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entertainment of crime (film: Life of Crime – Daniel Schechter, 2013)

Posted on October 11, 2023 by admin

‘Life of crime‘, the 2013 film by director and screenwriter Daniel Schechter is an adaptation of a novel by Elmore Leonard, a kind of prequel with the main heroes being the two crooks who also appear as the lead characters … Continue reading →

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historical entertainment (film: Madame Sans Gêne – Christian-Jaque, 1961)

Posted on October 10, 2023 by admin

Those who wish to watch a good early 60s historical entertainment can look for ‘Madame Sans Gêne‘, the 1961 film by Christian-Jaque. The historical character of the laundress in revolutionary Paris who married one of Captain Bonaparte’s sergeants and became … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Christian-Jaque, comedy, French cinema, historical comedy, historical films, inspired by a theatre play, Madame Sans Gêne, Robert Hossein, Sophia Loren | Leave a comment

CHANGE.WORLD: AI! … AI! … AI!

Posted on October 9, 2023 by admin

În articolul meu de săptămâna trecută, din cadrul rubricii CHANGE.WORLD, am discutat pe larg despre pericolele dezvoltării necontrolate a aplicațiilor Inteligenței Artificiale (AI), despre avertismentele experților în domeniu, ale istoricilor și sociologilor și despre măsurile foarte necesare și urgente de … Continue reading →

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on men and dogs (film: DogMan – Luc Besson, 2023)

Posted on October 7, 2023 by admin

‘DogMan‘, Luc Besson‘s first film after four years of silence, is one of those films that polarizes viewers in fans and haters from the start, and not necessarily because of the film itself but also or especially because of the … Continue reading →

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Romy’s farewell (film: La passante du Sans-Souci – Jacques Rouffio, 1982)

Posted on October 5, 2023 by admin

‘La passante du Sans-Souci‘ (distributed in the English language markets as ‘The Passerby‘) is the last film in which Romy Schneider appeared. It is a film that the actress really wanted to make, both for personal and professional reasons. It … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged film based on a novel, French cinema, Jacques Rouffio, Joseph Kessel, La passante du Sans-Souci, Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, ww2 movies | Leave a comment

the last Hitchcock (film: Family Plot – Alfred Hitchcock, 1976)

Posted on October 4, 2023 by admin

‘Family Plot‘, Alfred Hitchcock‘s last film, made in 1976, is the story of the confrontation between two couples of swindlers. In the opening scene of the film, we meet in action the first couple – a pseudo-fortune teller named Blanche … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Harris, black comedy, Bruce Dern, crime comedy, Ernest Lehman, film based on a novel, Karen Black, Victor Canning, William Devane | Leave a comment

Europe in the Balkans (film: ‘Europa’ – Sudabeh Mortezai, 2023)

Posted on October 3, 2023 by admin

Screenwriter and director Sudabeh Mortezai took a bit of a risk by choosing the name ‘Europa‘ for her latest film, and not only because this name has already been used. I found about ten feature films with this name on … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Austrian cinema, Europa, Jetnor Gorezi, Lilith Stangenberg, original script, political cinema, social cinema, Sudabeh Mortezai | Leave a comment

CHANGE.WORLD – Cui i-e frică de Inteligența Artificială?

Posted on October 2, 2023 by admin

Despre Inteligența Artificială (AI) vorbește toată lumea. De la pandemie – când toți devenisem experți în virusologie – încoace, nu am avut parte de un subiect care să fie pe buzele și în mințile tuturor, de la profesioniștii IT la … Continue reading →

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radiography of chaos (film: Libertate – Tudor Giurgiu, 2023)

Posted on September 30, 2023 by admin

Romanian cinema, like a significant part of the Romanian society, is still obsessed with the events of December 1989, which led to the fall of communism. Romania was the last country among the former allies of the USSR in which … Continue reading →

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