Huhn mit Pflaumen (Chicken with Plums, Poulet aux prunes) (05 Jan)
Ziemlich beste Freunde (Untouchable, Intouchables) (05 Jan)
Das System - Alles verstehen heißt alles verzeihen (12 Jan)
Joe McCarthy – The Real American (The Real American - Joe McCarthy) (12 Jan)
Police, Adjective (Politist, adj.) (12 Jan)
Soul Surfer (12 Jan)
Verblendung (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) (12 Jan)
Die Muppets (The Muppets) (19 Jan)
Empire me - Der Staat bin ich! (Empire Me: New Worlds Are Happening!) (19 Jan)
J. Edgar (19 Jan)
Mein liebster Alptraum (My Worst Nightmare, Mon pire cauchemar) (19 Jan)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da) (19 Jan)
Drive (26 Jan)
Fünf Freunde (26 Jan)
Jack und Jill (Jack and Jill) (26 Jan)
Tage, die Bleiben (26 Jan)
The Artist (26 Jan)
The Descendants - Familie und andere Angelegenheiten (The Descendants) (26 Jan)

Dame, König, As, Spion (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) (02 Feb)
Die Kunst zu gewinnen - Moneyball (Moneyball) (02 Feb)
Underworld: Awakening (02 Feb)
Black Gold (09 Feb)
Der Junge mit dem Fahrrad (The Kid with a Bike, Le gamin au vélo) (09 Feb)
Die Unschtbare (09 Feb)
Für immer Liebe (The Vow) (09 Feb)
Hugo Cabret (Hugo) (09 Feb)
Der Ruf der Wale (Big Miracle) (16 Feb)
Die Thomaner (16 Feb)
Gefährten (War Horse) (16 Feb)

The theaters below show films in their original language; click on the links for showtimes and ticket information.

Abaton-Kino (Hamburg)
Streits Filmtheater (Hamburg)

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The KinoCritics Report on Filmfest Hamburg 2009
September 24 - October 3, 2009

Articles

Words from the Editor by Becky Tan

Applause for Paprika Steen by the KinoCritics

Films from Iran by Birgit Schrumpf

Films We Talked About by the KinoCritics

What a Sweetheart by Birgit Schrumpf

Introducing Patricia Batlle by Becky Tan

Research Workshop: May the Parrot Squawk "Yo Mama"? by Becky Tan

Fiction Stranger than Fantasy by Marinell Haegelin

The Jewish Influence by Becky Tan

Armenia Came to Hamburg by Becky Tan

Burning Down the House: the Story of CBGB by Nancy Tilitz

Why I Enjoy the Filmfest Hamburg by Jenny Mather

Moving to Hamburg by Karen Pecota

Metaphors and Cliches Aside by Marinell Haegelin

Kimjongilia by Marinell Haegelin

A Movie and a Movement by Mary Nyiri

The Art of Life in Film by Mary Nyiri

Behind Carcasses by Mary Nyiri

Everything in Moderation by Mary Nyiri

Made for Americans by the KinoCritics

Snippets by the KinoCritics

Book Meets Film Recap by the KinoCritics

When the Road gets Rough, the Kids get Tough by Shelly Schoeneshoefer

We Won! by Becky Tan

What Movies Mean to Me or Musings of a Movie Nut by Christa Greiff

The Making of a Foreign Press Award by Shelly Schoeneshoefer