Photo by Miriam Sherwood
Opening night triple bill
Theatertreffen kicked off last night with a Sarah Kane triple bill – Gesäubert/Gier/4.48 Psychose (Cleansed/Crave/4.48 Psychosis). Lanterns, intrigue and frustration, as well as a singing interlude by Sandra Hüller, were in the mix.
May 5, 2012 by Miriam Sherwood in The Theatertreffen Blog (2 Comments)
Photo by Jude Beadle
Jacob Sweetman: The (mara)thon song
The Sportsdesk can be a bitter one to sit behind at times, but Sunday's Berlin Half Marathon was a joyous celebration of human endeavour, and it even included some competition. Even my heart was warmed by the thousands of competitors.
Apr 4, 2012 by Jacob Sweetman in The Berlin Blog (1 Comments)
Amok Mama: Those dense, black barbed wire letters
Jacinta Nandi is really rubbish at reading in German. Nichtdestotrotz, here is her Amok-Mama-Book-Club-Recommendation.
Mar 20, 2012 by Jacinta Nandi in The Berlin Blog (1 Comments)
Jacob Sweetman: Balls on Film
The 11mm International Football Film Festival is taking place this weekend in berlin. It should serve as a reminder that not all films about football need to be terrible, they can be heart-rending and fascinating in equal measure.
Mar 7, 2012 by Jacob Sweetman in The Berlin Blog (4 Comments)
Ben Knight: Highs and lows
With two subtle but important policy changes, Ben made this one of his best Berlinales ever. Here are his tip-tops and benjiflops for 2012.
Feb 19, 2012 by Ben Knight in The Berlinale Blog
Just the Wind
Eve Lucas: Goodbye to Berlinale - and all that
So, the jury has sung. My favourites were up there – but one question remains. Has the Berlinale sold out on its reputation for political integrity?
Feb 19, 2012 by Eve Lucas in The Berlinale Blog (1 Comments)
Giovanni Marchini Camia: The bears are out
Well, the winner's have been announced. And Giovanni, isn't psychic, just damn good at spotting the best films. Here's the Bear round-up and his thoughts on it.
Feb 19, 2012 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in The Berlinale Blog
The Berlinale interviews
The number of interviews our intrepid Berlinale bloggers are racking up is impressive to say the least. Check them all out in one place here and keep checking back as the list continues to grow!
Feb 19, 2012 in The Berlinale Blog
Ben Knight: Much less than deserved
Ben managed to wangle a seat at the second most-anticipated movie at this year’s festival, Oma & Bella, scandalously fobbed off into the Berlinale’s obscure “Culinary Cinema” section.
Feb 18, 2012 by Ben Knight in The Berlinale Blog
Photo by Eve Lucas
Eve Lucas: Not just a pretty face – and out to prove it
Of course Robert Pattinson is pretty. The new chain gang haircut and stubble notwithstanding, he remains a sight for sore eyes. To add insult to injury, he also appears to have a fully functional brain – as we noted at today's presentation of Bel Ami
Feb 18, 2012 by Eve Lucas in The Berlinale Blog
Ben Knight: Talent Campus party
For his next adventure, Ben crashed the Talent Campus closing party on Thursday night.
Feb 18, 2012 by Ben Knight in The Berlinale Blog
Giovanni Marchini Camia: And the winner is?
Having sat through all of this year's Competition entries, Giovanni gives you his thoughts and predictions on who should (and shouldn't) win the Golden Bear.
Feb 18, 2012 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in The Berlinale Blog
Giovanni Marchini Camia: Loathsome closing film...
On a rather sad note, the closing film of this year's Competition, Rebelle, proves to be a loathsome treatment of the issue of child soldiers in Africa.
Feb 17, 2012 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in The Berlinale Blog
Photo by Eve Lucas
Berlinale snapshots: The other Brad Pitt
Eve grabs shots of the 'Danish Brad Pitt' - Mads Mikkelsen and A Royal Affair costar, Alicia Vikander at the press conference.
Feb 17, 2012 by Eve Lucas in The Berlinale Blog
Eve Lucas: Dear King of Denmark: To be, or not to be?
Another costume drama? Really? Didn’t we have that at the beginning of the Berlinale? But wait. Whose name is that, attached to the credit roll of the Competition film A Royal Affair? Why, it’s Lars von Trier, as script advisor. Time to investigate.
Feb 17, 2012 by Eve Lucas in The Berlinale Blog
Giovanni Marchini Camia: The plight of the Roma
The extraordinary if traumatic Competition entry Csak a szél presents a balanced and unflinching appraisal of one of Europe's most controversial subjects: the situation of the Romanies.
Feb 16, 2012 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in The Berlinale Blog
Ben Knight: What is a kids’ film?
What is the actual point of the Generation section? Ben went to a panel discussion on the eternal question – what exactly is a children’s film?
Feb 16, 2012 by Ben Knight in The Berlinale Blog
Eve Lucas: Rising sons
Director Wang Quan’an won the Golden Bear in 2007 for Tuya’s Wedding. He returned in 2010 to open the Berlinale with Apart Together (Silver Bear). Whether he will carry off any hunting trophies with this year's entry remains to be seen.
Feb 16, 2012 by Eve Lucas in The Berlinale Blog
Giovanni Marchini Camia: Peculiar yet dull
Yesterday's Indonesian Competition entry, Kebun Binatang, demonstrates that just being quirky isn't enough to make a film interesting.
Feb 16, 2012 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in The Berlinale Blog
Ben Knight: Misery complete
Ben continues his Jackass-style mission to humiliate himself in front of celebrities. This time: Mike Leigh.
Feb 15, 2012 by Ben Knight in The Berlinale Blog (3 Comments)
Berlinale kids highlight: A boy and his giraffe
Got kids? Zarafa was THE compelling kids film at this years Berlinale. Tix were long gone for days now, but keep an eye out for the film in the future. The compelling tale of a cross-racial friendship in the early 19th century.
Feb 15, 2012 by Mars Yupilami in The Berlinale Blog
Eve Lucas: Two to be missed, for sure...
Our film editor has come across two films that she dutily feels she should tell you to avoid. Save yourself some euros and avoid, avoid, avoid!
Feb 15, 2012 by Eve Lucas in The Berlinale Blog
Berlinale snapshots: We <3 Meryl!
Meryl received her Golden Bear last night. And it wasn't just Berlinale officials sending love.
Feb 15, 2012 by Eve Lucas in The Berlinale Blog
Giovanni Marchini Camia: When risks pay off
After an uninspiring start to the Competition's sixth day, Giovanni finds exactly the type of refreshing experience he expects from the Berlinale in the Portuguese curiosity Tabu.
Feb 15, 2012 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in The Berlinale Blog
Paziraie Sadeh
Eve Lucas: Remote control
Two films premiered recently set in environments that impose distance: the no-man's land of the Iran-Afghan border and a Saharan refugee camp in Algeria. Both explore how landscape can reflect an inner state of being
Feb 14, 2012 by Eve Lucas in The Berlinale Blog