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CHANGE.WORLD: Fundații incerte

Posted on September 13, 2021 by admin

S-a întâmplat de multe ori în istoria cunoașterii umane. Se va mai întâmpla, probabil, de multe ori în viitor. Este firesc să fie așa, căci cunoașterea este un proces iterativ. Înțelegerea noastră despre lume, despre natura Universului, despre istoria acestuia … Continue reading →

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running scared (film: No Escape – John Erick Dowdle, 2015)

Posted on September 8, 2021 by admin

It is impossible to comment on ‘No Escape‘, the action film made in 2015 by John Erick Dowdle and written by him with his brother Drew, without thinking about international events in the news. An American family finds itself in … Continue reading →

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Mult mai mult decât un tehno-thriller (carte: J.P. Delaney – Soția perfectă)

Posted on September 8, 2021 by admin

Colecția buzz-BOOKS a Editurii Litera oferă cu promptitudine cititorilor români amatori ai genului romanelor polițiste și a diferelor sale variante romane de succes traduse din literatura lumii, alături de textele unora dintre clasicii domeniului. Printre autorii traduși cu consecvență în … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Edgar Allan Poe și istoria științei

Posted on September 7, 2021 by admin

În câteva dintre articolele precedente ale rubricii CHANGE.WORLD am discutat despre consecințe mai puțin așteptate ale pandemiei produse de virusul COVID-19. Iată încă una dintre ele. Lecturile noastre în cele vreo 20 de luni care au trecut de la declanșarea … Continue reading →

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feminism and comics (film: Black Widow – Cate Shortland, 2021)

Posted on September 4, 2021 by admin

Scarlett Johansson is the super-heroine of the film ‘Black Widow’ directed by Cate Shortland and released on screens this summer (2021) with a delay of one year due, of course, to the pandemic. The film’s producers (including Scarlett) have decided … Continue reading →

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who is on the run? (film: Le secret – Robert Enrico, 1974)

Posted on September 3, 2021 by admin

The presence in the cast of Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret and Marlene Jobert should be enough to make ‘Le secret‘, Roberto Enrico’s 1974 film a memorable one. And yet this is an almost completely forgotten film. This seems completely incomprehensible … Continue reading →

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love, swords, and revolution (film: ‘Chouans!’ – Philippe de Broca, 1988)

Posted on August 30, 2021 by admin

The most memorable of the lead heroes of ‘Chouans!‘, the 1988 historical movie directed by Philippe de Broca is Count Savinien de Kerfadec played by the formidable Philippe Noiret. A man of the Enlightenment, an inventor passionate about science and … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Ascensiunea și căderea și (poate) renașterea casei Kodak

Posted on August 30, 2021 by admin

Pandemia și reorganizarea lumii după aceasta perioadă turbulentă are uneori consecințe neașteptate. Unul dintre exemple este cel legat de destinul firmei Kodak, una dintre marile corporații americane ale secolului XX. Cu aproximativ un an în urmă, în iulie 2020, conducerea … Continue reading →

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Christopher Nolan plays again with time (film: Tenet – Christopher Nolan, 2020)

Posted on August 28, 2021 by admin

In ‘Tenet‘, the film that became famous for its complicated pandemic launch in 2020, screenwriter and director Christopher Nolan plays again with time. It is one of his recurring themes and the one that ensured his first great success with … Continue reading →

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gory tales (film: Il racconto dei racconti / Tale of Tales – Matteo Garrone, 2015)

Posted on August 27, 2021 by admin

‘Il racconto dei racconti‘ (or ‘Tale of Tales‘ in the English version) made in 2015 proves once again that Matteo Garrone is one of the most significant Italian directors of the moment, able to approach various genres with self-confidence and … Continue reading →

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