One sparkling, One Lame  By Alex Deleon <filmfestivals.com> "Indignation" (Panorama, sparkling) and "Alone in Berlin" (Competition, lame) The first of these, indignation, is a very close...

By Alex Deleon, <filmfestivals.com> Gérard Depardieu in Berlin To promote new film and generally raise hell.   Die Russen Kommen, DDR, 1976 -- An unknown masterpiece from beyond The Wall....

    Brian Knappenberger’s “Truth and Power” is a 10-part investigative docu-series narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal for Pivot, Participant Media’s Pivot television network. Truth and Power centers...

Alex for <filmfestivals.com> Early Summer (麦秋 Bakushū) is a 1951 film by Yasujiro Ozu.  One of the most interesting minibars at the 2016 Berlinale was a slate of six digitally restored classics...

In recent years there has been a lot of talk about change of pace in the film marketplace with many sales agents and distributors complaining of heavy losses and a dim outlook on future business. The...