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A highly charged Berlinale closing ceremony saw multiple winners condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza, describing it as “genocide”. One winner, Abdallah Al-Khatib, who picked up the evening’s Best Feature Debut prize for his film Chronicles From the Siege, also criticized the German government for what he described as its “complicity” in Israel’s actions. “I’m happy … Read more
Johnny Flynn‘s on something of a showbiz roll. You might know him as the star of British sitcom Lovesick, the delightful George Knightley in Autumn de Wilde’s 2020 Emma adaptation, or as Dickie Greenleaf in 2024’s Ripley series, next to Andrew Scott. Maybe the Brit caught your eye in 2018 miniseries Vanity Fair, Kate Winslet’s … Read more
From Cold War Laughs to Capitalist realities: re-examining East German Film Comedies The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked a seismic shift in global politics, and for many Americans, it symbolized the triumph of freedom over oppression.But three and a half decades later,a resurgence of interest in East German cinema,specifically comedies from the … Read more