Phoenix

In postwar Germany, a woman with a reconfigured face reclaims her identity

"...being escorted by her friend Lene (Kunzendorf) back to Berlin after surviving the Auschwitz concentration camp, a bullet to..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Napoleon Solo and and Illya Kuryakin don't transition well to the present

"...cute with KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Hammer) in East Berlin 1963, as they both attempt to extract Gaby Teller..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Unfinished Business

The crude humor and cloying sentiment of Vince Vaughn's latest comedy make it a dud

"...trio traveling from Missouri to Maine and, ultimately, to Berlin in order to fend off renewed competition from Chuck...."

March 13, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Fury

Brad Pitt commands a Sherman tank in the waning days of World War II, and teaches his men the simple algorithm of war: Kill or be killed.

"...an American Sherman tank crew trundling its way to Berlin during the waning and most deadly days of World..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Magic in the Moonlight

Though he's been on a roll with his last few films, Woody Allen breaks his streak with this threadbare offering.

"...we first meet Stanley (Firth), he is wowing a Berlin audience as his alter ego, Wei Ling Soo, a..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Unknown

In this psychological thriller, a man awakens after a car accident to find his wife doesn't recognize him and another man has assumed his identity.

"...an academic named Martin Harris (Neeson) arrives in snowy Berlin with his pretty wife, Elizabeth (Jones), to deliver a..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Black Balloon

This prize-winning Australian film is a moving, youth-oriented work, featuring lovely performances by Toni Collette and Gemma Ward.

"...to the Crystal Bear for youth-oriented films at the Berlin International Film Festival): the occasional off-putting quirk, a song-and-dance..."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Reader

Stephen Daldry, working from a superior script by David Hare, has crafted a film about guilt, love, and history which stars Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and newcomer David Kross.

"...between a weary-looking, sexually rapacious streetcar ticket-taker in postwar Berlin and the sickly young schoolboy on whom she initially..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Offside

Deeply immersive, thought-provoking, and quite often funny, Offside depicts the resourcefulness women in Iran must rely on in order to enter a stadium to watch, no less play, soccer.

"...within the characters, and the film, which won the Berlin Film Festival’s Silver Bear but is banned in Iran,..."

June 8, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Flightplan

Aiming to be a Hitchcockian-type thriller set within the tight quarters of a jetliner, this Jodie Foster vehicle runs aground.

"...body home for burial on a intercontinental flight from Berlin to New York. Once the flight takes off, Pratt..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Downfall

Hitler's final days in the claustrophobic bunker are envisioned by the filmmakers, with an able assist from Bruno Ganz at the Fuhrer.

"...claustrophobic command bunker far below the ruined streets of Berlin. It owes much of its creepy verisimilitude to the..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Good Bye, Lenin!

Popular German comedy generates nostalgia for the pre-unification years.

"...during the final days before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the film’s comedy rests on one key factor:..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Max

"...Hitler in the trenches and then again in Weimar Berlin, has courted controversy from its very inception, raising the..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mifune

"...Danish movie, which won top prize at last year's Berlin Film Festival, is also recognized as the third product..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Apt Pupil

"...a control he hasn't had since the fall of Berlin...."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Licensed to Kill

"...it. The almost clinical restraint of Dong's Sundance and Berlin Film Festival award-winner only enhances its staggering emotional impact...."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Halfmoon

"...that won the Young Filmmaker's Trophy at the 1995 Berlin International Film Festival. Paul Bowles himself wryly introduces each..."

March 29, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Women From the Lake of Scented Souls

"...the co-winner of the Golden Bear at the 1993 Berlin Film Festival. Xiang (Gaowa) is a middle-aged rural businesswomen..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Salmonberries

"...was shot down while the couple escaped across the Berlin Wall. Both women are certifiable eccentrics but, through a..."

July 1, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Faraway, So Close

"...the angel Cassiel (Sander) standing watch above the reunited Berlin. He misses his friend Damiel (Ganz), who, since his..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chain of Desire

"...Manhattan nightclub that is a cross between a 1930s Berlin cabaret and a cyberpunk/clubkids disco. Alma has just ended..."

July 30, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Locked Up Time

"...certainly is the information age. No sooner does the Berlin Wall come crashing down than people cross the border..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Until the End of the World

Chopped to ribbons by the American distributor upon its initial release, Wenders’ sprawling Odyssean epic is only now seen in its true form, in a positively Homeric 295 minute version.

"...jumps from Venice, to the south of France, from Berlin to China, to San Francisco and to the Australian..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Company Business

"...to dance one last waltz in the fast-disappearing old Berlin he, of course, consents to the task. He's to..."

Oct. 25, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Grupo Fantasma’s Quinceañera

And you thought you had Problemas

"...christens new LP Problemas, produced by Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin...."

Oct. 29, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Interview: Debbie Harry

Blondie debuts at fest with a sit-down and a showcase

"...telephone connection. As her publicist linked me long-distance to Berlin, I had a romantic notion that the phone would..."

March 10, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Kerrville Folk Festival Launches Hip Younger Sister Fest, Welcome Home

Broadening the scope of folk with Laraaji, Adrianne Lenker, and more

"...of booking wizard and longtime Kerrville attendee Amy Sue Berlin...."

July 21, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Bangers and Mash

France and Germany, allies in the dance dance revolution

"...has its own electro-renaissance going down in its epicenter, Berlin. By Deutschland's inherent nature, it's a bit more grimy..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Streets of Love

Stalking the Stones across Europe

"...Berlin is quiet. Calm, cool. Collected. "Shattered."..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW 2023 Announces Thao, Armani White, Blondshell, and Otoboke Beaver

Among 191 acts on the festival’s first artist list

"...(Seoul SOUTH KOREA) Ailbhe Reddy (Dublin IRELAND) Albertine Sarges (Berlin GERMANY) Algiers (Atlanta GA) Alien Tango (London UK-ENGLAND) Amber..."

Oct. 19, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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