Monthly Archives: June 2010

Film – ’12’ (Nikita Mikhalkov, 2007)

12 is a remake of the classical 12 Angry Men – Sidney Lumet’s ultimate jury drama. What makes Nikita Mikhalkov, a director who never lacked original ideas or Russian scripts take the court drama located in the US of the … Continue reading

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Film – ‘District 9’ (2009)

If there ever will be an Oscar for the best science-fiction idea to be turned into a political film ‘District 9’ is a certain candidate. It takes the theme of the third degree encounter, but reverses the relation between the … Continue reading

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The Maltese Week / 14 – The National Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta

I love to visit art museums. Big ones and small ones. Famous and anonymous. In the big metropolis of the world or in remote places. Visiting an art museum (at least 0ne) is an almost mandatory part of a trip, … Continue reading

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Revazandu-l pe Pintilie / 1 – ‘Reconstituirea’

Exista un risc in a revedea dupa 40 de ani un film care ti-a ramas in memorie ca o capodopera. Pentru mine si multi dintre cei din generatia mea ‘Reconstituirea’ a fost nu numai cel mai bun film romanesc al … Continue reading

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

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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Film: ‘The Ghost Writer’ (Roman Polanski – 2010)

Ghost writers, like the hero of the Polanski‘s film wonderfully acted by Ewan McGregor are people with no past, no family, no ambitions, and no identity – sometimes they even do not have a name, or if they have one … Continue reading

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The Ages of the Rothschild Boulevard

It is not every day that you get on a tour and the name of the tour guide is Karl. And certainly it is not every time that you hear that the name of Karl was given in sign of … Continue reading

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Jazz: The Rodriguez Brothers in Tel Aviv

The last concert of the current Hot Jazz season at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art auditorium was marketed as a Cuban jazz event which is misleading to say the least. This labeling was quite misleading, maybe intentionally trying to … Continue reading

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Carte: Radu Ioanid – Rascumpararea evreilor (Ransom of the Jews)

A vizitat Israelul in aceasta saptamana Radu Ioanid – directorul arhivelor Muzeului Holocaustului din Washington, DC (titlul in engleza este Director International Archival Program Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies) si autorul cartii ‘Rascumpararea evreilor’ (The Ransom of the Jews). Din … Continue reading

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Film: Pepe & Fifi (Dan Pita – 1994)

I am surprised how little known this film is. Although it was made by Dan Pita, one of the well-known Romanian directors, and one of the few who made quality films during the Romanian Communist era, it does not seem … Continue reading

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