Film

Giovanni Marchini Camia: Shining crown?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Our resident movie nerd, Giovanni, gets the first word in on the Berlinale Blog with his take on the royally flavored Berlinale opening film, Farewell, My Queen. And he's no stranger to the fest opening. How did the film fare? Read on to find out.

First glimpse of the queen

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

A snapshot of the press conference after the opening film of the Berlinale, Farewell, My Queen. The queen herself, Diane Krüger, stands in the center next to director Benoît Jacquot, on the right. Stay tuned for more!

Serious drama

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! DIE UNSICHTBARE is a no-holds-barred look at what it takes to make the cut, on the stage and off.

Welcome to the Berlinale blog!

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Our annual Berlinale Blog kicks off here and in earnest tomorrow when the action really starts. Exberliner's intrepid gang of film-journos are hitting the hotspots and blogging from the celluloid center at least twice a day. It's almost being there.

This gold needs a polish

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! BLACK GOLD blows its budget on some fancy cinematography and a lot of sand.

Scorsese smashes it

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! HUGO is fantastical not least for Sacha Baron Cohen's performance as a station inspector.

Belgian Neorealism

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! LE GAMIN AU VÉLO is the latest entry in the Dardennes' consistently outstanding filmography.

Schindler revisited

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! IN DARKNESS attempts to transcend the Holocaust film pitfalls with only relative success.

Berlinale: Food for thought

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The Berlinale’s real culinary section, Culinary Cinema: 12 or so current features or shorts on food and the environment.

Berlinale: Home cooking

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Still smarting from its omission of The Lives of Others in 2007, the selection committee has admitted three German movies to competition, but it’s the German cross-genre Beziehungsweisen (directed by Calle Overweg, Forum) that really deserves attention, as couples played by actors go into therapy with real-life therapists.

Berlinale: Raw talents

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Raw can be just as tasty as cooked, if not more so.

Berlinale: Off-Mediterranean

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Don’t expect anything sun-kissed this year. French-Algerian director Tony Gatlif’s cross-genre Indignados (co-opening Panorama) follows African illegal immigrant Betty through the euro-beleaguered states of Greece and Spain where she observes varying forms of unrest currently rocking the continent.

Berlinale: If you CAN stand the heat…

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Get into the kitchens of lust and sex onto which the Berlinale remains keen to open many doors.

Berlinale: Asian fusion

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Asian films have been a staple of the Berlinale since the 1980s, and after nearly three decades, a Filipino film has again been selected for the Competition.

Exberliner's lucky 13 Berlinale picks

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Since 10am, Feb 6, Berlin has been whipping itself into a ticket buying frenzy for the fast approaching Berlinale. Here are a few choice picks from the Exberliner film crew. Be prepared for more coverage as we rev up our Berlinale Blog!