Actor
SIR GAWAIN with Ernst Umhauer – review
I saw SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT today at Angers – and what a delightful short film it is! I love how young men and women clad in red, green and gold assemble for a […]
Actor
SHERLOCK seasons 4 and 5 coming
Never before has a TV series beaten cinema so badly at its own play, namely at being a visual art. SHERLOCK is a blend of cinema and TV, full length feature films arranged in a […]
Cinema
Maximilian Schell in seiner letzten Rolle
Der große Maximilian Schell ist in DIE RÄUBER von Pol Cruchten in seiner letzten Rolle zu sehen. Der Film eröffnet als Weltpremière am 19. Januar das Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken. Regisseur Pol Cruchten war […]
Actor
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA review
The CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA are a serpent made of nothing but damp air – a meteorological phenomenon mirroring both the magic and the inescapable consequences of things we see creeping up on us. Like […]
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God Jul, season’s greetings, Frohe Festtage
Thank you to all readers, commenters, interview partners, filmmakers, writers, directors, artists, festival directors, volunteers, … well, to all who made this year special: Have a happy time with your loved ones and a terriffic […]
Actor
Hot Icelander part III: Damon Younger about life and fish
The versatility of Icelandic actor Damon Younger comes from two sources, in my eyes: One being absolute dedication – to his body, to his voice and to his mind. The other is Damon’s unsatiable curiosity […]
Cinema
Weltpremieren im Langfilm-Wettbewerb
Aus 150 Einreichungen dürfen 16 Langfilme um den Max-Ophüls-Preis kämpfen – 11 davon sind Weltpremieren. Bin besonders gespannt auf: Die Kafka-Verfilmung DER BAU mit Axel Prahl, Josef Hader und Devid Striesow und DIE LIEBE UNSERER ELTERN […]