Monthly Archives: September 2014

Carte: Lohn Le Carre – A Delicate Truth

Limba romana pare sa fi precedat engleza in a descoperi sau inventa o expresie care asociaza fluieratul cu ireverenta, si lipsa de frica fata de autoritatea si disciplina consacrata incorporata in notiunea de ‘whistleblower’. ‘A fluiera in biserica’ spuneau romanii … Continue reading

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The Sound of the Shofar

The traditional Rosh Hashanah posting on The Catcher in the Sand is dedicated this year to the shofar. Jews are (among other things) a nation of musicians and they have been so since the oldest times. King David is said … Continue reading

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The Gatekeeper (Film: J.Edgar – Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, 2011)

The name of J. Edgar Hoover not only marks half of century of the history of defending the law and making justice in the United States, but still raises passions until today. The developments after the terror attacks on 9/11 … Continue reading

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reborn indeed (Film: Johnny English Reborn – Rowan Atkinson, 2011)

The combination of high-tech thrillers a la James Bond and the so English humor of Rowan Atkinson worked fine for me in the original ‘Johnny English’ and work even better in the ‘Johnny English Reborn’ sequel released eight years later, … Continue reading

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The Girl Who Stood Up to Hitchcock (FIlm: The Girl, 2012)

2012 was a good year for us, fans of Alfred Hitchcock. Two movies were released centered around the character of the genial and obsessive master of suspense. I liked ‘Hitchcock’ starring Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren which I saw, a … Continue reading

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no mojo (Film: The Dictator – Sacha Baron Cohen, 2012)

Almost everything I loved in ‘Borat’ is missing in ‘The Dictator’ – the most recent installment from Sacha Baron Cohen. To add to the insult, the title of one of the best films ever made is being hijacked for something … Continue reading

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