Movies
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Nimic nou sub soare! Același opiu pentru popor: What if a pill could make you rich and powerful? Atenție când întinzi mâna spre pomul interzis. Șansa de a fi nu doar un “supra-om” ci un “hyper-God” cere un preț. Ce fel de preț și cât de mare? Să nu-l trecem doar la “side-effect”! Everything is
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There are two ways through life: the way of nature and the way of grace. You have to choose which one you will follow. … Some day we’ll fall down and wait…, and we’ll understand it all …, all things. Guide us to the end of time! … Unless you love, your life will flash
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Severe, austere and deeply moving, Xavier Beauvois’s film about monks threatened by fundamentalists is one of the year’s highlights. “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.” The speaker is Luc, an elderly Catholic monk played by 79-year-old Michael Lonsdale, quoting a pensée of Pascal. He
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Despite leftist and post-colonialism’s influences (especially Frantz Fanon’s theory of the industrialized north contrasted with the poor south) this documentary shows the destructive face of international financial structures (such as the World Bank or International Monetary Fund) and the limits of capitalism. (Am I wrong if I assume that the limits of capitalism are the limits
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BBC ONE: Human Planet is an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, heart-stopping landmark series that marvels at mankind’s incredible relationship with nature in the world today. Uniquely in the animal kingdom, humans have managed to adapt and thrive in every environment on Earth. Each episode takes you to the extremes of our planet: the arctic, mountains, oceans, jungles,
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