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Interview: Oskar Roehler

OUT NOW! Oskar Roehler is used to controversy. After his hate-it-or-love-it 2006 adaptation of Houellebecq’s The Elementary Particles, the German director is back with fuel for a final roasting: Jud Süß.

Sep 23, 2010 by in Film

"Fear good movies"

It’s all “fantasy” at the 24th annual Fantasy Filmfest (Aug 17-25) – from the British thriller Harry Brown, in which Michael Caine snaps in the face of social depravity, to gory trash like The Human Centipede.

Aug 17, 2010 by in Film

Tap or bottle, dead or alive

In 2003, bottled water surpassed Germany’s per-capita consumption of beer. So - what’s with the tap water? PLUS: Have you been left thirsty at a Berlin restaurant? Tell the world...

Jul 16, 2010 by in Survival (6 Comments)

Interview: Duncan Jones, director of Moon

NOW SHOWING! The man formerly known as "Zowie" is stepping out of the shadow of his famous dad with a surprise hit: a small-budget, retro-futuristic space film.

Jul 15, 2010 by in Film

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Tobi Jochum: Conquering Mediaspree

On Saturday, a large-scale anti-Mediaspree protest with over 2000 participants took place in Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain – despite a few interruptions of police brutality...

Jun 6, 2010 by in The Berlin Blog

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Tempelhofer Feld: Elysian (air)field

Only recently opened to the public as the city’s largest park, Tempelhof airfield offers more than Nazi bullies and Kaiser’s A&P Summer Rave. Go and see for yourself…

Jul 16, 2010 by in Features (2 Comments)

A chat with... Rich Rubin

Rich Rubin’s Hooray For Hollywood is one of five finalists in the English Theatre Berlin’s inaugural 10-minute-play competition, about “English in German daily life”.

Jun 14, 2010 by

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Few locations have thriven undeterred from the city’s post-Wende awakening till today’s boom. But Prenzl’Berg’s KulturBrauerei successfully made the transition, straddling the bridge between off-scene and mainstream with an eclectic mix of cultural events. And no wonder: the building itself is a true survivor. The old Schultheiss brewery was built in 1842, and remains one of the only well-preserved examples of industrial architecture in Berlin. This year, the multi-purpose, city block-sized complex – home to seven different clubs, bars and theatres – celebrates its twentieth anniversary. After the kick-off on September 1, there’ll be special events all year. On the big night: Theater RambaZamba, Polish street-theater artists Teatr Osmego Dnia and Israeli group Kenafayim will turn the Brauereihof (courtyard) into an open-air stage Frieden – Ein Fest, a reinterpretation of Aristophanes’ ancient comedy. Stick around for fireworks and DJs.

Aug 27, 2010 by

Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar-winning drama about an American bomb disposal unit in pre-escalation Baghdad (2005) is a stunner in its dense hyperrealism and minimalist structure. It’s tough for war flicks to completely avoid glorifying the action at least on some level – aka soldier porn – but Bigelow and her brilliant cast get it right, even while (or perhaps partly due to?) omitting any ideological nitpicking: you’ll have to figure out the big "Why?" on your own. OV with German subtitles.

Aug 13, 2010 by

One glance at the poster is all you need to know about Barbarella. As a quick reminder: 1968. Who Can Save the Universe? Jane Fonda. Queen of the Galaxy. Space boots, laser gun and a barely there bikini. A fixture in pop culture for decades, few films have carried the cult tag as proudly as this one, but today it seems fewer people than you might think have actually ever seen Fonda (re)discover sexuality for future mankind. Here’s your chance to catch the original on the big screen – just in time before they butcher its charm with an all-but-inevitable blockbuster remake. English OV.

Aug 13, 2010 by

One glance at the poster is all you need to know about Barbarella. As a quick reminder: 1968. Who Can Save the Universe? Jane Fonda. Queen of the Galaxy. Space boots, laser gun and a barely there bikini. A fixture in pop culture for decades, few films have carried the cult tag as proudly as this one, but today it seems fewer people than you might think have actually ever seen Fonda (re)discover sexuality for future mankind. Here’s your chance to catch the original on the big screen – just in time before they butcher its charm with an all-but-inevitable blockbuster remake. English OV.

Aug 13, 2010 by

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Hot Tub Time Machine

OUT NOW! Could have been funnier, but with the power of 1980s star John Cusack doing a 1980s piss-take, its worth the viewing.

Oct 14, 2010 by in Film

Gainsbourg

OUT NOW! Gainsbourg's biopic is a worthwhile endeavor even when Bardot's portrayal kind of fizzles, rather than sizzles.

Oct 14, 2010 by in Film

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

OUT NOW! This year’s Palme d’Or winner – an enigmatic piece of borderline-experimental cinema – demands a lot from its audience.

Sep 30, 2010 by in Film

Veronika Decides To Die

OUT NOW! Sarah Michelle Gellar in a Paulo Coelho adaptation: it's not Buffy-land anymore... (Unfortunately.)

Sep 30, 2010 by in Film