partizan flicks
Posted by popkitchen | Filed under films
Big-budget action films are not being made in any of the post-Yugoslav countries. If anyone dares, the product looks like a cheap imitation of a Hollywood film, with audiences staying clear of cinemas. New generations could not envision that former country, aside from artistic achievements embodied in black wave cinema and popular comedies, had a [...]
Tags: yugoslav cinema partizan films popular culture
A New Prague?
Posted by popkitchen | Filed under everyday life
Before I illuminate you on what the title means, if you haven’t already guessed, I need to go over the news of the day. Serbian President Boris Tadic was in an official visit to Italy, where he was joined by the half of the Government, but that’s whole different matter. What I want to tell [...]
Tags: balkan storks, belgrade, berlusconi blunders, nightlife, tim judah
Why is Belgrade marching against Fascism?
Posted by popkitchen | Filed under everyday life
20 years after the fall of Berlin Wall.
If at that time Serbia made a bad choice, is it still doing it?
Small group of citizens of Belgrade protested against the rising tide of nationalism. There were more policemen and photographers than demonstrators.
I took this photo today at work.
On that other note, Transitions Online made a special [...]
Tags: anti-fascism demonstration, belgrade, fall of Berlin wall
