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Lutz Bacher - Living Up to Anticipation at Lafayette Foundation?
(Paris.) Have you not been waiting all your life for a sentence like this: “Back from backpacking to Paris, I’m backing up my Macbook...
Christian Hain
Apr 9, 2018


Next Station Berlin: Irving Penn, a Centennial @ C/O Berlin
(Berlin.) Any nerd will be happy to tell you that a domain name is actually just a c/o address for a string of nonsensical numbers. For...
Christian Hain
Mar 25, 2018


Carsten Nicolai. A Quant-astic Tele-party at Berlinische Galerie
(Berlin.) Lasers are cool, everything’s better with lasers. From SciFi to dermatologic surgeries and all sorts of “useful” applications...
Christian Hain
Mar 23, 2018


Artists and Furniture. Judith Hopf, Trix & Robert Haussmann (ft. Liam Gillick) at KW
(Berlin.) Did we mention already, it was cold in Berlin, two weeks before Berlinale? Because it was. Could a visit to KW prove...
Christian Hain
Mar 16, 2018


Stoschek Goes Black. Probably Will Go Back
(Berlin.) The first week of February and arriving at Julia Stoschek Collection for a new show, I felt desperately in need of a coffee,...
Christian Hain
Mar 12, 2018


Beat 'Em Up, Wolf-Son. Jordan Wolfson at Schinkel Pavillon
(Berlin.) The construction works all around Schinkel Pavillon are almost(?) finished, and we can start speculating about what will...
Christian Hain
Mar 2, 2018


The Ivy League of Collages - Eduardo Paolozzi at Berlinische Galerie
(Berlin.) After all these films, it’s time for some art again. The opening of Eduardo Paolozzi: Lots of Pictures – Lots of Fun at...
Christian Hain
Feb 28, 2018


Berlinale 2018. Some Afterthoughts
And that's it; the 68th International Berlin Film Festival - Berlinale 2018 is history. Some films were good, some were less, and, let’s...
Christian Hain
Feb 26, 2018


Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 9: Twarz (Mug), In the Aisles, Ága
Day Nine - 23 February The keyword of today is “countryside”. Believing the opening credits, Twarz (Mug) is set in the Polish “Nowhere”,...
Christian Hain
Feb 24, 2018


Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 8: Eldorado, Museo (Museum), Touch Me Not
Day Eight – 22 February Time for another migrant movie, there are so few of them. This time, it’s a documentary – and so much better than...
Christian Hain
Feb 23, 2018


Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 7: My Brother's Name is Robert, and He's an Idiot; Unsane
Day Seven - 21 February My director’s name is Philip, and he’s making actors say stuff like “How can something perish, that has a right...
Christian Hain
Feb 22, 2018


Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 6: Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot; Phook (Pig)
Day Six - 21 February. Almost twenty-five years later, it’s about time for another Leaving Las Vegas. There are definitely too few...
Christian Hain
Feb 21, 2018


Berlinale 2018 – Utøya 22 July, 3 Days in Quiberon, 7 Days in Entebbe, Season of the Devil
Day Five – 19 February This is a day of dates, and times, at Berlinale. From Utøya 22 July to 3 Days in Quiberon, 7 Days in Entebbe, and...
Christian Hain
Feb 20, 2018


Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 4: The Prayer, Daughter of Mine, The Real Estate
Day Four, 18 February The Prayer is a promotional film for the Catholic church, set in the French Alps. It tells the story of Thomas, a...
Christian Hain
Feb 19, 2018


Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 3: Dovlatov, Transit, Eva
Day Three, 17 February Third day, and I already suffer from severe butt cramps. These seats reach levels of uncomfortable, you can...
Christian Hain
Feb 18, 2018


Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 2: The Heiresses, Damsel, Black 47
Day Two, 15 February Honest now: A film promising “lesbian prison action”, you probably expect to be... different than The Heiresses....
Christian Hain
Feb 17, 2018


Berlinale 2018 – The Films. Day 1: Isle of Dogs
(Berlin.) Here we go again: Berlinale 2018 has started. Like every year – well: like last year – you may follow my musings on the day’s...
Christian Hain
Feb 16, 2018


Forum Expanded, A Brand of Berlinale. So Very Political...
(Berlin.) Berlinale’s back. And just like the past year, the film festival grants its name and logo to off-site art exhibitions in two...
Christian Hain
Feb 16, 2018
(Opinion Piece) Berlinale 2018 – Some Preliminary Thoughts
(Berlin.) It’s that time of year again: Berlinale, Berlin’s foremost film festival, the fourth most important film festival in the world...
Christian Hain
Feb 16, 2018


In Daimler's Shopping Bag, From Peking to Berlin
(Berlin.) Welcome back after the Christmas Break. Maybe it was the same for you as for me, the same as every year: First buying all...
Christian Hain
Jan 23, 2018
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