The farce that the NSU trial has descended into is a disgrace – and the media thinks it's all so hilarious.
May 17, 2013 10:30:00 AM
Theatertreffen INTERVIEW. Praised by the jury for her "wonderfully overwrought, stylized circus figures," British performer Kate Strong is coming to the Theatertreffen for the second year in a row.
May 16, 2013 2:30:00 PM
Rose is enjoying the spring weather and cooks up a picnic treat for the sunny days ahead.
May 16, 2013 11:00:00 AM
A year after the high point of the blackfacing controversy, Summer Banks discovers that racist portrayals still show up on German stages, in one of the 10 "most remarkable" productions in German theatre of the year at the Theatertreffen.
May 15, 2013 12:00:00 PM | 1 comment(s)
The BFV Pokal, the Berlin Cup, is heading towards its final stages. Tonight BFC Viktoria play CFC Hertha 06 to see who will face BFC Dynamo in the semifinal. Whoever wins has a lot to gain and a lot to lose from the showcase that success brings.
May 15, 2013 9:00:00 AM
Does Gris want censorship of the internet? Or is he just a pinko-communist? He outlines his vision for how to possibly ESCAPE control of the internet's behemoth search engine.
May 14, 2013 12:30:00 PM
Summer Banks takes a Bear Grylls approach to survival at the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Theatertreffen.
May 13, 2013 5:00:00 PM
Jacinta Nandi knows what she did wrong and she knows what she is going to do better next time. The ironing.
May 13, 2013 9:30:00 AM | 6 comment(s)
Summer Banks gets personal with the controversial performance Disabled Theater by Jérôme Bel (photo), which returns to Berlin for three nights at the Theatertreffen, May 10-12.
May 10, 2013 6:30:00 PM
Summer Banks has few questions for the one of German theatre's most enigmatic characters, Elfriede Jelinek. The reclusive Austrian author's The Street. The City. The Attack. is on tonight at the Theatertreffen.
May 10, 2013 6:00:00 PM
It might be fun being anti-politics, but it's perilous too.
May 10, 2013 9:00:00 AM | 1 comment(s)
Rose takes advantage of the latest seasonal food by making a delicious rhubarb dessert.
May 9, 2013 11:00:00 AM | 7 comment(s)
Our "Drugs in Berlin" issue has been on the stands for over a week now. Sample some its wares here and read Walter Crasshole's chat with a real businessman. Buy the issue to get a look at the other sides of the law: the cop and the lawmaker. more »
May 7, 2013 by Walter Crasshole in Zeitgeist (1 Comments)
Interview: Sandra Hüller. Hüller’s inborn dramatic nature, her quiet and shy exterior, at the surface of which simmers a fiery, unruly and unfathomable temper, comes in handy in Brownian Movement. more »
Jul 5, 2011 by Mars Yupilami in Film
INTERVIEW: What does it take to interpret Samuel Beckett and do it well? Actor Conor Lovett and director Judy Hegarty Lovett team up to deliver a production of First Love at Berlin theatre festival The Full Irish at ETB from May 9-18. more »
May 6, 2013 by Summer Banks in Stage
INTERVIEW: Elliot Grove is the creator of London's Raindance Film Festival, arriving in Berlin on Friday, May 10, with a crash course in indie filming and some boozing and schmoozing. more »
May 7, 2013 by Heather Moore in Film
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Legendary American lyricist Van Dyke Parks, best known for his work with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, will participate in a public panel on May 10 at 19:00 at HKW's The Whole Earth festival. Revisit a chat with him from 2009... more »
May 10, 2013 by D. Strauss in Music & nightlife
Julia Ostertag's documentary AND YOU BELONG shows women paving the way for other queers through her tender portrayal of the electro hip hop two girl act Scream Club. The film screams at Moviemento from May 16-25. more »
May 8, 2013 by Gabriella Seemann in Film
The recently opened Berlin Dungeon brings the grisly medieval aesthetic of the London-based Dungeon franchise to our streets, covering Berlin history from the Middle Ages to 1921... conveniently stopping short of the capital's more recent past. more »
May 7, 2013 by Rachel Glassberg in The Best of Berlin
The Theatertreffen comes (May 3-20)! Every year for half a century, the Theatertreffen summit has brought to the Berliner Festspiele 10 extraordinary productions. Read on for a taste and be on the lookout for our Theatertreffen Blog starting Friday! more »
Apr 30, 2013 by Summer Banks in Stage
From May 2 through May 23 Berlin Film Society presents a documentary series at Urban Spree. Starting on May 2 is David Chou’s Golden Slumbers, an exploration of Cambodia’s cinematic glory days. more »
Apr 23, 2013 by Heather Moore in Film
Beginning May 3 make the most of the warmer weather as Exberliner and Kreuzberg's Freiluftkino join forces to give you great movies, German and English-language alike, all in the open-air. more »
Apr 23, 2013 by Rory O'Connor in Film
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OUT NOW! Ulrich Seidl's conclusion to his trilogy with PARADIES: HOFFNUNG ends on a high in a unlikely location: a diet camp for teenage girls.
May 16, 2013
OUT NOW! The remake of Sam Raimi’s original film EVIL DEAD falls by the wayside of its predecessor, leaving us thinking, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
May 16, 2013
OUT NOW! J.J. Abrams' sequel to the original Star Trek, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS is a non-stop thrill ride, as the Enterprise enters darker waters.
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