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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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Jazz: The Rodriguez Brothers in Tel Aviv

Posted on June 20, 2010 by admin

The last concert of the current Hot Jazz season at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art auditorium was marketed as a Cuban jazz event which is misleading to say the least. This labeling was quite misleading, maybe intentionally trying to … Continue reading →

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Carte: Radu Ioanid – Rascumpararea evreilor (Ransom of the Jews)

Posted on June 19, 2010 by admin

A vizitat Israelul in aceasta saptamana Radu Ioanid – directorul arhivelor Muzeului Holocaustului din Washington, DC (titlul in engleza este Director International Archival Program Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies) si autorul cartii ‘Rascumpararea evreilor’ (The Ransom of the Jews). Din … Continue reading →

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Film: Pepe & Fifi (Dan Pita – 1994)

Posted on June 16, 2010 by admin

I am surprised how little known this film is. Although it was made by Dan Pita, one of the well-known Romanian directors, and one of the few who made quality films during the Romanian Communist era, it does not seem … Continue reading →

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MAXIMUM nu este MINIMUM

Posted on June 15, 2010 by admin

Aparitia unei noi reviste este un lucru bun, si cred ca trebuie dat credit oricarei noi publicatii, asa incat cand am aflat ca Teshu Solomovici a luat initiativa de a incerca sa umple golul lasat de disparitia MINIMUM-ului lui Mirodan, … Continue reading →

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Sunshine – un film pe care nu l-am vazut (inca)

Posted on June 13, 2010 by admin

Rafi Manory si Tzutzu Mantel scriu pe una dintre listele internetice la care particip despre Sunshine al lui Istvan Szabo. Nu stiu cum, dar nu am reusit sa vad acest film, desi a trecut mai mult un deceniu de cand … Continue reading →

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