Eine Karte der Klänge von Tokio (Map of the Sounds of Tokyo) (05 Aug)
Kindsköpfe (Grown Ups) (05 Aug)
Me too - Wer will schon normal sein? (Me Too, Yo, también) (05 Aug)
Das A-Team - Der Film (The A-Team) (12 Aug)
London Nights (Unmade Beds) (12 Aug)
Babys (Babies, Bébé(s)) (19 Aug)
Briefe an Julia (Letters to Juliet) (19 Aug)
Das Letzte Schweigen (The Silence) (19 Aug)
Die Legende von Aang (The Last Airbender) (19 Aug)
Distanz (Distance) (19 Aug)
Salt (19 Aug)
Der Kleine Nick (Little Nicholas, Le Petit Nicolas) (26 Aug)
Ich & Orson Welles (Me & Orson Welles) (26 Aug)
Mary & Max oder Schrumpfen Schafe wenn es regnet? (Mary & Max) (26 Aug)
The Expendables (26 Aug)

Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora (Special Edition) (Avatar: Special Edition) (02 Sep)
Duell der Magier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (02 Sep)
Jane's Journey - Die Lebensreise der Jane Goodall (Jane's Journey) (02 Sep)
Männertrip (Get Him to the Greek) (02 Sep)
Verrückt nach Dir (Going the Distance) (02 Sep)
Bal - Honig (Honey, Bal) (09 Sep)
Black Death (09 Sep)
Pianomania (09 Sep)
Verlobung auf Umwegen (Leap Year) (09 Sep)
The American (16 Sep)
Dinner für Spinner (Dinner for Schmucks) (23 Sep)
Eat Pray Love (23 Sep)
Fish Tank (23 Sep)
Guru - Bhagwan, his Secretary & his Bodyguard (23 Sep)
Jud Süß - Film ohne Gewissen (Jew Suss: Rise and Fall) (23 Sep)
Das Sandmännchen – Abenteuer in Traumland (The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams) (30 Sep)
Hochzeitspolka (30 Sep)
Hot Tub - Der Whirlpool ... ist 'ne verdammte Zeitmaschine! (Hot Tub Time Machine) (30 Sep)
Ich - Einfach unverbesserlich (Despicable Me) (30 Sep)
Uncle Boonmee who can recall his past lives (30 Sep)
Veronika beschliesst zu sterben (Veronika Decides to Die) (30 Sep)

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Abaton-Kino (Hamburg)
Streits Filmtheater (Hamburg)

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The KinoCritics Report on Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 2009
February 5-15, 2009

Articles

Filmmakers Against Racism by Becky Tan

Provoking Cinema: Films that Marked Me Forever by Becky Tan

Editorial Introduction: Berlinale 2009 by Becky Tan

Winners of the Competitions by Becky Tan

Snippets and Blogs Berlinale 2009 by Becky Tan

Jörg Sievers by Becky Tan

Panel Discussion on Palestine Filmmakers and the World Film Organization by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

Hard Core Films for the Younger Generation by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

Berlinale Young Journalists by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

What Is So Special About Peking Opera? by Birgit Schrumpf

Distant Shores by Becky Tan

How to Modernize a Documentary Film by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

Berlinale 2009: Critics Film Reviews by the KinoCritics

How Tilda Swinton Shines in the Limelight by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

Freedom in the Streets When Filming by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

A Reflection of the Times by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

Our Current Critical Dilemma by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

Can You List All the Films William Defoe Has Acted In? by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

A Gay Man in America by Becky Tan

Every Bite Counts by Birgit Schrumpf

The Good German of China by Birgit Schrumpf

Maurice Jarre -- A Lifetime of Music by Birgit Schrumpf

Peking Opera Star Takes New York by Storm by Birgit Schrumpf

Stars of Tomorrow in Today's Limelight by Birgit Schrumpf

Who Gets to Choose the Winners? by Birgit Schrumpf

Film Review: London River by Birgit Schrumpf