Shakin’ That Ass: Two Dancers @ The Day Watch Party In Berlin

As the Tom Paxton song goes, wasn’t that a party? So much so that there’s not a lot of it that I remember, what with the flowing Möet and chilled vodka shots… but beyond that, I can’t tell you much, …and then there were the dancers. Since I am about to post some stills, I might as well put up a little video from the party, too! [...]

Berlin 07: Angry Fish At The KaDeWe

So I had to take these pix. I was just kinda transfixed by the array of fish on offer at the KaDeWe’s seafood department and these three were so very pissed off. I suppose I would be too, if I were….ugly as sin, dead and on ice in Berlin. So…fish:

And the angriest of them [...]

Berlin 07: Mmmmm, Meat!

A dinner some friends and I had recently in what we like to call Das Fleischhaus: It consists of: 4 Schnitzels, 4 small steaks, 4 pork cutlets and 4 small ground beef & pork links called Cevapcici, not to mention 2 kinds of rice and fries. Sheer heaven…so we ordered 8 of those on the [...]

Berlin 07: What Was She Thinking?

Emmanuelle Béart’s official Berlinale portrait on display at the Berlinale Palast, main theater of the Berlin International Film Festival:

Or as I like to call it, “Please sir, can I have some more?” She’s a fine actress and quite attractive, but, erm, not in this pic. That said, André Téchiné’s Les Témoins (The Witnesses) is [...]

Bacall, Ironically Speaking….

Lauren Bacall, one of my favorite actresses of all time, was here in Berlin to support her most recent film The Walker, by Paul Schrader, and according the IMDb had some choice words to say about the current state of filmmaking, calling it mediocre, among other things and blaming the fall off on TV. “I [...]

Berlin 07: Insert Dog-Eared Pun Here….

Sighted several times on the sidewalk outside main fest hotel the Berlin Grand Hyatt:

Erm…..hunh?

Berlin 07: Some Pix For Starters

Well, I’m 5 days into the Berlinale and I’ve seen 10 films, putting my cume for the trip at 33. I doubt I am going to make my stated goal of 50, alas. There’s just too much to do here in Berlin…. [...]

High Tech Berlinale Help – My Daily Planner

On the upper right hand side of the Berlinale web site’s home page is a nifty little tool called the Daily Planner. With this little bugger (once you’re registered, a free and easy process) you can browse the press and public screenings and with the click of a mouse, load the screening into your personal [...]

IFFR Review: Cocaine Angel

So my Rotterdam experience is over and tomorrow begins Berlin. For those who’ve read my indieWIRE article on the subject, you’ll know it was somewhat of a mixed bag for me but there were definitely some gems to be found amongst the costume jewels and Michael Tully’s Cocaine Angel is one. [...]

Ain’t Typos Grand? – Countdown To The Berlinale

I’m preparing to attend my favorite film festival in the world, the Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale as it is known and I starting the process of selecting press screenings and familiarizing myself with the massive event….I came across a few funnies. [...]