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Și ei au avut un nume (carte: Zece Povestiri. Pogromul de la Iași)

Posted on January 4, 2024 by admin

„Amintește-ți doar că eram nevinovat și, la fel ca tine, muritor în ziua aceea, și eu am avut o față marcată de furie, de milă și de bucurie, pur și simplu, un chip uman!” Cuvintele acestea aparțin lui Benjamin Fondane … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Holocaust | Tagged Adrian Cioroianu, Alina Nelega, anthology, Bogdan Cosa, Catalin Mihuleac, Cristian Teodorescu, Florin Irimia, Holocaust, Holocaust books, Marin Malaicu-Hondrari, Miruna Vlada, Radu Pavel Gheo, Romanian literature, Tatiana Tibuleac | Leave a comment

this is not ’24’ (TV series: ‘Rabbit Hole’ – Glenn Ficcara, John Requa, 2023)

Posted on January 3, 2024 by admin

Comparisons between ‘Rabbit Hole‘ (2023) and ’24’ (2001-2010) are inevitable and I have the impression that the producers of the series created by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and produced by the Paramount+ studios did not avoid them. Kiefer Sutherland … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged action tv series, american tv series, Charles Dance, conspiracy theory, Glenn Ficcara, John Requa, Kiefer Sutherland, Meta Golding, political thriller, Walt Klink | Leave a comment

fading starshine (film: Murder by Death – Robert Moore, 1976)

Posted on January 2, 2024 by admin

‘Murder by Death‘ (1976) proves that the genre of films with a cast composed exclusively or mainly of first-rate Hollywood stars was not invented by Wes Anderson. Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Peter Falk, Maggie Smith and writer Truman … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alec Guinness, comedy, David Niven, detective movie, first film for a director, Hollywood movies, Maggie Smith, Neil Simon, original script, parody, Peter Falk, Peter Sellers, Robert Moore, Truman Capote, whodunit | Leave a comment

political thriller about corruption in Spain (film: El reino – Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 201

Posted on January 1, 2024 by admin

‘El reino‘ is the original title of Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen‘s film, which dominated the Goya Awards ceremony for films made in 2018. The title translates as ‘The Kingdom‘ and I believe that its meaning is important, although it was … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alejandro de Pablo, Antonio de la Torre, Olivier Arson, original script, political thriller, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Spanish cinema | Leave a comment

horror in Bucharest (film: Watcher – Chloe Okuno, 2022)

Posted on December 30, 2023 by admin

Horror in Bucharest! I was born and raised in Bucharest, on the streets and among the buildings where the story in the thriller ‘Watcher‘ (2022), the debut feature film of director Chloe Okuno, takes place. I can’t feel towards this … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Benjamin Kirk Nielsen, Chloe Okuno, filmed in Romania, first film for a director, horror movies, original script, psychological thriller, Watcher | Leave a comment

neorealism meets hiphop (film: C’è ancora domani – Paola Cortellesi, 2023)

Posted on December 29, 2023 by admin

‘C’è ancora domani‘ (2023 – English title is ‘There Is Still Tomorrow‘) is a directorial debut but it does not look at all like one. It can be said that it is also an author’s film, because the director is … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, feminist cinema, hip-hop, Italian cinema, Italian neorealism, original script, Paola Cortellesi, Romana Maggiora Vergano, social comedy, There's Still Tomorrow, Valerio Mastandrea | Leave a comment

an Osage saga (film: Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese, 2023)

Posted on December 27, 2023 by admin

‘Killers of the Flower Moon‘ and other of Martin Scorsese‘s latest creations remind me of Alfred Hitchcock’s late career films. That last period lasted about 12 years for Hitchcock, during which he made 6 films. I hope that Scorsese will … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, American history, American saga, Hollywood movies, Jesse Plemons, John Lithgow, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Scott Shepherd | Leave a comment

in real time (film: Boyhood – Richard Linklater, 2014)

Posted on December 26, 2023 by admin

One of the main themes of the films written (sometimes in collaboration with his actors) and directed by Richard Linklater is time. The relationship between real time and cinematic time is also one of the main problems that filmmakers face. … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, coming to age movies, Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, family drama, Lorelei Linklater, original script, Patricia Arquette, Richard Linklater | Leave a comment

Top 5 – Cărți citite în 2023

Posted on December 26, 2023 by admin

Topul meu personal cu cele mai bune cărți citite în 2023. Nici în acest an nu am citit atât de mult cât mi-am dorit. Am tot felul de scuze bune, dar la ce ajută? Am compensat, cred, cititind cărți bune, … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged Anomalia, Dennis Deletant, Fiica măcelarului, French books, French literature, Hervé Le Tellier, history books, În căutarea României, Israeli literature, Jurnal esențial, Matei Vișniec, Monica Lovinescu, Romanian literature, Un secol de ceață, Yaniv Iczkovits | Leave a comment

three spies and one blonde (film: La valise – Georges Lautner, 1973)

Posted on December 25, 2023 by admin

Mireille Darc is the main reason why I chose to see Georges Lautner‘s ‘La valise‘ (distributed on English-speaking markets under the title ‘Man in the Trunk‘). A film like this shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but that doesn’t mean it … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged comedy, Francis Veber, French cinema, Georges Lautner, Jean Lefebvre, Jean-Pierre Marielle, La valise, Man in the Trunk, Michel Constantin, Michel Galabru, Mireille Darc, original script, spy comedy, spy movies | Leave a comment