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’24’ – The Final

Posted on June 2, 2010 by admin

The curtain has fallen upon the 8th season of ’24’ and the producers claim that this was the final one. I keep a certain dose of skepticism about this, as the main character – Jack Bauer – was still as … Continue reading →

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‘Lost’ – The Final

Posted on June 1, 2010 by admin

My two preferred series on the US TV during the last few years ended last week. First the curtain fell on ‘Lost’. It started six years ago as what looked like a dramatized version of ‘Survivor’ with a group of … Continue reading →

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Radu-Ilarion Munteanu – Comentariu la notele de lectura de la ‘Adio, Europa!’

Posted on May 31, 2010 by admin

Prietenul meu Radu-Ilarion Munteanu cunoscut in lumea internetica si sub pseudonimul de rim a avut interesul de a raspunde notelor mele de lectura la ‘Adio, Europa!’ si bunavointa de a accepta ca raspunsul sau sa fie publicat pe blog. Raspunsul … Continue reading →

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Easy Ride, Dennis Hopper!

Posted on May 30, 2010 by admin

Denis Hopper died yesterday. He acted in more than 200 films, and directed eight. Some of these films were milestones in the development of the American cinema, some of them were trash. He was a fabulous actor and a man … Continue reading →

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Carte: Ion D. Sirbu – Adio, Europa!

Posted on May 29, 2010 by admin

Ion D. Sirbu stia ca ‘Adio, Europa!’ nu are sansa sa vada lumina tiparului in timpul vietii sale, cel putin atata vreme cat viata sa se trecea in timpul dictaturii comuniste. O culegere de fotografii si documente adnotate de scriitor … Continue reading →

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Otto Dix at Neue Galerie

Posted on May 28, 2010 by admin

I have discovered Otto Dix a few years ago in Dresden. I knew almost nothing about him, and when I say his extraordinary anti-war triptych at the Dresden Art Museum I was immediately stricken by the force of the expression … Continue reading →

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Fog in New York, Sandstorm in Tel Aviv

Posted on May 28, 2010 by admin

This was one of the craziest trip that I have taken. I flew out on Sunday night to New York for the two days IESG retreat meeting and flew back home on Wednesday night. What was common to the two … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 8 – The Knights of St. John

Posted on May 22, 2010 by admin

S-a-mbracat în zale lucii cavalerii de la Malta, Papa cu-a lui trei coroane, puse una peste alta, Fulgerele adunat-au contra fulgerului care În turbarea-i furtunoasa a cuprins pamânt si mare. The Maltese Knights dressed themselves in shining armors … Such … Continue reading →

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Film: Angels & Demons (Ron Howard – 2009)

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

I belong to a small and despised minority. I like Dan Brown’s novels and I declare it openly. Yes, I came out of the closet as they say. I liked ‘The Da Vinci Code’ book (not so much the film) … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 7 – Malta and the Movies

Posted on May 20, 2010 by admin

This episode  should have been about a place that I did not get to visit – the Mediterranean Film Studios. Resource-challenged Malta offers locations, studios, ans a special effect studios for sea scenes with two sets – one out in … Continue reading →

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