Film

A losing gambit

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! Clunky art heist comedy GAMBIT is anything but artful.

Not quite a gem

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! The soundtrack is the jewel in the crown of warm but by-the-numbers comedy-drama THE SAPPHIRES.

The Great Dictator

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:15:00 GMT

Where better to enjoy the summer heat than at the cinema – outdoors? Chaplin's first talkie is a monument in slapstick, but there's more to enjoy than that balletic globe scene as he fearlessly pillories WWII fascism.

Powerful places

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:30:00 GMT

OUT NOW! Ambitious drama THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES has its flaws but makes for muscular, arresting viewing.

Not of sound mind

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO's off-kilter tale of obsession in sound design is deliciously strange.

Four on the floor

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! TANGO LIBRE's fleet-footed love quadrangle drama dances itself into a few corners, but rarely stumbles.

Promised bland

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! Gus van Sant's PROMISED LAND attempts humanise the highly-charged issue of fracking, but the result is dangerously close to dull.

Forest hump

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT

OUT NOW! Berlin based eco-initiative FUCK FOR FOREST are the subject of a documentary that amounts to something less than the sum of its eclectic parts.

Filmmakers' Feierabend

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:45:00 GMT

Raindance Film Festival's first networking event lets budding filmmakers submit their shorts for screening and mingle with their peers in the Berlin film scene. Cost: €5 (with a free Jameson), or free for members. Send shorts to lydia@raindance.org.

Russian Anti-Racist Skinheads

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:30:00 GMT

Concentrating largely on the musical expression of their discontent, Ian Ivanov’s documentary (with English voiceover) paints a broad picture of grassroots revolt. The director will be present for a post-screening discussion.

Sahel Calling

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:45:00 GMT

On World Refugee Day, Genossenschaft Prinzenallee is hosting a documentary screening exploring linkages made between human rights and music in West Africa. The 20.00 film is preceded by an exhibition of paintings by Vola Schöpe and VoKü.

Jew By Choice

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT

This 2007 film investigates the annual trickle of German converts to Judaism, joining communities in Judaism and Israel, investigating the issues of identity crisis and desire for acceptance that arise as a result of such a transfer. Free admission.

Not so down to earth

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:45:00 GMT

OUT NOW! Self-indulgent father-son bonding exercise AFTER EARTH leaves the viewer space-sick.

All narc, no bite

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:15:00 GMT

OUT NOW! Well-intentioned but obvious, SNITCH tries its best but doesn't make the score.