cinema

Berlinale ends as it began, in a political furore

(Director İlker Çatak accepting Berlinale's Golden Bear award for his film "Gelbe Briefe") By Michael Roddy The raucous political debate over the Israeli-Gaza conflict and the rise of authoritarianism that has roiled the Berlinale Film Festival since its opening took over the stage for the closing ceremony on Saturday night where the winning films were…Read more Berlinale ends as it began, in a political furore

Gaza conflict has been hot topic at Berlinale — going on all 10 days

(Ethan Hawke, a star of "The Weight", speaks at a Berlinale press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 17) By Michael Roddy Pretty much since the minute the Berlinale film festival opened on Feb. 12, the war in Gaza has been a hot topic at news conferences where the actors, directors and crew show up to talk…Read more Gaza conflict has been hot topic at Berlinale — going on all 10 days

“La Cocina” looks at illegal immigrants through a kitchen lens

Rooney Mara as Julia and Raúl Briones as Pedro in "La Cocina" Once in a while a film comes along that is so audacious and outrageous it takes your breath away. One such was the 2014 Argentine film “Wild Tales”, a series of vignettes in one of which two male drivers fight to their deaths…Read more “La Cocina” looks at illegal immigrants through a kitchen lens