Başta baharat olmak üzere birçok hoş kokunun yükseldiği özel bir yer... Ama öte yandan da kimi yükselişlerin ve alçalışların yaşandığı bir iktidar alanı... Evet, mutfaklardan bahsediyoruz: Mutfaklar ve oraların sakinlerinden. Bu hafta odağımıza ‘şef’leri alıyoruz. İşlerine ruhlarını ve yeteneklerini katan tutkulu insanları yani. İşte size ‘şef’leri anlatan ve arka planda ilginç mutfak öyküleri sunan filmlerden bir derleme...
#Yazarİki heteroseksüel erkek, zoraki bir evlilik yapar ve eşcinsel taklidi yapmak zorunda kalırsa ne olur? Bu trajik durum Damadı Öpebilirsin’de komedi sosuyla önümüze konuluyor. Konuya temkinli yaklaşan ve derine inmeyen, etliye sütlüye dokunmayan yüzeysel esprilerle olayı kapatmaya çalışan filmin başrollerinde Adam Sandler, Kevin James ve Jessica Biel var.
Erkeklere güvenmeyen, katı kurallarıyla yaşayan, daha doğrusu yaşadığını sanıp, aslında sadece nefes alan bir kadının hayatı nasıl değişir? Aslında bu soruya verilecek cevap hepimizin hayatı için geçerli. Hiç beklenmedik anda gelen ölüm ve aşk elimizi kolumuzu bağlıyor ve her şeyi bir anda değiştiriyor. Bu konular üzerine kafa yormamızı sağlayan Aşk Tarifi, çoğu mutfakta geçen bir film. Ölüm, aşk ve yaşamın tarifini yemek tarifleri kadar iyi yapamasa da baştan sona zevkle izleniyor.
Obviously, it was a very difficult decision for President Abdullah Gül to make. Despite the hopes of opposition parties and skeptics who suspect the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, of harboring a secret agenda to gradually Islamize the administration of secular Turkey and who see the military as "custodian" of the modern republic, and of course the secularism principle, the president did not veto in whole or part the controversial legislation that allows officers to be tried in civilian courts and signed it into law.
ISTANBUL - The debate over the Office of High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina deepens as EU wants to close the powerful office and replace it with European Union Special Representative. However, Turkey and the US say conditions have not yet matured enough to end the mission.
BODRUM - Despite the protests from environmentalists and nongovernmental organizations, the mayors of Bodrum’s Yalıkavak, Göltürkbükü and Gündoğan, all members of opposition parties, throw their support behind a government plan that declares the area a ’tourism center’.
ISTANBUL - Established in 1934, Tarihi Karaköy Balıkçısı, with a new decor and elevated setting, makes a strong and remarkable comeback. Its new dining area, now serving dinner and alcohol, has opened atop the former restaurant, Karaköy Balıkçısı, and is an up-to-date hotspot with fresh seafood fares and a breathtaking view of the Golden Horn
SIVAS - Sivas, a small city in Central Anatolia, is polishing its image with the success of the local football club in this year’s Turkish Super League. Whether or not Sivasspor hoists the cup this weekend, many say Sivas can still claim victory for shedding its nationalistic reputation and giving people a reason to talk about the city other than the 1993 Madımak massacre
MARDİN - Mardin is asking how anyone could kill 44 of their relatives in cold blood, as many try to understand it by saying it is an inhuman fluke that should never have happened. Mardin’s elders believe nothing they can do will bring the family back together and in a region known for blood feuds, many fear that those who died will be just the first of many to come
ISTANBUL - Some realtors claim foreigners are rushing to sell their properties in Turkey due to the global economic crisis, but others disagree. This is an action taken purely for profit, says one realtor, while another denies reports on foreigners pulling out of Turkey. ’Very recently many foreigners approached us with the intention to buy,’ says the top executive of a leading realtor
ANKARA - The Israeli group Sheketak, which is composed of dancers and musicians and has so far performed in more than 30 countries around the world, was in Ankara last week as part of the Ankara Music Festival. ’We follow the path of the international language of art,' says director Zahi Patish.
ROB WOOLLARD, California - While his upcoming thriller 'Harry Brown' echoes Michael Caine's role in the cult 1969 British gangster film 'Get Carter,' his latest movie, 'Is Anybody There?' is a touching story about the unlikely friendship between an aging magician and a small boy.