Monthly Archives: November 2012

Richard III under Rocket Attacks

This is maybe one of the most unusual texts about a theater performance that I have ever written. It is not only about Shakespeare’s masterpiece, not only about the staging (and I have great references to compare with, starting with … Continue reading

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The Old Rocker and the Holocaust (Film: This Must Be the Place – Sean Penn, 2011)

This Must Be the Place is one of the weirdest Holocaust movies ever made. So weird and so different that I doubt that it will find place in the usual re-programing of the TV stations on such commemorative moments as … Continue reading

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The Killer’s Apprentice (Film: From Paris with Love – John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, 2010)

There certainly is a love story going on between Hollywood and Paris. I can hardly think about a genre that is not represented in the American cinema and has its setting in Paris – from historical films to romantic comedies, … Continue reading

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Madeleine Peyroux in Tel Aviv

I first saw and listened to Madeleine Peyroux’s music in the mid-90s. The performance was filmed at one of the major jazz festivals, maybe the one in Montreal, but I am no longer sure. She was in her mid 20s, … Continue reading

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