“Nuremberg” in New York, documentary to premiere at film festival

The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 48th New York Film Festival (FSLC, NYFF), “the essential showcase of the latest and best in American and international cinema,” will complement this years previously announced festival selections (for our German language report, click here) with a series of events and additional programs. “The Masterworks and Special Events at [...]

“A Film Unfinished” finally opens and sheds light on Nazi propaganda

On August 18, Oscilloscope Pictures opens Yael Hersonski’s “A Film Unfinished” in New York at the Film Forum (209 W. Houston Street) and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas (1886 Broadway), on August 20th the documentary premieres in Los Angeles at The Laemmle Royal and in Encino, California at Laemmle Town Center. This will be followed by a national run of the [...]

Tromatizing Germany

On the occasion of Troma Entertainment’s 35th anniversary, Lloyd Kaufman, company president and creator of The Toxic Avenger, attended a mid-July retrospective in three German cities. On the program at Raw Temple (Berlin), Cinestar Saarbrücken (presented by SplatterdayNightFever) and KommKino Nürnberg are, amongst others, “Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead” and the world premiere of Markus [...]

25th German Premiere in New York

June 14 marked the first 25-film milestone for the special industry screenings of new German films. At Tribeca Cinemas in New York City, Oliver Mahrdt of German Films Service + Marketing (on the left in our photo ) welcomed director Ralf Hüttner (middle) and world sales agent Dirk Schürhoff of Munich, Germany-based Beta Cinema for [...]

Berlin-Born Mike Nichols receives AFI Award

Born in Berlin in 1931, Mike Nichols fled Nazi Germany at the age of 7. He was certified a genius at 12, became half of the hit comedy act “Nichols and May” in his 20s, was an acclaimed director of stage and screen in his 30s, conquered television, and now, in his late 70s, remains [...]

Sex and the Maybach

Audi drove Tony Stark aka “Iron Man 2” to much box-office action. Decked out in their Mercedes Benz and so much more, of course, Miranda, Samantha, Carrie and Charlotte had to contend with a number three opening weekend. Coming in at $51 million for the five-day Memorial Day total, the “Sex and the City” girls nonetheless got [...]

Q`orianka Kilcher stars in “Princess Kaiulani”

“Princess Kaiulani” ist the inspiring true story of the most beloved Hawaiian royalty. Kaiulani was born in 1875 as the only child of Princess Miriam Likelike and Scotsman Archibald Cleghorn, and was destined to inherit the Kingdom. After the early death of her mother, Kaiulani was sent to England. There she falls deeply in love [...]

Audi Accelerates “Iron Man”

May 6 and 7 mark the theatrical debuts of “Iron Man 2” in North America and Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland. Already grossing over $100 million on 6,764 screens in some 53 countries, Robert Downey Jr. & Co. claimed the top spot in all but one and outpaced the May 2008 original by an average [...]

German film wins Tribeca Film Festival

The German production “When We Leave” (Die Fremde), directed and written by Feo Aladag, received the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature which includes $25,000 cash and the art award “Study: Northern City Renaissance” (Mass MoCA #379K) 2008, commissioned by Sting, created by Stephen Hannock. The award is sponsored by AKA Hotel Residences and was [...]

Kino! 2010 Opens at MoMA in New York

On April 21, The Museum of Modern Art in New York City marked its 31st annual survey of recent German cinema with Kino! 2010. Although writer-director Margarethe von Trotta could not attend the opening, leading lady Barbara Sukowa was greeted with equal enthusiasm by the packed house. In Vision, Sukowa plays Hildegard von Bingen, a Benedictine [...]

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