Berlinale in Crisis as Israel-Gaza Row Engulfs Director Tricia Tuttle
The uproar engulfing the Berlinale and its director, Tricia Tuttle, now threatens to inflict lasting damage on one…
Heavy Metal Gods Take a Bow
The studded leather stage garb, the ear-splitting falsetto and thrashing guitars of a bunch of heavy metal gods…
Warwick Thornton’s Indigenous Australian Western
An experienced cinematographer before he turned to directing, Warwick Thornton has a feel for the Central Australian desert…
Ilker Çatak’s ‘Yellow Letters’ Wins Berlinale Golden Bear
After drawing social media backlash for suggesting filmmakers should “stay out of politics,” German director Wim Wenders and…
‘Sad Girlz’ Wins Berlin Generation Crystal Bear
Sad Girlz (Chicas Tristes), the feature debut of Mexican writer-director Fernanda Tovar, has won the Crystal Bear for…
Sony’s Worldwide ‘Skeletons’ Deal Caps Cautious Berlin Market
Berlin’s European Film Market ended with a bang. Sony Pictures won a bidding war to take worldwide rights…
Isabelle Huppert in Vampire Camp
If you ever looked at the ageless face of Isabelle Huppert onscreen — the alabaster skin, the enigmatic…
Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem Call Out Berlin for ‘Silence’ on Gaza
81 artists, including Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem, Tatiana Maslany, and Adam McKay, have signed an open letter calling…
Juliette Binoche in Singular Dementia Drama
Revolving around three generations of women — played by Anna Calder-Marshall, Juliette Binoche and Florence Hunt — within…
Art and Exile Collide in Lyrical Quebecois Drama
Art and exile mesh together in fascinating ways in Nina Roza, the accomplished new feature from Quebecois writer-director…
A Chronicle of Burgeoning Nigerian Filmmakers
Another week, another cacophony of discourse about whether AI-generated filmmaking is actually creativity, and whether creative people can…
‘The Hidden Face of the Earth’ Film Trailer Berlin 2026 on Photographer
Photography and film interact and converge in The Hidden Face of the Earth (La Face cachée de la…