https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed If you're stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak, you can at least get to know German culture and history through these film and TV gems. https://www.thelocal.de/20200320/how-to-discover-germany-from-your-couch-with-these-10-films-and-tv-shows Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:42:24 +0100 how-to-discover-germany-from-your-couch-with-these-10-films-and-tv-shows "In the Fade," the German thriller about neo-Nazi violence, on Sunday won the Golden Globe for best foreign language film. https://www.thelocal.de/20180108/germanys-in-the-fade-wins-golden-globe-for-foreign-language-film Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:38:03 +0100 germanys-in-the-fade-wins-golden-globe-for-foreign-language-film Action film ‘Atomic Blonde’ featuring actress Charlize Theron set in 1989 during the fall of the Berlin Wall will be released in theatres on 24th August. https://www.thelocal.de/20170817/spy-thriller-set-in-cold-war-berlin-to-hit-german-theatres Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:32:19 +0200 spy-thriller-set-in-cold-war-berlin-to-hit-german-theatres German Films has chosen Toni Erdmann, a beefy comedy about a father's struggle to save his daughter from her isolating career, as its 2017 Oscars choice. https://www.thelocal.de/20160825/germany-picks-father-daughter-comdey-for-oscars-toni-erdmann Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:41:35 +0200 germany-picks-father-daughter-comdey-for-oscars-toni-erdmann Considered to be one of the greatest German movies of all time, Das Boot is making a comeback as a TV series to debut in 2018. https://www.thelocal.de/20160623/german-classic-film-das-boot-to-be-reborn-in-new-tv-show Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:09:20 +0200 german-classic-film-das-boot-to-be-reborn-in-new-tv-show Natalie Ackermann was crowned Miss Germany in 2006. After building her career in Latin America she thinks she can bring something unique to Hollywood. https://www.thelocal.de/20160427/miss-germany-tries-to-break-hollywood-through-latino-soaps Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:25:03 +0200 miss-germany-tries-to-break-hollywood-through-latino-soaps The Dresden grave of trailblazing trans woman Lili Elbe is to get a new tombstone – funded by the company behind a hit film about her life. https://www.thelocal.de/20160418/film-company-to-rebuild-danish-girls-dresden-grave Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:31:45 +0200 film-company-to-rebuild-danish-girls-dresden-grave The 66th Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year, starts Thursday. With the festival open to all, here are seven reasons to get excited. https://www.thelocal.de/20160208/seven-ways-to-make-the-most-of-the-berlinale-2016 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:19:44 +0100 seven-ways-to-make-the-most-of-the-berlinale-2016 Fans across Germany stayed up into the early hours on Wednesday night for the first midnight showings of the latest instalment in the Star Wars saga. https://www.thelocal.de/20151217/star-wars-fans-feel-force-awaken-in-germany Thu, 17 Dec 2015 09:57:40 +0100 star-wars-fans-feel-force-awaken-in-germany As stars and fans of The Hunger Games series flock to Berlin for the European premiere of its finale on Wednesday, The Local looks at what the city brought to the film - and how exactly Berlin became Panem. https://www.thelocal.de/20151104/how-berlin-became-panem-mockingjay-part-2 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:24:42 +0100 how-berlin-became-panem-mockingjay-part-2 Even Germans are marking the day when Marty McFly rode his DeLorean into the future in the beloved movie series, with one German news broadcaster recreating the noteworthy - and unbelievable - events predicted in the film. https://www.thelocal.de/20151021/german-news-goes-back-to-the-future-for-a-day Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:54:07 +0200 german-news-goes-back-to-the-future-for-a-day Imagine Hitler wakes up in today's Berlin, is mistaken for a hilarious impersonator of the Nazi leader and ends up a TV celebrity, widely cheered for voicing his demented worldview. https://www.thelocal.de/20151010/hes-back-hitler-movie-touches-nerve-in-germany Sat, 10 Oct 2015 12:52:24 +0200 hes-back-hitler-movie-touches-nerve-in-germany Up-and-coming actor Fynn Henkel was killed at Budapest's Sziget music festival by a falling tree branch, German and Hungarian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150819/german-teen-actor-killed-at-music-fest Wed, 19 Aug 2015 11:09:53 +0200 german-teen-actor-killed-at-music-fest Stromberg, Germany's answer to hit comedy series The Office, has made over €2.2 million since the movie adaptation was released in cinemas on Thursday. It has surpassed the US and UK versions which never made it to the silver screen. https://www.thelocal.de/20140225/movie-version-of-german-the-office-funds-success-at-the-box-office Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:41:00 +0100 movie-version-of-german-the-office-funds-success-at-the-box-office Double Oscar-winning Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, Hong Kong heart-throb Tony Leung and French filmmaker Michel Gondry will be jurors at next month's Berlin film festival. https://www.thelocal.de/20140114/christoph-waltz-joins-berlin-film-festival-jury-berlinale Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:31:00 +0100 christoph-waltz-joins-berlin-film-festival-jury-berlinale