L.A.: Screening of “The White Ribbon” at the Goethe Institut

On Monday, April 4th 2011, at 7 PM, the Goethe Institut Los Angeles shows Michael Haneke’s film “The White Ribbon” starring acclaimed German actor Burghart Klaussner. On April 13th 2011, at 7 PM Burghart Klaussner is the guest of honor at the next “Hollywood Talk Shop”. http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/los/ver/de6913622v.htm  About the movie “The White Ribbon”:
A village in Protestant North [...]

Winter, Waltz, Berger, Band, Basterds and Rabbit à la Berlin

James Cameron and his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow are at the top of the Oscar world with nine nominations apiece for “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker.” “Inglorious Basterds” (with Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart) Zehnte Studio Babelsberg Produktion also shines with eight nominations.
by Andreas Fuchs
Quentin Tarantino was nominated twice for directing and screenplay while several German [...]

Oscar Nominations 2010

Nominations:
Christoph Waltz – Best Supporting Actor
Sandra Bullock – Best Actress
The White Ribbon – Best Foreign Language Film
Christian Berger – Cinematography
Following an American Society of Cinematographers nomination for “Das Weisse Band – The White Ribbon”, the Oscar nomination for Austrian Christian Berger might not be that surprising, however the Academy Awards are still the crown [...]