Category Archives: movies

smartest film of the year? (Film: American Hustle – 2013)

Posted on December 27, 2013 by admin

I really needed this film two days after watching and being so disappointed with Gravity. I am pretty sure that American Hustle will make ways less money than ‘Gravity’ and will get less Academy Awards if any. It is however … Continue reading →

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floating in space (Film: Gravity – Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, 2013)

Posted on December 26, 2013 by admin

Almost every pre-Academy Awards season brings for me the big Hollywood movies disappointment. A big studios film, usually directed by famous or at least interesting directors, getting raving critical acceptance and breaking audiences records for the year or for the … Continue reading →

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the mark of Luc (Film: Colombiana – produced by Luc Besson, 2011)

Posted on December 24, 2013 by admin

I liked Colombiana, a film that bears the mark of Luc. Luc Besson, of course. Although he is not directing this film, he wrote the script and produced it, and more important infiltrated into it some of the stylish and … Continue reading →

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the cat of a generation (animated film: Fritz the Cat – Ralph Bakshi, 1972)

Posted on December 21, 2013 by admin

Having spent the 70s in Romania and missed much of the cultural fresh air, I am in a continuous process of recovering some of my lost time. Music was the only form of art which crossed the Iron Curtain thanks … Continue reading →

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the beach of the deprived (film: Bombay Beach – Alma Harel, 2011)

Posted on December 15, 2013 by admin

It is probably better sometimes to see a film after the buzz is over in order to appreciate it – its good as well as its weakest parts. The break-through film of Alma Harel was very much talked about when it … Continue reading →

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an original mix (Film: $9.99 – Tatia Rosenthal, 2008)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by admin

$9.99 is a very special kind of film. It combines a very classic style of animation called ‘stop-motion’ which I remember being used since the 60s in the East-European animation movies with modern and realistic setting, all based on a … Continue reading →

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addiction and cure (Film: ‘Don Jon’ – Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 2013)

Posted on November 23, 2013 by admin

Sometimes I feel sorry for not liking a movie. It usually happens when I see tones of good intentions and talent put into a film, and yet the result is a disaster, or very far below the expectations. This is … Continue reading →

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not really flawless (Film: Flawless – Michael Caine, Demi Moore, 2007)

Posted on October 20, 2013 by admin

‘Flawless’ meets two actors who for me are at the opposite poles – Michael Caine who cannot do wrong and Demi Moore who cannot do right. The action tales place in the early 60s and Moore is a female executive in … Continue reading →

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the world of Purcarete on screen (Film: ‘Somewhere at Palilula – Silviu Purcarete, 2012)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by admin

‘Somewhere in Palilula’ has managed to divide in camps not only film critics but also my friends who have seen it. Reactions ranged from enthusiastic acceptance till total rejection. In Romania it apparently had a fairly short career on screen … Continue reading →

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lumea lui Purcarete pe ecran (Film: ‘Undeva la Palilula’ – Silviu Purcarete, 2012)

Posted on October 13, 2013 by admin

‘Undeva in Palilula’ a reusit sa-i imparta in tabere nu numai pe criticii de film ci si pe prietenii mei care l-au vazut. Paleta reactiilor a fost impartita intre acceptare entuziasta si respingere totala. In Romania a avut se pare … Continue reading →

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