Monthly Archives: April 2012

TV series – Rubicon (2010)

I like detective or spy stories, but only those with soul and brains, and unfortunately there are not too many. I do not like conspiracy theories but I recognize that they make great thriller and action movies stuff – X-Files … Continue reading

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Film: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Nicholas Cage, 2010)

‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ is designed on a very clear and often used formula of the Disney family movie with special effects, and it holds no surprises – in any case neither too bad, nor too good ones. A murky magicians … Continue reading

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Carte: Alexandru Petria – Deania neagra

Pentru cinefilul din mine volumul de schite al lui Alexandru Petria ‘Denia neagra’ aparut la editura Herg Benet in 2011 se asociaza imediat cu cele doua colectii de filme scurte adunate de Cristian Mungiu sub titlul ‘Amintiri din epoca de … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Israel!

  These are maybe the most Israeli two days in the year. Memorial Day – the day we remember the soldiers fallen in the wars of Israel and the victims of the terror attacks against Israel precedes the celebration of … Continue reading

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TV: HaMeuheded (Special Unit)

‘HaMeyuheded’ (The Special, or The Special Unit) is a half-baked tentative of the Israeli TV industry to create a high quality crime drama, a genre which is extremely popular in Israel on the cable and satellite TV thanks to imports … Continue reading

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Anselm Kiefer at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

  We succeeded last Saturday to catch the last day of the exhibition of Anselm Kiefer, without doubt one of the most important exhibitions of a non-Israeli contemporary artist to open in Israel in the last few years. The German … Continue reading

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Carte: Gabriel Andronache – Ich bin ein Berliner

Personajele cartii lui Gabriel Andronache se impart in doua categorii. O parte dintre ele, inclusiv eroul principal au nume generice, fie reprezentate printr-o simpla initiala kafkiana (eroul principal se numeste D.) sau prin pozitiile lor (Functionar, Sef, Director) in ierarhia … Continue reading

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Teatru: ‘O lume pe dos’ la ArCuB

Teatrul cu adevarat interesant de multe ori nu se petrece in marile teatre de repertoriu ci pe micile scene, in cluburi si in cafenele.  Acest adevar cunoscut de iubitorii de teatru din intreaga lume incepe sa se petreaca si in … Continue reading

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Horatiu Malaele – Sunt un orb

Horatiu Malaele este una dintre acele personalitati artistice complexe care resping categoriile si categorisirile. Unul dintre motive este desigur multitudinea de talente si de ocupatii artistice – actor, regizor, caricaturist, patron de galerie, poet. Alt motiv este ca talentul sau … Continue reading

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Expozitie: HORIA CREANGĂ- crezul simplităţii

Expozitiile de arhitectura reprezinta o calatorie in timp, in istorie, in viata unor oameni fascinanti asa cum au fost si sunt marii arhitecti. Nu este o exceptie expozitia dedicata arhitectului Horia Creanga pe care am vizitat-o in sfarsitul trecut de … Continue reading

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