘La Multi Ani!’ ——– Copil find ma bucuram … Continue reading →

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signs and faiths in Jerusalem

Posted on September 3, 2011 by admin

I discover each time I am here the beauty and fascination of Jerusalem, this place unique on Earth for its combination of faith and history, of landscape, people and emotions. The weekend Liliana and me spent here was a quiet … Continue reading →

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Film: A Matter of Size (Israel, 2009)

Posted on August 30, 2011 by admin

Only now I got to see ‘A Matter of Size’ or ‘Big Story’ (Sipur Gadol) as the original title in Hebrew goes, a film that surprised both the international and Israeli audiences a couple of years ago. International audiences were … Continue reading →

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Film: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Posted on August 27, 2011 by admin

Amazing how many times can Hollywood try to squeeze the idea that triggered in 1968 the ‘Planet of the Apes’ series. The original film starred Charlton Heston and led to four sequels in the few years after its original release. … Continue reading →

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