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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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O carte zguduitoare și controversată (Jerzy Kosinski – Pasărea vopsită)

Posted on October 21, 2021 by admin

Se întâmplă mai rar să văd întâi un film și apoi să citesc cartea care l-a inspirat, dar exact asta s-a petrecut cu ‘Pasărea vopsită’. Am văzut cu un an în urmă filmul din 2019 al regizorului ceh Vaclav Marhoul … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Premianții anului 2021

Posted on October 20, 2021 by admin

A venit toamna și, în afară de culesul strugurilor și de culorile mirifice ale pădurilor de foioase din emisfera nordică, ea a adus și în acest an evenimentul așteptat (mărturisit sau nemărturisit, elogiat sau ironizat) de întreaga comunitate științifică și … Continue reading →

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a late reconciliation (film: Hostiles – Scott Cooper, 2017)

Posted on October 16, 2021 by admin

War has always been a cruel and violent affair and the traumas caused by conflicts in the souls of participants and victims is not a 20th century invention. This would be the main message of Scott Cooper‘s 2017 film ‘Hostiles‘. … Continue reading →

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love and politics in times of war (film: Le ne reve que de vous – Laurent Heynemann, 2019)

Posted on October 15, 2021 by admin

‘Je ne reve que de vous‘, the film by French director Laurent Heynemann, can be considerred one of the cultural casualties of the pandemic. Presented for the first time in 2019 on the festival circuit, it was released on screens … Continue reading →

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survival of the Force (film: The Last Jedi – Rian Johnson, 2017)

Posted on October 14, 2021 by admin

Me and ‘Star Wars’ was not a love at first sight story. I remember myself watching the first series created by George Lucas in 1977 and being quite confused. What was the big fuzz about? I was a big eater … Continue reading →

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