Category Archives: movies

Film: The Matchmaker a.k.a. Once I Was (Israel, 2010)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by admin

For once the translation of the title works better than the name of the film itself. I did not like ‘Paam Haiti’ – the Hebrew name of Avi Nesher’s film which translates into ‘Once I Was’ – which says too … Continue reading →

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Film: Nunta muta (Horatiu Malaele, 2008)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

I have known Horatiu Malaele as one of the young and gifted actors of the Romanian theater. Having left Romania 26 years ago I could see him now and then in movies or TV theater, and heard only sporadic news … Continue reading →

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Film: Giant (Elizabeth Taylor – 1956)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by admin

The Romanian culture portal filme-carti.ro dedicates an homage week series to Elizabeth Taylor. I contributed with an article about one of the first important films of Taylor – ‘Giant’. The Romanian version of this chronicle can be read at http://filme-carti.ro/filme/giant-1956-saptamana-elizabeth-taylor-9180/. … Continue reading →

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Sidney Lumet (1924 – 2011)

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin

A black day in the history of cinema. In the morning I learned about the death of the Romanian film critic Alex Leo Serban, now the news come about the passing away of Sidney Lumet. Let us remember some of … Continue reading →

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Alex Leo Serban (1959 – 2011)

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin

Cand la inceput de deceniu cinematografia romaneasca incepuse sa dea semne de renastere am inceput sa caut pe Internet vesti si cronici pentru a urmari si intelege aceste fenomen. Imediat mi-a sarit in ochi semnatura lui Alex Leo Serban, un … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011)

Posted on March 23, 2011 by admin

Elizabeth Taylor died today. She was a wonder child actress. She was one of the most beautiful women of the 20th century. She was one of the biggest super-stars in the history of Hollywood. She had a stormy sentimental life … Continue reading →

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Film: The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)

Posted on March 19, 2011 by admin

In the mid-90s I was fascinated by the Danish TV series The Kingdom. The story happened in a hospital which was a labyrinth building that played an active and determining role in the action – a structure built on unsafe … Continue reading →

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Film: Gei Oni (Dan Wolman, 2010)

Posted on March 13, 2011 by admin

‘Gei Oni’ based on a book by Shulamit Lapid and directed by Israeli veteran Dan Wolman is the kind of epic story from the beginnings of the Zionist endeavor in Palestine at the end of the 19th century that includes … Continue reading →

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Film: Kikujiro (Takeshi Kitano, 1999)

Posted on March 12, 2011 by admin

By one of these coincidences that make you wonder the very day the strongest earthquake in memory hit Japan, a Japanese film festival took place at the cinematheque in my city. Kikujiro which I saw last night is a very … Continue reading →

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Film: True Grit (Coen Brothers – 2010)

Posted on February 18, 2011 by admin

For once the Coen brothers played it according to all the rules of commercial cinema, and no wonder they did it as the producer of True Grit is no other than Steven Spielberg. The film went out in time for … Continue reading →

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