Fascinating everyone from Adolf Hitler to Whitney Houston, with themes of social injustice and a voluptuous robot-temptress, the German science-fiction movie Metropolis carved an extraordinary niche in film history after its release on January 10th, 1927.
Cult director Terence Malick will give the world premiere of his latest film, Knight of Cups, at the Berlinale Film Festival, organisers announced Monday.
The 64th Berlinale film drew to a close on Sunday, after 11 days packed with quality films. The Local has picked the best moments from a festival full of celebrities, scandal and the best of world cinema.
Two women jailed in Russia for a Pussy Riot performance gave a press conference on Monday in Berlin. They said they were still part of the protest punk group despite being ejected by other members.
A lush period drama about one of Germany's most treasured writers and his 13-year-long ménage-a-trois with two beautiful sisters premiered Saturday at the Berlin film festival.
Berlin will roll out its red carpet out on Thursday night as the 64th Berlinale film festival gets underway. Stars including George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bradley Cooper and Tilda Swinton are all expected in the capital.
Double Oscar-winning Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, Hong Kong heart-throb Tony Leung and French filmmaker Michel Gondry will be jurors at next month's Berlin film festival.
Iran has protested against the awarding of a Silver Bear to Jafar Panahi for his film "Closed Curtain" (<i>Parde</i>) at the 63rd Berlin film festival, the ISNA news agency reported.
"Child's Pose," a mother-son psychodrama set among post-communist Romania's new ruling class, won the Golden Bear top prize at the 63rd Berlin film festival Saturday night.
Screen icon Catherine Deneuve's feel-good road movie "On My Way" ended the Berlin film festival competition on a high note Friday at an event that has highlighted fresh starts for older women.
The late River Phoenix made a haunting reappearance on the big screen this week, as the last movie to feature the acclaimed US star was presented at the Berlin film festival two decades after he made the picture. AFP's Deborah Cole reports.
French film-maker and producer Claude Lanzmann, renowned for his groundbreaking 1985 documentary on the Holocaust "Shoah", will accept a lifetime achievement award at the 63rd Berlin film festival Thursday.
The Berlinale this week premiered the latest film by banned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, a haunting lament about crushing state oppression and a tribute to the resilience of the creative drive. AFP's Deborah Cole reports.
Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy said they feel like they've grown up with their slow-burn romantic trilogy after the latest instalment, "Before Midnight", charmed the Berlinale Monday, and that they're mulling a fourth film. AFP's Deborah Cole reports.
Matt Damon has defended his new anti-fracking feature "Promised Land," after Friday's Berlinale premiere drew poor reviews, crushing hopes that the film, which bombed in the US, would find a better reception in Europe.
One of the most anticipated documentaries set to debut at this year's Berlinale looks at the notorious file-sharing website The Pirate Bay. The Local's David Landes spoke with Swedish director Simon Klose.
The 63rd Berlin film festival got off to a fists-flying start Thursday with Chinese director Wong Kar Wai's lush martial arts epic about the mentor of kung fu superstar Bruce Lee.
Steven Soderbergh's "last" movie, a battle of French screen icons and daring looks at homosexuality in the Catholic Church will vie for gold at the Berlin film festival starting on Thursday.
Next month's 63rd Berlin film festival will comb through the 'collateral damage' of the global economic crisis with Hollywood movies and independent releases vying for prizes, organisers said on Monday.
New releases starring Jude Law and Catherine Deneuve and the world premiere of a picture by embattled Iranian director Jafar Panahi joined the line-up Friday for next month's 63rd Berlin film festival.
Chinese director Wong Kar Wai will screen his new martial arts drama at the opening of the 63rd Berlin film festival in February where he will also serve as jury president, organisers said Wednesday.
An anti-fracking drama by US director Gus Van Sant starring Matt Damon is to be among the films entered in the competition at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival, organisers revealed on Thursday.
The 62nd Berlin film festival wraps up on Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to Italy's veteran directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani for their gripping prison docu-drama "Caesar Must Die".
Two-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep, continuing her sweep through awards season Tuesday evening by picking up a Golden Bear lifetime achievement prize at the Berlin film festival, confessed she might be overrated.
