The Holy Mountain at Kater Holzig
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‘The Holy Mountain’: Exclusive Film Screening & After Party at Katerholzig
Ended 5 weeks ago
An Exclusive Screening of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s controversial cult film (“the scandal of the 1973 Cannes Film Festival”): ‘THE HOLY MOUNTAIN’ The scandal of the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s flood of sacrilegious imagery and existential symbolism in The Holy Mountain is a spiritual quest for enlightenment pitting illusion against truth. The Alchemist (Jodorowsky) assembles together a group of … more
Merkezi
Merkezi is one of Berlin’s alluring and charming hidden delights which you may have heard mentioned and praised but the existence of which you still somewhat doubt. Somewhere concealed within Kotti’s bustling labyrinth of restaurants and bars, you’ll find this peaceful and welcoming locale. Founded in September last year by Hannes Budweg & Mark Pennock, Merkezi is a recent addition to Berlin’s … more
Nick Zedd’s Cinema of Transgression at KW
KW’s ‘You Killed Me First’ exhibition, which opened over a fortnight ago and runs until 9th April, was ushered in with a talk from Nick Zedd, filmmaker and founder of the Cinema of Transgression.
Future Shorts Festival in Berlin
The newly formed Berlin Film Society will be premièring the Spring edition of the Future Shorts Festival in Berlin on March 3rd.
An Interview with the Director of Girl Model
Ashley Sabin is co-director and co-producer Girl Model which follows the journey of Nadya, a Russian adolescent girl, from her Siberian village to castings in Japan and back again. Nadya’s future rests in the hands of Ashley Arbaugh, the hard-to-watch American casting agent whose confused monologues and musings on her modelling past shed light on the issues of unresolved insecurities plaguing … more
Dreams of a Life Review
The Berlinale may be over, but for those of you still wanting to get their fix of exciting, inspirational film, the Berlin Film Society is offering film fanatics just that. With screenings, director and cast Q&As and live music performances, they aim to reach out and engage with their audience, offering new perspectives on film with a monthly film event … more
Celluloid Style
We select our top moments of sartorial splendour on film.
Kammerspielfilm at Arsenal Cinema
This month Arsenal cinema reflects on the Kammerspiel movement. The film genre, which emerged in 1920s Berlin, was named after the chamber theatre built by Deutsches Theater director Max Reinhardt. With its modest and intimate set design, ‘chamber theatre’ was a concept conceived with the aim of creating unity between the stage and audience. Reinhardt’s ideas heavily influenced Kammerspiel film … more
Videoart at Midnight – Kino Babylon
Ended 23 weeks ago
Videoart at Midnight is a project by Olaf Stüber and Ivo Wessel born from a mutual interest in the presentation and reception of videoart works. Exploring the cinema format, the event is held monthly on a Friday at Kino Babylon, screening several short works at midnight. This Friday 16th, they will showcase work by late Punk-Dadaist Matthias Baader Holst, whose artistic … more
Regular Lovers at Kino Babylon
Kino Babylon’s fortnightly French film showcase ‘La French Connection’, will screen Regular Lovers (Les Amants réguliers) this Tuesday. Set in Paris during the student riots of 1968, the film tells the story of 20 year olds François and Lilie and their blossoming relationship behind the barricades.
Oddisee’s Bloody Way
An interview with documentary-duo Oddisee, featuring their latest offering ‘My Bloody Way’ about a real-life Berlin Vampire, perfectly timed for Halloween…
Gerhard Richter on Film
In 2009 Corinna Belz, a German actor, writer and documentary filmmaker, spent time filming in the studios of the legendary painter Gerhard Richter. The result of which is ‘Gerhard Richter Painting’, a rare insight into the workings of this documentary revealing the thoughts and processes of this famously reclusive artist, widely considered one of the most important living painters. Richter’s work … more
AKIRA KUROSAWA’S DREAMS AT KINO ARSENAL
Akira Kurosawa is a true celluloid titan. Often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers to have lived, revered by Scorsese, Bergman and Coppola, his prolific career spanned 57 years and 30 films, earning him a plethora of awards and international acclaim as a director, producer, screenwriter and editor. As part of their ongoing Kurosawa retrospective, on October 24 … more
The Art of the Horror Soundtrack: Alan Howarth
With the composition of soundtracks for Halloween, Escape from New York and Prince of Darkness to his name, as well as sound design for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Poltergeist and all of the Star Trek movies, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Alan Howarth might possess a wise man’s jadedness with the film industry. When we spoke to him though, it’s apparent that quite the opposite is true