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Three Art Galleries in Tel Aviv

Posted on July 3, 2010 by admin

One of my preferred ways to spend the beginning of a weekend is to visit the art galleries in Tel Aviv. This is what Liliana and me did last Friday, when three interesting exhibitions brought us to the art galleries … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 15 – The National Museum of Archeology in Valletta

Posted on July 1, 2010 by admin

If there is time for just one museum visit in Malta or Valletta I recommend it to be in the National Museum of Archeology. (video source heartofmalta) Located on the Republic Street, the 5th Avenue of Valletta which divides the … Continue reading →

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Documentary: ‘Carmen Meets Borat’ (2008)

Posted on July 1, 2010 by admin

It’s quite difficult to understand what Mercedes Stalenhoef and the Dutch film team that made this documentary intended to do or say. One year or so after Borat made the big splash and ran for the Oscars they went to … Continue reading →

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Film – ’12’ (Nikita Mikhalkov, 2007)

Posted on June 29, 2010 by admin

12 is a remake of the classical 12 Angry Men – Sidney Lumet’s ultimate jury drama. What makes Nikita Mikhalkov, a director who never lacked original ideas or Russian scripts take the court drama located in the US of the … Continue reading →

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Film – ‘District 9’ (2009)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by admin

If there ever will be an Oscar for the best science-fiction idea to be turned into a political film ‘District 9’ is a certain candidate. It takes the theme of the third degree encounter, but reverses the relation between the … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 14 – The National Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta

Posted on June 26, 2010 by admin

I love to visit art museums. Big ones and small ones. Famous and anonymous. In the big metropolis of the world or in remote places. Visiting an art museum (at least 0ne) is an almost mandatory part of a trip, … Continue reading →

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Revazandu-l pe Pintilie / 1 – ‘Reconstituirea’

Posted on June 25, 2010 by admin

Exista un risc in a revedea dupa 40 de ani un film care ti-a ramas in memorie ca o capodopera. Pentru mine si multi dintre cei din generatia mea ‘Reconstituirea’ a fost nu numai cel mai bun film romanesc al … Continue reading →

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Jazz Documentary – ‘David Murray: I’m a Jazzman’

Posted on June 24, 2010 by admin

The European culture channel ARTE has recently dedicated a number of segments to the American saxophonist David Murray, one of the most interesting and spectacular artists of this instrument today. The cycle started with the documentary David Murray: I’m a … Continue reading →

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Film: ‘The Ghost Writer’ (Roman Polanski – 2010)

Posted on June 23, 2010 by admin

Ghost writers, like the hero of the Polanski‘s film wonderfully acted by Ewan McGregor are people with no past, no family, no ambitions, and no identity – sometimes they even do not have a name, or if they have one … Continue reading →

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The Ages of the Rothschild Boulevard

Posted on June 22, 2010 by admin

It is not every day that you get on a tour and the name of the tour guide is Karl. And certainly it is not every time that you hear that the name of Karl was given in sign of … Continue reading →

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