Movie openings this week in Bucharest, Romania: Bridge of Spies, Love the Coopers, Marguerite, Poveste de dragoste (Love is a story), The Good Dinosaur

Bridge of Spies

Director Steven Spielberg

Starring Tom Hanks, Alan Alda, Mark Rylance

On at: Bucharest: Grand Cinema & More, Grand VIP Studios, Cine Grand Titan,  Movieplex Cinema Plaza, Hollywood Multiplex, Cinema City Cotroceni, 
Cinema City Cotroceni VIP, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Cinema City Mega Mall,  CinemaPRO, Glendale Studio.

Love the Coopers

Director Jessie Nelson

Starring Olivia Wilde, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried

On at: Bucharest: Grand VIP Studios, Cinema City Cotroceni, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Cinema City Mega Mall.

Marguerite 

Director Xavier Giannoli

Starring Catherine Frot

On at:  Bucharest – Corso, Europa, Cinema Muzeul Țăranului, Scala.

Poveste de dragoste (Love is a story)

Director Cristina Iacob

 Starring Dragoş Bucur, Raluca Aprodu

On at:  Bucharest – Grand Cinema & More, Cine Grand Titan, Movieplex Cinema Plaza, Hollywood Multiplex, Cinema City Cotroceni, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Cinema City Mega Mall, 
CinemaPRO.

The Good Dinosaur

Director Peter Sohn

Starring Jeffrey Wright, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, A.J. Buckley

On at: Bucharest – Grand Cinema & More, Cine Grand Titan, Movieplex Cinema Plaza, 
Hollywood Multiplex, Cinema City Cotroceni, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Cinema City Mega Mall, Glendale Studio. 

Coming up next week: In the Heart of the Sea – December 04

The Little Prince – December 04

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This weekends’s art: Animal drawing by Stefan Marcu Art

As for this weekend I chose to actually present you one of Stefan Marcu’s drawings that are clearly made in a very distinguished way, considering the hours spent on each and every piece of art. I thought that you will need something to go with your relaxing weekend that you will probably consume it with a cup of tea, a good book and a long walk maybe, if the weather will behave of course. 

Please enjoy it and don’t forget to visit his Facebook page  – Stefan Marcu Art , if you ever want to make an amazing gift to someone you love!

Romania wishes you a wonderful weekend!

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Make room, a summer of super moons is approaching!

The mysterious light and look of the Moon will be bathing our planet in July, August and September, according to www.space.com .

A super moon is considered to be 14 % bigger than 30 % brighter than other full moons. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.

The term “supermoon” is not astronomical, but originated in modern astrology. The association of the Moon with both oceanic and crustal tides has led to claims that the supermoon phenomenon may be associated with increased risk of events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, but the evidence of such a link is widely held to be unconvincing.

The most recent occurrence was on 30 January 2014. The next occurrence will be on 10 August 2014, which will be the closest encounter in 2014.
The opposite phenomenon, an apogee-syzygy, has been called a micromoon,though this term is not as widespread as supermoon.

 

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Traditional Romanian land explored by the photographer Rena Effendi

As per today’s “What we like” post we chose the article wrote on www.instituteartist.com  about Transylvania, a traditional Romanian land, a story which Rena Effendi tells after having an amazing experience in a place like Maramures, where she stayed in a 800 people village named Hoteni.

Two months in the fields, shooting and experiencing the life that the Maramures people where living day by day.

“People spend the day in the field,” she said. “They take their food, they take naps. You see these women climbing on top of the haystack in special trousers so the wind doesn’t blow up their skirts.”

Ms. Effendi asked one family why they kept doing what they do, when they could simply go to a market. “They said, ‘Well, what are we going to do with all this land, then?’ ” she recalled. ” ‘It’s just going to sit there?’ ”

A farmer in Breb told Adam Nicolson, writing for the July 2013 issue of National Geographic, that houses there had cost six haystacks in Communist times. “Hay is gold,” It is also an art: “You can even guess who the owner is by the shape of a haystack,” she said. “They have their individual styles and forms.”

But, while Maramures still has the look of a fairy tale, it is on the verge of vanishing.

Visit the full article and gallery on www.instituteartist.com

Born in 1977 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Rena Effendi has been photographing since 2001. From the outset, Effendi has focused her documentary work on the oil industry’s effects on people’s lives in her own country. As a result, she followed a 1,700 km oil pipeline through Georgia and Turkey, collecting stories along the way. This work of six years was published in 2009 in her first book “Pipe Dreams: A Chronicle of Lives along the Pipeline”.

With several international photography awards such as “Fifty Crows” Documentary Photography award, Mario Giacomelli Memorial Fund award, and Getty Images Editorial grant , Rena Effendi continues to expend her work and looks for all greate creations of this world through the camera lens.

Photo source: instituteartist.com 

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Week-end events in Bucharest, Romania: Tennis – BRD Bucharest Open, Summer School, Summer Bazar, Hugh Laurie concert

Friday,  July 10, 2014

12:00 – 20:00 Tennis – BRD Bucharest Open, at BNR Arenas, Bucharest. Access is 15 lei.

19:00 – Summer School – Introduction Archeology  at Fundatia Calea Victoriei, Popa Soare Street, Nr. 40, 1^st floor, Bucharest. Access 200 – 225 LEI;

19:00 – Rhetorical Summer school: theory and practice at Fundatia Calea Victoriei, Popa Soare Street, Nr. 40, 1st floor, Bucharest. Access is 200 – 225 LEI;

23:00 – Miami to Ibiza via Bucharest at Daimon Club, Calea Piscului, Nr 10, Tineretului Park, Bucharest. Access is 10 lei <00.00> 20 lei

 

Saturday, July 11, 2014

12:00 – 20:00 Tennis – BRD Bucharest Open, at BNR Arenas, Bucharest. Access is 40 lei.

12:00 – 20:00 Summer Bazar – goodies festival  at Romexpo, Bucharest. Free access

19:00 – Summer School – Introduction Archeology  at Fundatia Calea Victoriei, Popa Soare Street, Nr. 40, 1st floor, Bucharest. Access 200 – 225 LEI;

19:00 – Summer School – Introduction in Art’s History at Fundatia Calea Victoriei, Popa Soare Street, Nr. 40, 1st floor, Bucharest. Access 200 – 225 LEI;

19:00 – Rhetorical Summer school: theory and practice at Fundatia Calea Victoriei, Popa Soare Street, Nr. 40, 1st floor, Bucharest. Access is 200 – 225 LEI;

20:00 – Jazzy Connections #8 – Whatever Works at the OAR Garden, Bucharest. Free access

20:00 – Cats in the Rain – Special Night la Plastilina at Plastilina 8, Olari Street, Bucharest. Access is 20 LEI

23:00 – Miami to Ibiza via Bucharest at Daimon Club, Calea Piscului, Nr 10, Tineretului Park, Bucharest. Access is 10 LEI  <00.00> 20 LEI

 

Sunday, July 12, 2014

10:00 – Organic Days in the garden J’ai Bistrot Bucharest, 55 Calea Grivitei, Bucharest. Free access

12:00 – 20:00 Tennis – BRD Bucharest Open, at BNR Arenas, Bucharest. Access is 40 lei.

12:00 – 20:00 Summer Bazar – goodies festival  at Romexpo, Bucharest. Free access

14:00 – REframe – Workshop of positive thinking at La Un Ceai, Luigi Cazzavillan, nr 25, Bucharest.

20:00 – Hugh Laurie – premiere at the Palace Hall, 28 Ion Campineanu Street, Bucharest. Access is VIP – 310 LEI, I category – 260 LEI, II category – 200 LEI, III category – 170 LEI, IV category – 125 LEI.

22:00 – Crew Love Pool Party at La Plage, 26-30 Odaii Highway, Otopeni. Access is 30 lei <00:00> 40 lei

 

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Movie openings this week in Bucharest, Romania: Dawn of the Planet of Apes, Begin Again , Cannibal, Cuban Fury

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Director Matt Reeves

Starring Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Keri Russell

On at Brasov: Cityplex; Bucharest: Grand Cinema & More, Grand VIP Studios, Hollywood Multiplex, Movieplex Cinema Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Cinema City Cotroceni VIP, Cinema City Sun Plaza, The Light Cinema, CinemaPRO, Glendale Studio, Patria; Cluj: Cinema City Iulius, Cinema City Polus, Cinema Florin Piersic; Constanta: Cinema City, Cityplex; Iasi: Cinema City; Targu Mures: Cinema City, Arta 3D; Timisoara: Cinema City; Oradea: Cortina Digiplex, Cinema Palace; Ploiesti: Cinema City, Club Cinema Twins, Cinema City Afi Palace; Craiova: Patria, Colours Cinema; Pitesti: Cinema City; Ramnicu Valcea: Geo Saizescu, Line Cinema; Arad: Cinema City Atrium, Cinema City Galleria; Baia Mare: Cinema City; Satu Mare: GM Cinema 3D; Braila: Cinema City; Buzau: Dacia; Alba Iulia: Colours Cinema; Sibiu: Arta; Bacau: Cinema City; Targu Jiu: Sergiu Nicolaescu; Botosani: Cine Grand;  Vulcan: Luceafarul; Tulcea: Cityplex;

Begin Again

Director John Carney

Starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo

On at Brasov: Cityplex; Bucharest: Grand Cinema & More, Grand VIP Studios, Hollywood Multiplex, Movieplex Cinema Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Cinema City Cotroceni VIP, Cinema City Sun Plaza, The Light Cinema, Patria;  Cluj: Cinema City Iulius, Cinema Florin Piersic; Constanta: Cinema City, Cityplex; Timisoara: Cinema City; Oradea: Cortina Digiplex, Cinema Palace; Ploiesti: Cinema City Afi Palace; Craiova: Patria; Ramnicu Valcea: Geo Saizescu; Arad: Cinema City Atrium; Braila: Cinema City; Bacau: Cinema City; Targu Jiu: Sergiu Nicolaescu; Botosani: Cine Grand;  Tulcea: Cityple;

Cannibal

Director Manuel Martín Cuenca

Starring Olimpia Melinte, Antonio de la Torre

On at Brasov: Cityplex; Bucharest: Grand Cinema & More, Hollywood Multiplex, Corso, Elvira Popescu, Europa, NCRR, Scala, Studio; Cluj: Cinema Florin Piersic; Constanta: Cityplex; Iasi: Republica; Craiova: Modern; Pitesti: Sebastian Papaiani; Piatra Neamt: Dacia; Botosani: Unirea;

Cuban Fury

Director James Griffiths

Starring Nick Frost, Chris O’Dowd, Rashida Jones

On at Brasov: Cityplex; Bucharest:Grand Cinema & More, Grand VIP Studios, Hollywood Multiplex, Movieplex Cinema Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Cinema City Cotroceni VIP, Cinema City Sun Plaza, The Light Cinema, Glendale Studio; Cluj: Cinema City Iulius; Constanta: Cinema City, Cityplex; Targu Mures: Cinema City; Timisoara: Cinema City; Oradea: Cortina Digiplex, Cinema Palace; Ploiesti: Cinema City; Arad: Cinema City Atrium; Satu Mare: GM Cinema 3D; Braila: Cinema City; Tulcea: Cityplex;

Coming up next week: Sex Tape – July 18^th

Planes: Fire & Rescue – July 18^th

Kraftidioten – July 18^th

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Outdoor library to open this weekend in Bucharest, Romania

Summer is here and Bucharest chooses to have fun by organizing a reading session with an outdoor library in Cismigiu Park, Alexandru Ioan Cuza Park and Tineretului Park during July 8 – August 31, a project named “Parcul Cartilor” (The Books Park).

 

 

The publishing house “Litera” is supporting this project and offers to all book addicts the possibility to read over 100 books from its shelf’s,  from stories with fairies and heroes, fiction, history, practical books and entertaining books.

In the Book’s Park you will be able to find volumes from known collections such as “Bestseller”, “Premium”, “Thriller”, “Nobel”.

Additional information you can find on the website litera.ro .

The outdoor libraries are part of a  campaign which encourages reading that the publishing house “Litera” supports with the occasion of celebrating 25 years of existence.

photo source: metropotam.ro

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Movie openings this week in Romania: Think Like a Man Too, Third Person

 

Think Like a Man Too

Director Tim Story

Starring Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Adam Brody, Jerry Ferrara

On at Brasov: Cityplex; Bucharest: Grand Cinema & More, Grand VIP Studios, Hollywood Multiplex, Movieplex Cinema Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Cinema City Cotroceni VIP, Cinema City Sun Plaza, The Light Cinema, CinemaPRO, Glendale Studio, Patria; Cluj: Cinema City Iulius, Cinema City Polus Cinema Florin Piersic; Constanta: Cinema City, Cityplex; Targu Mures: Cinema City, Arta 3D; Timisoara: Cinema City; Oradea: Cinema Palace; Ploiesti:Cinema City, Club Cinema Twins, Cinema City Afi Palace; Craiova: Patria, Colours Cinema; Pitesti: Cinema City, Ramnicu Valcea, Geo Saizescu; Arad: Cinema City Atrium, Cinema City Galleria; Baia Mare: Cinema City; Satu Mare:GM Cinema 3D; Braila:Cinema City; Buzau: Dacia; Alba Iulia: Colours Cinema; Sibiu: Arta; Bacau: Cinema City; Targu Jiu: Sergiu Nicolaescu; Botosani: Cine Grand; Vulcan: Luceafarul; Tulcea: Cityplex.

 

Third Person

Director Paul Haggis

Starring Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Olivia Wilde, Maria Bello, Adrien Brody, James Franco

On at Brasov: Cityplex; Bucharest: Grand Cinema & More, Grand VIP Studios, Hollywood Multiplex, Movieplex Cinema Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Cinema City Cotroceni VIP, Cinema City Sun Plaza, The Light Cinema, CinemaPRO, Glendale Studio; Cluj: Cinema City Iulius, Victoria; Constanta: Cinema City: Cityplex; Iasi: Cinema City; Targu Mures: Cinema City: Arta 3D; Timisoara: Cinema City; Oradea: Cinema Palace; Ploiesti: Cinema City; Craiova: Colours Cinema; Ramnicu Valcea:Line Cinema; Arad: Cinema City Atrium; Satu Mare: GM Cinema 3D; Braila: Cinema City; Buzau: Dacia; Alba Iulia: Colours Cinema; Sibiu: Arta; Botosani: Cine Grand; Vulcan: Luceafarul; Tulcea: Cityplex;

Coming up soon: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – 11^th July;

Begin Again – 11^th July;

Caníbal – 11^th July;

Cuban Fury – 11^th July;

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Brasov – a “To do” on your wish list

If you live in Bucharest or any other crowded city, you most certainly wish for a city break, somewhere in the heart of the mountains, climbing and exploring or at the sea shores where you can have a long cool bath in the salty waters of the sea, anything to be away from your office and all the sheets standing on your desk.

We took the chance to make our way to the mountains, to be more exact in Brasov, also named as Kronshtadt  (German: Krone for “crown” and Stadt for “city”), a city  located in the central part of the country, Transylvania, about 166 kilometers (103 miles) north of Bucharest and 380 km (236 mi) from the Black Sea, surrounded by our mighty Southern Carpathians.

The train was our “ship” to Brasov, traveling with InterRegio for about 2 hours and 40 minutes, always a busy train having many tourists going every week to Sinaia, Busteni,Azuga, Predeal and Brasov.  A good book and the great view with the mountains that appears right after passing Campina will make the time pass easily. We arrived in the Train Station of Brasov with great enthusiast and ready to be inspired of this wonderful Saxon old town.

When you first step out of the train it’s like the mountains salute’s you and awaits for you to discover even more than they actually show. Seeing the almost slow way of living day by day that the Transylvanians have gives you the feeling that here the time is always in a “on going vacation” and is more indulgent.

We took the bus 4 from the train station and we stopped at the bus station Nicolae Titulesc Park. If you will literally turn your head to right after you step out of the bus, you will see the mount named “Tampa” which has written on it in a hollywood style “Brasov”.  The fact that the city is so clean makes you appreciate that there are still some people which really care of our rich cities in great history and tries to conservate it with proudness and joy.

The old town is one of the best preserved old towns in Europe with splendid architecture  and old fortifications and is well worth taking a few days to explore. The city has an amazing history with influences from Germany, the Austria-Hungarian Empire and the old communist state.

The fact that our stomach was asking for food so badly didn’t stopped us from standing for five minute in one place admiring everything that was surrounding us. It’s really worthy every single Leu that you spend in this city. We made our way on Republicii Street to find a restaurant with traditional food.

“La Ceaun” is a fancy, non-smoking  small restaurant right on the entrance of the Michael Weiss Street. They have delicious traditional goodies which will make your sense of taste explode because of the great ingredients that they mix. We had two Zaganu beers, a plate with tomatoes and some burduf cheese. This was a fresh start after the train travel. The menu was offering beef soup and some “fasole frecata” (beans smashed and mixed with onion, garlic, salt pepper and sun-flower oil). We also have some home made apple pie. This meal made our day! I promise you that will probably won’t need to eat until next morning.

After we finished eating we took our way to Piata Sfatului, the center of the old fortress Brasov. You can visit Casa Sfatului (“The mayor’s former office building”). The administration for Brașov was here for more than 500 years.

We really wanted to visit Biserica Neagră (“The Black Church”), a celebrated Gothic site – the building dates from 1477, when it replaced an older church (demolished around 1385). Its acquired the name after being blackened by smoke from the 1689 great fire.  This Church is an amazing mix of architecture, history and religion.

We were lost in the greatness of this church. The inside was very well preserved and had paintings from the 15^th century illustrates different action that took place in the church or in the name of the church. Its altar originally featured a single column, but its role in supporting the entire central structure — on the model of German cathedrals built by Hans Stettheimer (a view expressed by researchers such as Ernst Kühlbrandt and Antal Hekler) is under dispute. The naves took longer to complete, and construction was interrupted for various intervals: in 1423, Pope Martin V issued an indulgence for people involved in construction, as a means to reactivate the site; in 1474, a document issued by Sixtus IV acknowledged that work was still lagging. We promised ourselves  that we will come again and visit the church because every time there is something new to discover in its beauty.

We then head along back to Republicii Street and went to Mount Tampa, we wanted badly  to take the cable car and go up to the hill of the mount, right where it has written Brasov. It takes around 5 minute by cable car to actually be on top of the mount. Plus there is a cafe/restaurant at the top of the mountain which still has the communist look from 26 years ago.

From there you can actually see the entire fortification. The walls of the fortress are showing the exact place on where was the fortress buit. It’s a magic place and it will promise you amazing views of Brasov. This is” must go” place.

After this amazing view, we took the cable cabin back and went on a walk along the walls of the Brasov Fortress. With the fresh air and the historical theme of this town, it can be considered also a romantic place to go. This place caught our attention for next few years.

We also visited:

• Biserica Sf. Nicolae (St. Nicholas Church), dating back to the 14th century.

• The First Romanian School, a museum with the first Romanian printing press among many other firsts.
• The Rope Street, the narrowest street in Romania.
• Șchei, the historically Bulgarian but then Romanian neighborhood outside of the old walled city.
• Catherine’s Gate, the only original city gate to have survived from medieval times.
• Şchei Gate, next to Catherine’s Gate, built in 1827.
• The Orthodox church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, built in 1896.
• Muzeul Prima Carte Românească, a museum exhibiting the first book printed in the Romanian language.
• Tâmpa, a small mountain in the middle of the city (900m above sea level), a sightseeing spot near the old city center.
• The “Brașov Citadel Fortress” – Cetățuia Brașovului
• The nearby Bran Castle, attracting many fans of Dracula and often (but incorrectly) said to have been the home of Vlad the Impaler.
• Poiana Brașov, mainly a ski resort but also a sightseeing spot.
• Râșnov Fortress, above the nearby town of Râșnov, is a restored peasant fortress
• Prejmer Fortress, in the nearby commune of Prejmer

 

So if you are in a look for adventure, historical places and fresh air, Brasov promises to fulfill all your wishes. Even if it’s summer or winter, you will be amazed with the good food, great view and the architecture of the old city. Of course, do not forget your camera and your energy!

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NGOs verbaly warns the Romanian President in a letter on his discriminating statements about Rome people

After the Romanian President Traian Basescu made offensive statements against the Roma (gypsies) people about the birth rates, the Legal Resources Center (CRJ) and Romani Criss signed a letter in which they bring to the attention of the president that the statements discriminate and offend the Roma and Romanian women.

The NGOs haven’t forgotten to remind that Romania goes on a slippery road even more because of these statements.

“You addressed your statements about the problem of low birth rates in Romania, in a chauvinistic and misogynistic manner, offending and discriminating. Arguments such as <<Romanian women, you have the duty to give birth to children given that the Roma people are making more babies than you and the structure of the country will be changing>> fall in the statement category to discriminate. Ignore the fact that just a few months ago, in Timisoara and in Alba Iulia were proposed and supported solutions of sterilization the Roma women, starting from the idea that they would make too many children.

Even if you have not proposed this solution, is frightening that at the Romanian state leadership is a person who resonates with concern from the perspective of the ethnic composition of the country for the fact that the birth of the most discriminated minority in Romania is higher, “said the two associations.

Their representatives also states that “in Nazi Germany, the number of Jews was one of the main concerns of the Reich” and “Romania has implemented such legislation at that time.”

The president is criticized for seeing the birth rate problem a “a clear separation between Romanians and Roma people”, since he believes that the Romanian women have the patriotic duty to have more children, to maintain the majority structure of the Romanian people until 2030”.

They are also reminding the president about the Decree 770/1966 which interdicts abortion with the same arguments that he would have made Traian Basescu to Romanian business women, “namely that   would harm the” birth rate and natural growth rate. ”

The President Traian Basescu, declared on Tuesday at a meeting by the magazine Business Woman, that because of the actual decreasing birth rate, in 2030 Romania  will have 15 million inhabitants and the structure will be changed because the Roma minority is very productive , mentioning that the Romanian women have a duty for our country.

Access Romania Online-Ioana Toader, ioana.toader.m@gmail.com