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2021 Berlin Film Festival Is Going Virtual & Delayed Until March

December 16, 2020 3:29 pm

With 2020 basically canceling much of the film festival season, or at least forcing many to go digital, the hope was that 2021 would be different. Well, COVID-19 doesn’t care about what the film industry wishe...

Berlin Film Festival Will Go Ahead Next Year; Switching To Gender-Neutral Acting Awards

Rafael Motamayor

August 24, 2020 12:34 pm

News

As we start to look past the nightmare that has been 2020 and look forward to a (slightly) more hopeful 2021, we'll start hearing of the winter film festivals' plans soon. First, it was Sundance announcing pla...

‘There Is No Evil,’ ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Win Big At The Berlin Film Festival

Rafael Motamayor

February 29, 2020 4:00 pm

Festivals, News

As the latest edition of the Berlin International Film Festival draws to a close, the Berlin jury has just announced the full list of winners during a ceremony. Mohammad Rasoulof’s “There Is No Evil” came out ...

‘Death Of Nintendo’ Is A Coming-Of-Age Tale That Doesn’t Quite Level Up [Berlin Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

February 29, 2020 1:16 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Earlier this week, Kazuhisa Hashimoto passed away at the age of 61. Known as the inventor of the Konami Code — ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B, A, Start — gamers of certain age mourned the programmer’s death, as part of the...

Netflix’s Electrifying Paris Jazz Club Drama ‘The Eddy,’ Eps 1&2 Directed By Damien Chazelle [Berlin Review]

Jessica Kiang

February 29, 2020 10:44 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

The most famous, borderline self-parodic maxim about jazz, usually attributed to Miles Davis, tells us mystically that it is more about the notes you don't play than the notes you do. But the first two Damien ...

‘Father’: A Powerful Portrait Of A Man Quietly Raging Against The Machine [Berlin Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

February 24, 2020 1:48 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

When Nikola (Goran Bogdan) is asked, “Have you noticed anything that could indicate your wife’s suicidal intentions?” all he can resignedly answer is, “We live a hard life.” It’s been two years since Nikola wa...

‘O Beautiful Night’ Is A Strange Yet Slight Trip Into The Underworld [Berlin Review]

Christian Gallichio

February 15, 2019 5:00 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

A depressed musician has a chance encounter with a man claiming to be Death, sending the two on a wild journey through the night in Xavier Böhm’s German directorial debut "O Beautiful Night," which just premier...

‘The Plagiarists’ Transforms DIY Mumblecore Filmmaking Into A Self-Indulgent Mess [Berlin Review]

Jonathan Christian

February 11, 2019 5:21 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

There’s an old proverb that claims “the road to hell is paved with good intentions": This expression could practically serve as the mantra for any artistic endeavor ever created. Being an artist is never easy, ...

Berlin International Film Festival Awards: Wes Anderson Takes Best Director, ‘Touch Me Not’ Wins Golden Bear

Kevin Jagernauth

February 26, 2018 9:18 am

News

Another year, and another Berlin International Film Festival is in the can. Nope, these trophies won’t have much effect on Oscar potential, but they will make many of these pictures attractive for U.S. distribu...

‘Museum’ Starring Gael Garcia Bernal Is An Endlessly Entertaining Heist Story [Berlin Review]

Bradley Warren

February 24, 2018 8:59 am

News, Reviews

One of the perks of the film festival model is its ability to nurture talented filmmakers. These potential auteurs work their way up from selective short film programs to sidebars, hoping to eventually enter th...

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