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another Christmas movie (film: The Holdovers – Alexander Payne, 2023)

Posted on February 13, 2024 by admin

I confess that I was somewhat anxiously waiting to see Alexander Payne‘s ‘The Holdovers‘ (2023). 5 Oscar nominations should be a guarantee of watching a quality or at least interesting film. On the other hand, my experiences with Payne‘s previous … Continue reading →

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holy crimes (film: Holy Spider – Ali Abbasi, 2022)

Posted on February 12, 2024 by admin

Ali Abbasi, an Iranian director living in Scandinavia for over a decade chose a famous case that happened in Iran in 2000 and 2001 as an opportunity to make in ‘Holy Spider‘ a film that deals with one of the … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Neptuniști contra Plutoniști

Posted on February 12, 2024 by admin

Unele dispute din istoria cunoașterii nu se sfârșesc niciodată. De exemplu, cele legate de istoria Universului, a planetei pe care trăim și a speciei umane. Voi descrie în articolul de astăzi al rubricii CHANGE.WORLD un episod al acestor dispute, care … Continue reading →

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nous sommes partout (film: Ils sont partout – Yvan Attal, 2016)

Posted on February 11, 2024 by admin

I suspect that the French director, co-writer and actor Yvan Attal managed to magically steal one of our family’s favorite jokes for his film ‘Ils sont partout‘ (2016). This is exactly how, in French, my wife and I have reacted … Continue reading →

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between two worlds (film: Riceboy Sleeps – Anthony Shim, 2022)

Posted on February 10, 2024 by admin

The name of Canadian Anthony Shim is to be added to the permanently increasing list of actors who have crossed over from the other side of the camera to become film directors. As an actor, he has quite an impressive … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Anthony Shim, author cinema, autobiographical movie, Canadian cinema, Choi Seung-yoon, coming to age movies, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Ethan Hwang, family drama, movies about emigration, original script, Riceboy Sleeps | Leave a comment

Indiana Lang (film: Der Tiger von Eschnapur / The Tiger of Eschnapur & Das Indische Grabmal / The Indian Tomb – Fritz Lang, 1958)

Posted on February 9, 2024 by admin

The diptych consisting of ‘Der Tiger von Eschnapur‘ (in English distribution ‘The Tiger of Eschnapur‘) and ‘Das Indische Grabmal‘ (‘The Indian Tomb‘) opens the last and shortest stage of Fritz Lang‘s career. The credits of the films indicate 1958 as … Continue reading →

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an Italian thriller about the Chinese Mafia (film: ‘L’ultima Notte di Amore’ – Andrea Di Stefano, 2023)

Posted on February 7, 2024 by admin

‘Last Night of Amore‘ (2023 – original title ‘L’ultima notte di Amore‘) is the title of a very good Italian ‘noir’ thriller, written and directed by Andrea Di Stefano. It’s the actor-turned-director’s first feature film made in Italy, but it … Continue reading →

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when Roberto met Ingrid (film: Stromboli – Roberto Rossellini, 1950)

Posted on February 5, 2024 by admin

‘Stromboli‘ (1950) is a movie shrouded in a legend that sometimes seems to overshadow the film itself. Its story begins with a letter that Ingrid Bergman, one of the great Hollywood stars of the 1940s, sent to the Italian director … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Naționalismul Inteligenței Artificiale

Posted on February 5, 2024 by admin

Una dintre temele principale de discuții legate de Inteligența Artificială (AI) la acest început de an este ‘AI nationalism’ – naționalismul Inteligenței Artificiale. Revista ‘The Economist’ dedică subiectului un articol detaliat, în primul său număr din 2024, și o cercetare … Continue reading →

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coming to age under the sign of magic (film: Moving / Ohikkoshi – Shinji Sômai, 1993)

Posted on February 4, 2024 by admin

‘Moving‘ (1993 – original title is ‘Ohikkoshi‘) is one of those films whose viewing is more than a cinematic spectacle – it’s an experience. It’s the first film I’ve seen by the Japanese film director Shinji Sômai, who died prematurely … Continue reading →

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