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Interview: Forgetting Dad

Sixteen years ago, Rick Minnich’s father mysteriously lost his memory after a car accident. Minnich tried to capture the story on film – and found it to be odder than he could possibly have imagined.

Jun 7, 2010 by in Film

Interview: David Wants To Fly

Transcendental Meditation was known for yogic flying, its aim to achieve world peace through meditation – and its star spokesman David Lynch. Then member David Sieveking filmed his experiences...

May 5, 2010 by in Film (6 Comments)

Berlin looks in the mirror

Achtung Berlin - the city’s one and only vanity film festival - winds up its programme of 70 features, documentaries and short films this week.

Apr 14, 2010 by in Film

Pro & contra: When We Leave (Die Fremde)

EXBERLINER's Anja Wiest and Critic.de's Frédéric Jaeger lock horns over Feo Aladag's controversial directorial debut.

Apr 1, 2010 by | in Film

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Heroes, Freaks and Super-Rabbis

DON'T MISS: From Superman to Batman and the Hulk, the best superheroes were created by Jewish artists: the Jewish Museum's new show celebrates the men who made comics what they are today.

Jul 19, 2010 by

Filmpark Babelsberg

Ever wondered where Metropolis and Inglorious Basterds were filmed? Or where Germany’s favourite soap opera, Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten, takes place? Babelsberg boasts a rich, 100-year history of cinematic successes...

May 14, 2010 by

Frau Tonis Parfum: a whiff of Berlin

Inspired by the fragrances worn by her mother – which instilled a sense of happiness in her as a child – 83-year-old Toni Gronewald fulfilled a life-long dream with the opening of her perfume boutique last November.

Apr 22, 2010 by

Polish vision

At this year’s FilmPolska – Berlin’s Polish film festival – Kino Arsenal focuses on the men behind the lenses.

Apr 2, 2010 by

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Forgetting Dad (trailer)

Richard Minnich wakes up one week after a car crash with total amnesia and starts to carve out a new life for himself – including remarrying. His son endeavours to find out why his father never got his memory back.

Jun 2, 2010 by in Film