Apologies first of all for not posting anything in the past two weeks. It’s that time of year again when all of a sudden, the weather changed from cold and wintry over Easter to almost summer-like temperatures within just a couple of days. So we moved out again from our Prenzlauer Berg apartment to our…
Palatia Jazz goes into its 22nd year in 2018. Hard to believe that it’s been this long. And congratulations! The fact that internationally known acts, with a focus on Europe, play in various cities and breathtakingly beautiful locations in the hearty Pfalz region, seems like a hot recipe. If you plan to visit, don’t forget…
For International Women’s Day, we focus on a very special songwriter. Our playlist for today consists of songs that were written or co-written by Carole Bayer Sager who wrote her first Number 1 hit back in 1966 (a very good year 😉 “A Groovy Kind Of Love” for The Mindbenders (later covered by Phil Collins)….
Legendary singer Dionne Warwick, now 55 years in business, is still on the road and recently added a few dates in Europe. We still fondly remember her last concert here in Berlin where she moved half the audience to tears. We just wanted to let you know where she will stop during her European tour…
No, I haven’t seen this year’s winner, “Touch Me Not” by Romanian director Adina Pintilie, nor the Silver Bear winner, “Twarz” by Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska, simply because I wasn’t interested in both stories. But it was an especially strong year for German movies (“Transit” at times a bit confusing though), even though they didn’t…
In this year’s competition, I couldn’t really relate to any of the movies’ characters or plots recently. In Cédric Kahn‘s “La Prière”, a bunch of ex-junkies try to start a new life in a monastery. During all the prayers and praises to god in the movie, I couldn’t stop asking myself if hardcore junkies who…
“Las Herederas”, the heiresses, is the debut by Marcelo Martinessi from Paraguay. The movie had its world premiere last night at the 68th Berlin Film Festival. It’s about an older, lesbian couple whose lives start to separate during one of the ladies’ stay in prison. Chela, the one who stays home (wonderfully portrayed by Ana…
Wes Anderson‘s new movie “Isle Of Dogs” (opens in theaters March 23rd) opened this year’s Berlinale last night. Quarantined dogs have been banned to an isle close to Japan (20 years in the future) and supposedly sentenced to death, as far as the mayor of the city of Megasaki is concerned. But there is a…
Wes Anderson‘s animated movie “Isle Of Dogs” opens this year’s Berlinale tomorrow. Gina is especially happy about the fact that dogs play the main characters, all of them crossbreeds like herself. I was picking up my press badge earlier today and asked at the counter if I could bring my dog to the press screening…
He played drums on Michael Jackson‘s “Billie Jean”, “P.Y.T.” and “Baby Be Mine” and on a thousand more sessions. An album with Leon “Ndugu” Chancler on the drums was always worth checking out. In his early career, he played with the Gerald Wilson Big Band, Herbie Hancock, Willie Bobo, Miles Davis, and Freddie Hubbard. He…