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a revenge movie like no other (film: Riders of Justice – Anders Thomas Jensen, 2020)

Posted on November 24, 2021 by admin

The poster for ‘Riders of Justice‘, the 2020 film by Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen, features a bearded and tough-looking Mads Mikkelsen with a rifle on his back and a pistol in his hand. It could very well be a … Continue reading →

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strong political docu-drama about the Communist show trials (film: L’aveu – Costa-Gravras, 1970)

Posted on November 23, 2021 by admin

‘L’aveu‘ (the English title is ‘The Confession‘), a film made in 1970 by Costa-Gavras a year after the international success of his previous film, ‘Z‘, is already an object of historical study. A year after exposing to the world in … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Cum călătoresc banii?

Posted on November 22, 2021 by admin

Economia modernă conștientizează din ce în ce mai mult valoarea informației. Reciproca este însă și ea valabilă. Informația înseamnă bani. Banii înseamnă informație. Transferurile financiare se făceau acum un mileniu în cufere umplute cu monede transportate de caravane. Cu doar … Continue reading →

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De Palma between Hitchcock and Lynch (film: Sisters – Brian De Palma, 1972)

Posted on November 20, 2021 by admin

Made in 1972, ‘Sisters‘ is one of Brian De Palma‘s few ‘Hitchcockian’ films in the first stages of his long and prolific film career. Arguably the best in this category. It is interesting that De Palma had become a Hitchcock … Continue reading →

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Contrastele sunt o sursă inepuizabilă pentru caricatură (interviu cu Andy Ceaușu)

Posted on November 19, 2021 by admin

Dialogul nostru de astăzi îl are ca interlocutor pe caricaturistul israelian născut în România Andy Ceaușu sau pe scurt ANDY. Inginer de formație, Andy este absolvent al Facultății de Electrotehnică a Institutului Politehnic din Iași. Grafician și artist complex, Andy … Continue reading →

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truth at all price (film: Boite Noire – Yann Gozlann, 2021)

Posted on November 18, 2021 by admin

Here is a movie that I beleive deserves a better fate than the one it has had so far. ‘Boite noire‘ (or ‘Black Box‘ in English) directed by Yann Gozlan, who is also co-author of the screenplay, got lost in … Continue reading →

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an old story, different points of view (film: The Last Duel – Ridley Scott, 2021)

Posted on November 16, 2021 by admin

Ridley Scott is almost 84 years old, but age does not seem to diminish his ambitions or his film-making appetite. ‘The Last Duel‘ proves once again that the English-born director is one of those cinematic forces that manages to make … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Dune – Acesta este doar începutul

Posted on November 15, 2021 by admin

Încep prin a-i preveni pe cititorii rubricii CHANGE.WORLD că sunt un admirator entuziast al ciclului de romane ‘Dune’ creat de Frank Herbert. Acest avertisment mi se pare necesar, deoarece perspectiva unui fan al unei cărți, sau a unui film sau … Continue reading →

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Încă o odisee spațială (carte: Andy Weir – Proiectul Hail Mary)

Posted on November 12, 2021 by admin

Andy Weir s-a născut în 1972 la Milpitas, în California. A fost copil unic, părinții săi, ambii având o orientare științifică (tatăl fizician, mama ingineră electrotehnistă), s-au despărțit când el avea opt ani. A crescut citind literatură de science-fiction (Asimov, … Continue reading →

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slightly below the expectations (film: Tendre poulet – Philippe de Broca, 1977)

Posted on November 11, 2021 by admin

I had plenty of reasons to be optimistic when I chose to see ‘Tendre poulet‘, Philippe de Broca‘s film made in 1977. It is labeled as ‘romantic and detective comedy’, two genres in which de Broca had some notable successes. … Continue reading →

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