Ataraxia

  The Gangs of New York directed by Martin Scorsese was nominated for ten Oscars at the 2003 ceremony, notwithstanding the fact that it won none of those, it is one of The New York Time’s Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made     <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHpMRFknImr1JBOb3Pl_9tp_Wo1DWCFIIPmEfYrxGocqkiqN4H0UdKv0vsdTAmh_51ko9ZDkUYy9woIlN-pSSWKSe6djkKWtG0NKyL4h0R_UdPgCcDQbJ-xCdZtuEuVyah22gpdCxACp0PmPFmXgJwnHbQNBVYy8dCAAesNESjpGGj-SB-wuvrWE_YB7b9" /> 8 out of 10   Martin Scorsese https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/03/taxi-driver-screenplay-by-paul-schrader.html is one of the greatest film makers of all time, and it is interesting to read about his career, challenges, he was taking (maybe a lot of) drugs, he was hyper tense, we can see that, to some extent, even now   There are some documentaries that show us what happened, one is American Cinema, and it comes on a loop, on one of the local stations, they have Sco...

  Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller http://realini.blogspot.com/2017/06/d... winner of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play and it is included on other prestigious lists 10 out of 10 It is for the third time that I write a note on Death of a Salesman, which is one of the best known plays, and one of the best, which has been adapted frequently, one version is included on The New York Times’ Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made list – by the way, you could try to check how many you have seen The tragedy of Willy Loman, the Salesman from the title that makes clear what the public has to expect, is compelling, his name suggests for some critics (or maybe most) Low Man, the essence of his position, he is man that has been defeated, albeit we could also see him fighting back, trying to recover at times Death of a Salesman brings to mind another superb play, Glengarry Glen Ross http://realini.blogspot.com/2023/05/g... by David Mamet, also a favorite, notwithstand...

  The Jerk written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb and Michael Elias, directed by the late Carl Reiner – the main character in the film is much nicer than The Orange Jerk who presides over the free world, God damn him   <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHpMRFknImr1JBOb3Pl_9tp_Wo1DWCFIIPmEfYrxGocqkiqN4H0UdKv0vsdTAmh_51ko9ZDkUYy9woIlN-pSSWKSe6djkKWtG0NKyL4h0R_UdPgCcDQbJ-xCdZtuEuVyah22gpdCxACp0PmPFmXgJwnHbQNBVYy8dCAAesNESjpGGj-SB-wuvrWE_YB7b9" />   8 out of 10 Steve Martin https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/08/dirty-rotten-scoundrels-with-michael.html is one of the most talented thespians ever, he is still at the top of his game, I think he was nominated again, in the past few weeks, for some Emmy awards, for his comedy series, is it Murders in The Building? We can google it   He co-wrote this comedy, in which he also has the leading role of Nevin aka Pig Eye Jackson, a man so silly we could not believe it, except of...

  A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau     Amusement is one way to Positivity, which in turn sets you firmly on the path to success in life, at work and at home, brings you long and happy life. And A Flea in Her Ear offers you just that- amusement. I have seen this funny farce at The Bulandra Theater, then on TV and finally listened to it again, in a format designed for The Radio. To make matters even better, in the play I had the Joy to listen to George Constantin. The other actors are good- Horatiu Malaiele in the lead role and if I am not mistaken, director for one of the productions. -           Nobody home? -           Ce moasta?! -           Nobody home? -           Du-te ma! Parts of the dialogue are not much to think about. There are just words spoken in various languages, which one or t...

  The Old Lady's Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt was staged in America, Iran, and even adapted for The National Radio in Romania, an altered version of the play was made into a motion picture with Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn     <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODnZhRkjjKbJaqofBhInS1vPtdbQ7TSG1OuYCE4tJ6LAQv7kr-kefoHr1fGZibMv8had3Q1JbsVRrY42HH8yU-EUg1RD2D5jQ6ac83ygZ5RJfuFch_xBn0b4Jz5oDykieeEIQp2RejM8L0tlPBRtrXD7MWlX6KzRS0LLTU6myolWwovTL5bi07UdW1z1r/w155-h277/image.jpeg" />   8 out of 10   The Pledge https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-pledge-by-friedrich-durrenmatt-nine.html by Friedrich Durrenmatt is one of The 1,000 Novels Everyone Must Read, adapted by Sean Penn for the big screen, with Jack Nicholson in the leading role, a quite unusual part for the one who has won three Academy Awards   The Old Lady’s Visit or The Visit is an excellent play, with a very unusual, or maybe logic...

  Rabbis and Wives by Chaim Grade was shortlisted for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Literature, albeit I could not find it on The Greatest Books of All Time site at all, never mind seeing it near the top…you find thousands of reviews of magnum opera from The GOAT and other prestigious lists on my blog https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2026/08/do-you-have-any-suggestions-how-to-make.html The Oath was the last part   <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODnZhRkjjKbJaqofBhInS1vPtdbQ7TSG1OuYCE4tJ6LAQv7kr-kefoHr1fGZibMv8had3Q1JbsVRrY42HH8yU-EUg1RD2D5jQ6ac83ygZ5RJfuFch_xBn0b4Jz5oDykieeEIQp2RejM8L0tlPBRtrXD7MWlX6KzRS0LLTU6myolWwovTL5bi07UdW1z1r/w155-h277/image.jpeg" /> 9 out of 10   Rebbetzin https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2026/10/rebbetzin-by-chaim-grade-is-first.html was the first of three novellas included in Rabbis and Wives, and I have just finished the third and last, The Oath: these were three impressive narratives, ...