Archive alive!
The K.W.'s Living Archive exhibition displays the Kino Arsenal's jaw-dropping collection of films in multifaceted ways in conjunction with the film institution's 50th anniversery. Come and see the old...
View ArticleSsion Ssays, “Sso What?”
INTERVIEW. OTT disco maestro Ssion shuns pigeonholing as he blends punk influences, performance art and glittering pop in his explosive, video-powered live shows. He struts onto the Berlin stage at...
View ArticleDon't shoot the messenger
Intrigued by the critical scorn directed at curators Christoph Tannert and Sven Drühl's latest project, Fridey Mickel interviewed Tannert about Berlin.Status[2] to hear both a defence of the exhibition...
View ArticleBad news bared: Elbee Bad
Exberliner turns 11 this month! On June 15 at 10pm, we’ll be celebrating like it’s 2002 at the nearly brand-spanking-new Urban Spree. Elbee Bad will bring the badness, among a plethora of other acts...
View ArticleTwin Peaks
INTERVIEW. One pea in the indie pop pod of Tegan and Sara talks about sisterhood, feminism and, of course, their foray into glossy synth pop with their latest album, Heartthrob. Wander amidst the...
View ArticleRooting for rituals
Rocker Jimmy Trash and filmmaker Thanassis Tatzvialis voyaged across Europe in search of magic and traditional folk rituals to film Roots in the Heart. Fall under the pair's spell as part of Exberliner...
View ArticleForeign Affairs: An art vacation
Director Matthias von Hartz has big plans for his first Foreign Affairs festival, which will bring three weeks of international dance, music and art to venues all over the city. This fine affair starts...
View Article"The gore and the sadism is only one aspect"
INTERVIEW. British director Peter Stickland has been making (sound)waves with deft and creepy soundtracking thriller Berberian Sound Studio, fresh to German cinemas.
View ArticleThe mystery of MS MR
INTERVIEW. Born of the blogosphere, MS MR are a thoroughly modern band shrouded (until recently) in mystery. The unmasked duo celebrate their independence with a glut of nimble dream pop at Berghain on...
View Article"Answers are not small, they’re simple"
INTERVIEW. Papadopolous & Sons, a tale of financial woe and family ties, has been resonating in the battered Eurozone and even screened in the European Parliament. Marcus Markou brings his core...
View Article"Stop being concerned with yourself!"
INTERVIEW. Artist and art-networker Thomas Eller, through his past positions at ArtNet, Temporary Kunsthalle and foremost as an artist, has collected lots of experience (not to mention contacts) from...
View Article"It is no longer about the color of your skin"
INTERVIEW. South African filmmaker Pia Marais' thriller "Layla Fourie", playing in Berlin cinemas now, has the titular character in a nail-biting situation after taking a job as a polygraphist.
View Article"Immersing you in a story is one of the techniques"
INTERVIEW. Oscar winner (Slumdog Millionaire) and 2012 master of Olympic ceremonies extraordinaire Danny Boyle returns to London for his latest film, Trance, a noir-ish art heist thriller. Trance opens...
View ArticleSavage behind the Wall
Before Dr. Dot, before Dr. Schlong (remember him?), Exberliner's resident sexpert was none other than gay crusader Dan Savage. But we're not Savage's only Berlin connection: he spent his mid-twenties...
View Article"It’s just another way to get to Rome"
INTERVIEW. Chilean director Sebastián Lelio charmed Berlinale audiences with his genuine tale of a vibrant Santiago divorcée, lifted by its lively improvised dialogues. Gloria opens on Aug 8.
View Article"We didn’t want to paint Mali as some utopia"
The African country of Mali turned to a fragile democracy after some time of military intervention and war, a period documented through its music by Berlinerin Kathryn Werntz, producer of the film...
View Article“We are living in incredible times of amnesia”
INTERVIEW. French-Algerian artist Kader Attia meditates on repair, culture, colonialism and impermanence through a decade's worth of objects presented in five acts in his first solo exhibition in...
View Article“I liked this mixture of things that are really gross and things that are...
INTERVIEW. Director David Wnendt's hotly anticipated Feuchtgebiete (Wetlands) brings the feverish, gleefully obscene novel to the big screen in visceral technicolor from Aug 22.
View ArticleHapless romantics
INTERVIEW. Feeling all washed up on the Berlin dating scene? Sven Wegner's films won't make you feel much better, but they might just help you see the funny side. Join him at 20:30 on Monday Aug 26 at...
View Article“Trust is all there is”
INTERVIEW. Lauded sculptor (Sir) Anish Kapoor's first solo show in the city explores changing states through his imposing, emotive works and use of crimson. See deep red on the entire ground floor of...
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