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the rise and the fall of Joker (film: Joker: Folie à Deux – Todd Phillips, 2024)

Posted on October 5, 2024 by admin

Scott Silver and Todd Phillips knew what they were risking when they scripted ‘Joker: Folie à Deux‘ the way they did. The film also directed by Phillips 5 years ago enjoyed immense success with the public and critics, received 11 … Continue reading →

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the inescapable past (film: Tegnap/Yesterday – Bálint Kenyeres, 2018)

Posted on October 4, 2024 by admin

‘Tegnap’ / ‘Yesterday’ is the 2018 debut in feature film of Hungarian filmmaker Bálint Kenyeres. A late debut, he being already known as an actor, screenwriter and author of short films, and which has not yet been followed by a … Continue reading →

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5 trepte spre apocalipsă (carte: Ken Follett – Never / Niciodată)

Posted on October 3, 2024 by admin

Pentru mine, la fel ca pentru mulți dintre cei care călătoresc des cu avioanele, expresia ‘literatură de aeroport’ nu are nimic peiorativ. Găsesc puține utilizări mai bune timpului în care mă găsesc captiv în avioane sau în sălile de așteptare … Continue reading →

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Orson Welles roads-opening movie (film: The Stranger – Orson Welles, 1946)

Posted on October 3, 2024 by admin

The 1946 ‘The Stranger‘ is one of Orson Welles‘ attempts to make films within the Hollywood production system. It was a commercially successful gamble, but one that would remain an exception in Welles‘ directorial career. Many of his subsequent films … Continue reading →

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broken dreams (film: Stroszek – Werner Herzog, 1977)

Posted on October 2, 2024 by admin

Made in 1977, ‘Stroszek‘ is one of the most special films of Werner Herzog, one of the few very special directors who were part of that unique generation of filmmakers who made German (West German) films into some of the … Continue reading →

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the magnificent five (film: I vitelloni – Frederica Fellini, 1953)

Posted on September 28, 2024 by admin

‘I vitelloni‘ is the second feature film directed alone by Federico Fellini, in 1953. It is a combination of neo-realist cinematography, social satire and character comedy, in which Fellini already demonstrates a perfect mastery of the means of expression, of … Continue reading →

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don’t say it for the third time! (film: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Tim Burton, 2024)

Posted on September 26, 2024 by admin

Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice‘ (twice) is a sequel to ‘Beetlejuice‘ (once) made in 1988 by the same director. If a different director and an entirely different cast had produced the film, I would have treated it (and probably many others … Continue reading →

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O altă distopie semnată de Margaret Atwood (carte: Margaret Atwood – Inima cedează ultima)

Posted on September 9, 2024 by admin

Margaret Atwood este probabil cea mai faimoasă scriitoare canadiană în viață și una dintre cele mai celebre autoare ale literaturii contemporane a lumii. Născută în 1939, a publicat 18 cărți de poezie, 18 romane, 11 cărți de non-ficțiune (printre care … Continue reading →

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Imposibilele întoarceri (carte: Yaniv Iczkovits – Nimeni nu părăsește Palo Alto)

Posted on September 9, 2024 by admin

Scriitorul israelian Yaniv Iczkovits este foarte ocupat în aceste zile. În primul rând, se află în curs de lansare cel de-al cincilea roman al său – ‘Începutul lucrurilor’. După o amânare de jumătate de an datorată evenimentelor care s-au abătut … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Două seriale pentru sfârșitul verii

Posted on September 4, 2024 by admin

Se aproprie sfârșitul unei veri care a fost fierbinte ca temperaturi, dar și din multe alte puncte de vedere. Orice vară se sfârșește, iar venirea toamnei este inevitabilă. Cu ploi și mere roșii, cu must și cu frunze galbene și … Continue reading →

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