Monthly Archives: January 2009

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Posted on January 23, 2009 by Gabor

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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008, UK)

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Gabor

Romantic comedies often bore me with their predictable turns and outcomes. But “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People” had enough oomph and comedy in it to avoid this fate. It is a sweet little film about a British journalist … Continue reading →

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Achebe: Things Fall Apart (1959)

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Gabor

“Things fall apart” only in the last third of the book by the same title. The first shows a simple yet rich life of a tribe in Niger. I was reminded that you do not have to have a lot … Continue reading →

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The Big Sleep (1946, USA)

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Gabor

I must have seen most Humphrey Bogart movies because when I was a pre-teen there was a long running series on TV of them. That was one reason I learned his name. The other, that one of my favorite Hungarian … Continue reading →

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Baldwin: Go Tell It on the Mountain (1952)

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Gabor

I am already grateful that I embarked on trying to read as many of the books as I can on the “1001 book you must read” list. The very first I read, James Baldwin‘s “Go Tell It on the Mountain” … Continue reading →

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Bank: The Wonder Spot (2005)

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Gabor

I like to browse libraries shelves and discover books that way. Nowadays I also like to browse the books-on-cd section of the small branch of the public library I live nearby. That’s where I found Melissa Bank‘s “The Wonder Spot.” … Continue reading →

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Yellin: The Genizah at the House of Shepher (2005)

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Gabor

You know the saying suggesting that something is bigger than the sum of its parts? That does not apply in my opinion to Tamar Yellin‘s “The Genizah at the House of Shepher.” It has plenty of beautiful and memorable parts. … Continue reading →

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Yukinojo henge (An Actor’s Revenge) (1963, Japan)

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Gabor

I recognize something grand even if I don’t understand it. I loved An Actor’s Revenge, while being fully aware that I didn’t understand the story and its implications. Nevertheless the visuals, the acting style, the music, the lighting all deserve … Continue reading →

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Death Defying Acts (2007, USA)

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Gabor

Death Defying Acts is a series of missed opportunities. It could have been a biopic, showing the struggles Houdini must have gone through to become the famous escape artist he is known today. It wasn’t. It could have been a … Continue reading →

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The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008, USA)

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Gabor

I enjoyed the first two installments of the Librarian made for TV series (Quest for the Spear and Return to King Solomon’s Mines) and not just because I am a librarian. They were fun, smaller scale version of Indian Jones … Continue reading →

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