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An Oscar for ‘Stangers No More’

Posted on February 28, 2011 by admin

The Oscar goes to … ‘Strangers No More’ for the Best Documentary Short Subject – a film about a very special school in Tel Aviv, a school that gathers children from 48 countries whose parents are foreign workers in Israel. … Continue reading →

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Albert Kahn’s World

Posted on February 12, 2011 by admin

I have spent part of this weekend watching the first episodes of the BBC series The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn – http://www.albertkahn.co.uk/ which tells the story of an extraordinary character and of a collection of photographs that keep the … Continue reading →

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Documentary – The Jewish Americans (PBS – 2008)

Posted on December 9, 2010 by admin

David Grubin‘s documentary about the history of the Jews in America made in 2008 for PBS was broadcast in Israel in six one-hour installments rather than the three series original format presented to the American public. It makes for a … Continue reading →

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Documentar: The British Blues Explosion

Posted on August 24, 2010 by admin

Imi plac programele de vara ale canalului franco-german de televiziune ARTE. Este acolo cineva in directia de programe care are aceleasi gusturi muzicale ca mine, care este fascinat de perioada muzicala a anilor 60, cea in care mi-am format gustul … Continue reading →

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Documentary: How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin (2009)

Posted on July 18, 2010 by admin

Veteran documentary director Leslie Woodhead filmed on the British pop scene since the 60s. He starts ‘How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin’ by telling how he filmed the four boys in Liverpool in 1962. He did not stop here, catching … Continue reading →

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Documentary – ‘The Queen and I’ (2008)

Posted on July 4, 2010 by admin

Director Nahid Persson is born in Iran, from a family who was actively opposed to the regime of the Shah. As a young Communist she was among the million of youth who cheered in the streets when the revolution broke … Continue reading →

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Documentary: ‘Carmen Meets Borat’ (2008)

Posted on July 1, 2010 by admin

It’s quite difficult to understand what Mercedes Stalenhoef and the Dutch film team that made this documentary intended to do or say. One year or so after Borat made the big splash and ran for the Oscars they went to … Continue reading →

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Jazz Documentary – ‘David Murray: I’m a Jazzman’

Posted on June 24, 2010 by admin

The European culture channel ARTE has recently dedicated a number of segments to the American saxophonist David Murray, one of the most interesting and spectacular artists of this instrument today. The cycle started with the documentary David Murray: I’m a … Continue reading →

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Documentary – Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Posted on June 11, 2010 by admin

I do not remember exactly what was the day of the week that Cornel Chiriac was dedicating in the 60s and 70s to soul and R&B music in his Metronom broadcasts at the Romanian language broadcasts of Radio Free Europe … Continue reading →

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amazing documentary on Einstein

Posted on May 11, 2010 by admin

I am not a great fan of the documentary series on History Channel, but the one I have seen today was really much above the average. It focused on Albert Einstein, maybe the greatest scientific mind that ever lived, and … Continue reading →

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