berlinandbeyond.com - 12/24/2008
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As a successful photographer of world-wide renown, Finn leads a life that is as prominent as it is hectic. He gets by with very little sleep, his cell phone is never still, and the music from his headphones is his most constant companion. But when his life suddenly spins out of control, Finn ...
berlinandbeyond.com - 12/24/2008
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Movie projector repairman Bruno and suicidal Robert travel
together in a truck on the dusty roads along...
the border between East and West Germany. Lonely and introspective, they both long for the company of women. By the end of their journey, they ...
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berlinandbeyond.com - 12/27/2008
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Desperately in love, Tamara, a Ukrainian prostitute, and
Alex, her boss s errand boy, must not reveal...
their secret relationship, as employees are not permitted to be romantically involved. In order to escape their red-light-district lives and fulfill ...
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Hell On Frisco Bay —
... plays as part of a tribute to the "German New Wave" pioneer; on January 20th he will be on hand to answer questions following a screening of his newest film Palermo Shooting, which I must admit I found too faux-mystical for my liking. But I feel Kings of the Road is a masterpiece, even if one I've still only seen on a crappy PAL transfer videotape. A chance to see it on the giant Castro screen January 18th is extremely tantalizing. Another exciting archival screening is the film that gave Marlene Dietrich her start and director Josef Von ...
BERLIN & BEYOND 2009—Michael Hawley Previews the Line-up
The Evening Class —
... , who will receive the Award for Lifetime Achievement in Directing. Wenders will appear at the Castro Theater in conversation with German film scholar Gerd Gemünden, following the U.S. premiere of his latest film Palermo Shooting. The version that will screen at B&B; is about 20 minutes shorter than the original Cannes edit, which received possibly the worst reviews of any film in this year's competition. We were shown this new version after the B&B; press conference, and I'll be writing about it later. As part of its tribute to Wenders, ...
BERLIN & BEYOND 2009—Michael Hawley Reviews His Screeners
The Evening Class —
... Last and least we have Wim Wenders' Palermo Shooting, a film that was universally reviled when it premiered last year at Cannes. ...
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