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The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 8 Feb 12
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Most Germans want president to resign

Politics: 3 Feb 12
Most Germans now want President Christian Wulff to resign, as the flow of allegations over his behaviour and investigations into his relationships with businesses continues to damage his credibility. READ »

What's on in Germany: February 2 - 8

Lifestyle: 2 Feb 12
This Week's Highlights: Burlesque in Hamburg, children's theatre in Nuremberg, and an exhibition in Berlin examines the dark side of technology. READ »

Bayern cling to Liga lead on goal difference

Sport: 29 Jan 12
Bayern Munich stayed top of the German league on Saturday as Mario Gomez claimed his 17th goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Wolfsburg - but Shinji Kagawa-inspired Borussia Dortmund are hard on their heels. READ »

What's on in Germany: January 26 – February 1

Lifestyle: 27 Jan 12
This Week's Highlights: Hitchcock in Frankfurt, indie rock in Munich, and an homage to an electronic music pioneer in Berlin. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 26 Jan 12
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Cathedral usher caught stealing cash donations

Society: 23 Jan 12
An usher in Cologne’s famous Gothic cathedral is under investigation for stealing money from the collection boxes, possibly over several years. READ »

Football head: Gay players welcome

Sport: 18 Jan 12
The head of the German Football Association has called on gay football stars to come out of the closet and openly declare their homosexuality. READ »

Airports still stingy with their wireless internet

National: 17 Jan 12
German airports are slowly offering more free internet access, but progress is slow, with only Cologne Bonn Airport providing unlimited free surfing. READ »

Prosecutors confident of neo-Nazi terror case

National: 14 Jan 12
German prosecutors have said that they feel they have grounds for a prosecution against Beate Zschäpe in relation to their investigation into the NSU neo-Nazi terror cell. READ »

'Bondage Fairies' launch global USB treasure hunt

Society: 11 Jan 12
An enterprising band launched a technological treasure hunt this week, challenging fans to find their new song, pieces of which are on computer memory sticks hidden in public places around the world. READ »

Cologne is country's stalker capital

National: 11 Jan 12
Those who could not sleep after watching "Fatal Attraction" might want to avoid Cologne, where there are more reports of stalking than any other major German city, according to an analysis of police crime data. READ »

Leverkusen fans frantic for Barca match tickets

Sport: 10 Jan 12
Desperate football fans swamped Bayer Leverkusen’s phone lines with 200,000 calls on Tuesday in a frantic attempt to get tickets to the club’s Champions League match against FC Barcelona in February. READ »

Chicken infected with antibiotic-resistant germs

Society: 9 Jan 12
Chicken sold in German supermarkets is often contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a spot test carried out by environmentalists who said the over-use of antibiotics in farming posed a danger to human health. READ »

What's on in Germany: January 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 5 Jan 12
This Week's Highlights: Buster Keaton films in Munich, Alexander McQueen fashions in Hamburg, and contemporary dance in Berlin. READ »

Berlin attack may be work of Kurdish terrorists

National: 5 Jan 12
Police believe a Molotov cocktail attack on a Turkish cultural association Tuesday evening may have been the work of a terrorist group banned from Germany and the European Union. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 4 Jan 12
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Treasures on show again after building collapse

National: 3 Jan 12
Cologne's Historical Archive is putting original documents on show on Tuesday – the first display after the building collapsed nearly three years ago, burying countless valuable German cultural documents and books under a pile of rubble. READ »

Half a million kilometres of traffic jams this year

National: 29 Dec 11
Far from effortlessly zooming down Autobahns at limitless speeds, German drivers are increasingly sitting in traffic– with nearly half a million kilometres of jams recorded this year. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 28 Dec 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

'Tis the season for severe traffic jams

National: 23 Dec 11
Motorists association ADAC has warned of serious traffic jams that could cause hundreds of kilometres of tailbacks on Friday and into Saturday as Germans begin their Christmas holidays. READ »

Talking to self not evidence, court rules

Society: 23 Dec 11
Germany’s highest court has ruled that an overheard soliloquy cannot be used as evidence against a suspect, meaning that a two-year-old murder case will have to be re-tried. READ »

What's on in Germany: December 22 – January 4

Lifestyle: 22 Dec 11
The highlights over the holidays: Shadow puppets in Hamburg, Bonnie and Clyde in Berlin, and Belarus ballerinas fluff their feathers in Munich. READ »

German Santa writes to thousands of good kids

National: 22 Dec 11
Germany’s version of Santa Claus has responded to more than 275,000 letters sent to him in at an address in the eastern state of Brandenburg from eager children around the world, according to Deutsche Post. READ »

A very German shopping list

Society: 22 Dec 11
Motherhood in the Fatherland follows mum Sabine Devins as she navigates the cultural quirks of having a baby in Germany. In the latest instalment, she discovers that the love for engineering starts early. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 21 Dec 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Celebrating a German Christmas down under

Lifestyle: 21 Dec 11
Germany is transformed into a winter wonderland during the holidays, but what happens when a German family has to celebrate the Yuletide during summer down under? Jeff Kavanagh reports on a very kiwi Christmas. READ »

The Local's guide to skiing in Germany

Lifestyle: 21 Dec 11
There’s more to skiing in Germany than the northernmost bits of the Alps. As the new season begins, The Local introduces some alternative slopes that just might be closer than you think. READ »

Despite snow, Christmas only white in mountains

National: 20 Dec 11
Thick snow caused chaos in western Germany on Tuesday, with several trucks crashing, flights cancelled and public transport disrupted – but those dreaming of a white Christmas are likely to be disappointed. READ »

Babbel booted out of Hertha Berlin

Sport: 19 Dec 11
Hertha Berlin sacked coach Markus Babbel on Sunday amidst a war of words, while Borussia Mönchengladbach remain fourth after their 1-0 win over Mainz on the last German league weekend of 2011. READ »

Zschäpe lawyers may seek her release

National: 18 Dec 11
Defence lawyers for Beate Zschäpe, a key neo-Nazi suspect in a series of 10 murders, largely against foreign-born German residents, told Focus magazine that they may move to get her released from jail. READ »

Bayern Munich 'will be even better' in 2012

Sport: 17 Dec 11
The football powerhouse of Bayern Munich will be even stronger in 2012, when Bastian Schweinsteiger and Arjen Robben are fully fit, coach Jupp Heynckes predicted. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 14 Dec 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Teen fined for sitting on train's first class stairs

Society: 14 Dec 11
A German teen has been fined by railway operator Deutsche Bahn for sitting on a set of stairs that technically was part of a train's first class section. READ »

Germany's weirdest Christmas markets

Lifestyle: 12 Dec 11
Christmas markets are an intrinsic part of the holiday season in Germany. But for those fancying an odd twist on the standard stalls offering Glühwein, The Local has uncovered markets with erotic, nautical and various other themes. READ »

Augsburg triumph as Gladbach blow chance

Sport: 11 Dec 11
Borussia Mönchengladbach missed the chance to go top of the German league on Saturday after a shock defeat at strugglers Augsburg while Bremen got back in the title race with a 4-1 win over Wolfsburg. READ »

100 snakes found in Cologne hotel

Society: 10 Dec 11
Cologne police were faced with a slithery problem on Saturday, after 100 snakes, 70 tortoises and 20 brightly-coloured frogs were found in a hotel room. READ »

Duisburg mayor faces corruption probe

Society: 9 Dec 11
Adolf Sauerland, mayor of the Rhineland city of Duisburg, already under pressure for his alleged responsibility for the Love Parade tragedy, has been accused of knowing that a party donation "was meant to influence him in some way." READ »

What's on in Germany: December 8 - 14

Lifestyle: 8 Dec 11
This Week's Highlights: Choirs sing Bach in Leipzig, a rock opera in Frankfurt and a ballet rendition of "A Christmas Carol" in Dresden. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 7 Dec 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

The Local's guide to German Christmas markets

Lifestyle: 7 Dec 11
Put on your mittens, don your cap, and join The Local for a tour of Germany’s best-loved Christmas markets. Frohe Weihnachten! READ »

What's on in Germany: December 1 - 7

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 11
This Week's Highlights: Electronic music festivals in Cologne and a Berlin, Shakespeare in Frankfurt, and a US Army chorus in Stuttgart. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 30 Nov 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Notorious US racist Duke faces deportation

National: 30 Nov 11
David Duke, a notorious American white supremacist, has been arrested in Germany and is facing deportation, according to his website and German media. READ »

Mainz minnows beat mighty Bayern Munich

Sport: 28 Nov 11
Bayern Munich lost in a shock 3-2 defeat at Bundesliga stragglers Mainz on Sunday, a result which leaves the Bavarians third in the table, and puts champions Dortmund top for the first time this season. READ »

Neo-Nazis may have stolen army TNT

National: 27 Nov 11
Investigators looking into the neo-Nazi terrorist group based in Thuringia are worried that far-right extremists may be in possession of the remaining 38 kilos (83.8 pounds) of TNT stolen from the German army’s storage unit in the area. READ »

The ins and outs of pensions

Lifestyle: 25 Nov 11
Plan on growing old and grey in Germany? Joe Morgan explains why you shouldn’t rely solely on a state pension for your golden years. READ »

What's on in Germany: November 24 - 30

Lifestyle: 24 Nov 11
This Week's Highlights: Brazilian film in Berlin, Dickens in Frankfurt, and chocolate in Tübingen. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 23 Nov 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Bundestag 'ashamed' by racist murders

Politics: 22 Nov 11
German parliamentarians from across the political spectrum expressed shame Tuesday over a decade-long murder spree blamed on a neo-Nazi cell and pledged to do more to protect the nation's minority communities. READ »

Referee's suicide attempt not football-related

Sport: 22 Nov 11
A German top-flight referee who attempted to kill himself hours before a major Bundesliga match last weekend did not have football-related motives for the act, a report said on Monday. READ »

Referee attempts suicide before Bundesliga match

Sport: 19 Nov 11
The German league match between Cologne and Mainz was called off 40 minutes before kick-off on Saturday after the Bundesliga referee tried to commit suicide. READ »

Neo-Nazi terror cell 'may have been bigger'

National: 18 Nov 11
The neo-Nazi terrorist group which killed nine shopkeepers and a policewoman probably involved at least two more people than the four already in the sights of the authorities, Germany’s Federal Public Prosecutor said on Friday. READ »

What's on in Germany: November 17 - 23

Lifestyle: 17 Nov 11
This Week's Highlights: African film in Berlin, computer art in Dresden, and Al Di Meola plays Stuttgart. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 16 Nov 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Network of helpers for neo-Nazi terror probed

National: 15 Nov 11
As the German authorities feverishly investigated whether a neo-Nazi terror group responsible for several murders had a network of accomplices, criticism of the country’s domestic intelligence services continued to grow on Tuesday. READ »

Toddler attempts Saturday solo trip to kindergarten

National: 13 Nov 11
A four-year-old in Cologne took it upon himself to leave his home on Saturday morning at 6 am and go alone to his kindergarten. READ »

Investigation widens into neo-Nazi terror trio

National: 12 Nov 11
Investigators believe a suspected far right terror cell allegedly involved in a German policewoman's killing may be linked to other unsolved crimes with anti-Semitic or racist motives. READ »

Karneval season kicks off at 11:11am

Society: 11 Nov 11
Who let the fools out? Each year at 11:11am on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Germany marks the beginning of the traditional ‘Fifth Season’ ahead of Karneval celebrations. READ »

What's on in Germany: November 10 - 16

Lifestyle: 10 Nov 11
This Week's Highlights: Short films in Cologne, Jewish culture in Munich, and big bubbles in Berlin. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 9 Nov 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

22-year-old German wins poker World Series

Society: 9 Nov 11
Pius Heinz, a 22-year-old from Cologne, won the 2011 World Series of Poker on Wednesday, becoming the first German to win the prestigious title and raking in more than $8 million in prize money, organizers said. READ »

Bayern stay on top with battling win

Sport: 7 Nov 11
Ten-man Bayern Munich went five points clear again at the top of the German league on Sunday as striker Mario Gomez scored his 20th goal of the season in a 2-1 win at bottom side Augsburg. READ »

Most Germans want public vote on euro issues, survey says

Politics: 6 Nov 11
Over 70 percent of Germans want to vote directly on key matters affecting Europe and the euro, a new national poll shows. Greece cancelled a public referendum on the euro bailout after a backlash from European leaders. READ »

German team offered big bonus for Euro2012 win

Sport: 4 Nov 11
The German Football Association (DFB) has increased its win bonus for the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine next year. Each player will get €300,000 should Germany carry home the title. READ »

Nails on chalkboard noise mystery solved

Science & Technology: 4 Nov 11
A team of German and Austrian scientists say they’ve identified why the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard is so annoying. It’s a combination of the shape of the ear canal and the power of suggestion. READ »

Kitting out babies the German way

Lifestyle: 4 Nov 11
Motherhood in the Fatherland follows mum Sabine Devins as she navigates the cultural quirks of having a baby in Germany. In the latest instalment, she outfits her baby the German way. READ »

What's on in Germany: November 3 - 9

Lifestyle: 3 Nov 11
This Week's Highlights: Japanese culture in Frankfurt, contemporary theatre in Leipzig, and music days in Berlin. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 2 Nov 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Munich named Germany's fastest city

Society: 31 Oct 11
Munich’s motorists have the quickest commutes, a new survey revealed Monday. Düsseldorf, meanwhile, was deemed to have Germany's slowest transport network. READ »

Art swindler quartet jailed for forgery scam

Society: 27 Oct 11
A German court sentenced a ring of four art forgers Thursday for copying Expressionist artworks by masters such as Max Ernst and Max Pechstein and selling them in a Europe-wide scam that even duped US comedian Steve Martin. READ »

What's on in Germany: October 27 - November 2

Lifestyle: 27 Oct 11
This Week's Highlights: Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations in Berlin, A 3D tribute to Pink Floyd in Hamburg and the Frankfurt Marathon. READ »

Turkish, German or both? 'Guest worker' families have everything

Society: 27 Oct 11
Germany signed the "guest worker" agreement with Turkey 50 years ago which allowed companies to fill empty workplaces with Turks and changed the country forever. Süleyman Cözmez was one of the thousands who came - and stayed. READ »

Bayern's league march halted by 2-1 defeat to Hannover

Sport: 24 Oct 11
German league leaders Bayern Munich saw their 13-match unbeaten run ended on Sunday when they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Hannover in a bad-tempered Bundesliga match. READ »

What's on in Germany: October 20 - 26

Lifestyle: 20 Oct 11
This Week's Highlights: A French DJ in Cologne, Tori Amos in Frankfurt, and Hungarian chamber music in a Munich museum. READ »

Bayern Munich juggernaut rolls on

Sport: 16 Oct 11
Bayern Munich continued their early season charge for the Bundesliga title with a 4-0 rout of Hertha Berlin on Saturday that gave them a five-point lead at the top. READ »

Occupy Wall Street comes to Germany

National: 15 Oct 11
Thousands of demonstrators joined the "Occupy Wall Street" movement in several German cities on Saturday, protesting against the global financial system. Similar demonstrations took place around the world. READ »

Dortmund look to kickstart title defence bid

Sport: 14 Oct 11
Reigning Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund travel to Werder Bremen on Friday, knowing defeat could deal a further blow to their chances of stopping Bayern Munich from steamrolling their way to a 23rd Bundesliga title. READ »

What's on in Germany: October 13 - 19

Lifestyle: 13 Oct 11
This Week's Highlights: Lights in Berlin, "Dance" in Hamburg, and Kraftwerk's 3D installation opens in Munich. READ »

German taxis rank well for service but poorly on price

Society: 6 Oct 11
Taxi customers in Munich, Cologne and Berlin get some of the best service in Europe – but pay for the privilege with some of the highest prices, according to test results published on Thursday by motorists’ organisation ADAC. READ »

What's on in Germany: October 6 - 12

Lifestyle: 6 Oct 11
This Week's Highlights: Max Liebermann in Hamburg, Samuel Beckett in Munich, and an ancient metropolis comes to life in Berlin. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 5 Oct 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Alleged Islamists released, no threat found

National: 3 Oct 11
German authorities released four alleged Islamists on Sunday, the day after police arrested them on suspicion of illegally obtaining weapons ahead of a major reunification ceremony in Bonn. READ »

RTL reviewing security after Kurds storm studio

National: 29 Sep 11
German television network RTL is reviewing its security arrangements after a group of Kurdish separatist sympathizers stormed one of their Cologne studios and staged a sit-in protest. READ »

What's on in Germany: September 29 - October 5

Lifestyle: 29 Sep 11
This Week's Highlights: A reunification party in Berlin, Picasso portraits in Cologne, and film festivals in Munich and Hamburg. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 28 Sep 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Man admits multi-million euro art forgery

Society: 28 Sep 11
A German man has admitted engaging in a spectacular series of art forgeries, faking at least 14 “masterpieces” that he said were the work of famous artists and selling them for millions of euros. READ »

Councils 'refuse to put emergency rescue services out to tender'

Business & Money: 24 Sep 11
German municipal councils are ignoring European rules which say contracts for emergency rescue services must be offered out for competitive bids – preferring to stick with volunteer-supported organisations. READ »

Joy, protests and apathy await pope in Germany

National: 22 Sep 11
Pope Benedict XVI's first state visit to his German homeland begins in Berlin Thursday with the threat of angry protests and the lingering taint of Church sexual abuse scandals set to cloud his welcome. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 21 Sep 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

What's on in Germany: September 15 - 21

Lifestyle: 15 Sep 11
This Week's Highlights: Renaissance portraits in Berlin, an autumn festival in Frankfurt, and Oktoberfest parades in Munich. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 14 Sep 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Earthquake shakes the Rhineland

Society: 9 Sep 11
An unusually strong earthquake rocked western Germany on Thursday evening, causing alarm but no damages. The quake was especially noticeable around the epicentre near the Lower Rhine region but was also felt through the Ruhr Valley. READ »