Bruce LaBruce

“Radicalise camp”

INTERVIEW. The Camp/Anti-Camp: A Queer Guide to Everyday Life special! Here filmmaker Bruce LaBruce discusses the elusive term ‘camp’ in preparation for the three-day festival which opens April 19.

Apr 16, 2012 by in Stage

Nick Zedd

He eats scum: an interview with Nick Zedd

Downtown low-budget shock king Nick Zedd on why his movies aren’t pretty. Showing at the KW Institute through Apr 9 as part of You Killed Me First, the Cinema of Transgression.

Mar 14, 2012 by in Art

Duran Duran

Still on the hunt: Duran Duran's Roger Taylor

With Mark Ronson producing All You Need Is Now and a video in which the band is played by top supermodels, the catsuits are back and begin their unzipping Tue, Jan 31 at C-Halle.

Jan 25, 2012 by in Reviews & Interviews

Hans Narva

A chat with... Claudia Lehmann

EXBlicks features the director's take on a man of many personalities: Hans Narva. Lehmann's Hans im Glück will screen on Mon, Jan 16 at Lichtblick Kino followed by a Q&A and concert!

Jan 9, 2012 by in Film

Another junkie caper?

Interview: Tony O'Neill. The New York writer's new novel, Sick City, rampages through its story with a zeal for sex, violence and consumption that recalls William S. Burroughs and Dennis Cooper.

Sep 20, 2011 by in Culture

Mystic mixer market

Where can you find shopping magic in Berlin? For only €1 entry, you find it at the Voodoo Market, the every other month party-in-a-bazaar. Handpicked wares, haircuts, tattoos and DIY participation, as well as a party, await.

Aug 18, 2011 by | in People

Shalom means Jello

INTERVIEW: Jello Biafra. The Granddaddy of San Francisco punk and former Dead Kennedys frontman has been running his mouth for over 30 years. Now he's is back with a new band, the Guantanamo School of Medicine. They play at Astra on Friday, July 29.

Jul 26, 2011 by in Reviews & Interviews (2 Comments)

The enigma of Werner Herzog

A month-long retrospective at Zeughauskino lets you delve into the work of arguably the greatest living German filmmaker.

Jul 5, 2011 by in Film

Tours ain’t just for tourists

Dive into Berlin’s history under the guidance of real pros. On staycation this summer, EXBERLINER scoped out Berlin’s most original tours and gave them a whirl to see what they’re worth.

Jul 4, 2011 by | | | in The Best of Berlin

“My interest in sex is not voyeuristic”

Interview: director Gregg Araki. Following his acclaimed Mysterious Skin (2005), Gregg Araki returns to the underground mood of his ‘Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy’ with Kaboom.

Jun 14, 2011 by in Film

"Punk is more than music"

Interview: Julia Ostertag, director of Noise and Resistance. Punk is still alive and kicking, screaming its name through the economic, gender or anti-fascist battles of rebels from Petersburg to Barcelona.

Jun 8, 2011 by in Film

How many people are in Terre Thaemlitz?

Interview: Terre Thaemlitz.. He is many men. And many women. And many others. Thaemlitz performs as DJ Sprinkles at Cookies on March 31.

Mar 29, 2011 by in Reviews & Interviews

Rune in the Volksbühne

Interview: David Tibet of Current 93. Current 93 came into the world three decades ago like a caterwauling neo-folk tumor on the body of industrial music. And have grown immensely.

Mar 26, 2011 by in Reviews & Interviews

How queer is the Berlinale?

The Berlinale has not only boasted a large percentage of gay and lesbian films but also a special LGBT-focused award: the Teddy. But 25 years on, how groundbreaking is the Teddy really?

Feb 16, 2011 by in Film

The Advocate for Bruce

Interview: director Angélique Bosio. The new LaBruce doc was first screened at the 2011 Berlinale, when we spoke with her, and is appropriately enough finding new spotlight at the PornFilmFestival.

Feb 15, 2011 by in Film (1 Comments)

Psychic balladeer

Interview: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. S/he has long ridden the pony of the ultimate outsider and now, with the documentary about her "pandrogyne" project with the late Lady Jaye, we get an intimate peek inside.

Feb 14, 2011 by in Reviews & Interviews (2 Comments)

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge in six dates

Feb 14, 2011 by in Reviews & Interviews

Fighting HIV/AIDS the Berlin Way

Today is World AIDS Day and as many as 11,000 people in Berlin are affected by the epidemic. Berlin has many ways of dealing with the epidemic – from art and film to education to on-the-street outreach.

Dec 1, 2010 by | | | in People

Veggie grub for cash-strapped consciences

Chuck out your assumptions of soup kitchens – the lines, moping heads, food slopped on plates by well meaning people in hairnets. The Homeless Veggie Dinner is anything but.

Nov 17, 2010 by in Zeitgeist

PornFilmFestival Berlin: An interview with Courtney Trouble

A fest regular, we interviewed director Trouble for last year's porn blitz. This year, catch her work in Fucking Different XXX and Roulette: Toronto.

Oct 26, 2010 by in Film (1 Comments)

Zombie apocalypse hits Berlin!

OUR PICK! "Vampires are exclusive – but everybody can be a zombie, " according to director Marvin Kren, whose zombie love story Rammbock premiered this week.

Sep 9, 2010 by in Film

Return of the Kult

NOW ON AIR! Berlin’s one and only forum for “world music” – an expletive that doesn’t do justice to the city's vibrant music scene – is back, under a slightly different name. Hello, Radio Multicult!

Sep 1, 2010 by | in Culture

Getting your gay on

WEEKEND PICK! If you’re looking for gay pride this month, gay pride you shall find – two times over. As the city gears up for another round of celebrations on June 26, we find out why Berlin's CSD is doubly fabulous.

Jun 20, 2010 by in Culture