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Planet Earth survives another disaster (film: Greenland – Ric Roman Waugh, 2020)

The global catastrophe that was the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the path to viewers of hundreds or thousands of cinematographic productions. One of them was ‘Greenland‘, the 2020 film by American director Ric Roman Waugh, known mostly for action thrillers. ‘Greenland‘ … Continue reading

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in the shadow of Spielberg (film: Armageddon Time – JamesGray, 2022)

Director James Gray has a diverse filmography, in which films from very different genres are represented. I confess that I have not been excited by any of his films so far. Among his previous films, the ones that I found … Continue reading

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Biografia unei stele nevăzute a ecranului (carte: Annie Muscă – Irina-Margareta Nistor, Zâmbet de cinema)

‘Irina-Margareta Nistor, Zâmbet de cinema’, cartea apărută la sfârșitul anului 2022 la Editura ‘Paralela 45’ este ceea ce se numește o biografie autorizată și oficială. Autoarea cărții, Annie Muscă, născută în 1970, se prezintă pe rețeaua socială profesională LinkedIn ca … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Israel – 75

Israelul împlinește în această săptămână 75 de ani. Ziua Națională marchează aniversarea Declarației de Independență a Israelului, semnată pe 14 mai 1948 sau 5 ale lunii ebraice Iyar. Cum toate sărbătorile evreiești sunt celebrate după calendarul ebraic, data diferă în … Continue reading

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between sacred and sin (film: Il peccato – Andrey Konchalovskiy, 2019)

More than half a century before he wrote (in collaboration) and directed ‘Il peccato‘, Andrey Konchalovskiy co-wrote another memorable film about another great Renaissance artist – Tarkovsky’s ‘Andrei Rubliov’ (1966). A year before ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy’, the adaptation … Continue reading

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across Europe, following the Sun (film: Im juli – Fatih Akin, 2000)

There are many good reasons not to miss the opportunity to see ‘Im Juli‘ (the English title is ‘In July‘), released on the screens in 2000, the second film written and directed by German-Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin. First of all, … Continue reading

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vertigo at the peak (film: Vertigo – Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)

‘Vertigo‘, made in 1958, seems today, at the first viewing or at a re-watch, like a cinema lesson left by Alfred Hitchcock to the directors who would come after him. It is a complex story (inspired by a French novel … Continue reading

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real estate in East Jerusalem (TV series: East Side – Yossi Madmoni & Yael Rubinstein, 2023)

The fate of the Israeli public television continues to be uncertain, in a very volatile political situation. The best response of TV programs creators in these situations is to continue to do what some of them know how to do … Continue reading

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Esența Jurnalului (carte: Monica Lovinescu – Jurnal esențial)

2023 este anul centenarului nașterii Monicai Lovinescu. Lupta cu uitarea este una dintre temele care apar în mod recurent în scrierile și înregistrările pe care le-a lăsat în urmă această femeie extraordinară, o personalitate a cărei viață și atitudine depășește … Continue reading

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postponed love (film: Sur mes lèvres – Jacques Audiard, 2001)

Thrillers attract audiences and sell well. Producers love them and many script writers and directors aspire to make good thrillers. Some succeed, others less so. Jacques Audiard, the director and co-writer of the 2001 film ‘Sur mes lèvres‘ (the English … Continue reading

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