Charles_Soebarta@Berlin DocuFest
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Co-founder of the International Berlin documentary festival. www.berlindocufest.org.
I find work of all kinds that pushes boundaries is worth paying attention to—sometimes it’s not fully realized, sometimes it’s nonsense puffed up by verbiage, but sometimes it’s brilliant, inspiring, revolutionary.
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David Byrne on 'Exploring and Sometimes Failing' as an Artist
The legendary musician David Byrne answers all our burning questions about the creative process—from a plane!
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January 31, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I find work of all kinds that pushes boundaries is worth paying attention to—sometimes it’s not fully realized, sometimes it’s nonsense puffed up by verbiage, but sometimes it’s brilliant, inspiring, revolutionary.
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Facing a budget crunch, the Metropolitan Opera in New York is considering selling off two massive murals by Marc Chagall that have graced its Grand Tier since 1966.
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Cash-Strapped Metropolitan Opera Might Sell Iconic Chagall Works
The Metropolitan Opera in New York is contemplating selling two monumental murals by renowned Russian French painter Marc Chagall to ease budget woes.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Facing a budget crunch, the Metropolitan Opera in New York is considering selling off two massive murals by Marc Chagall that have graced its Grand Tier since 1966.
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Anish Kapoor will present a major solo exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London, opening on June 16, 2026, and running through October 18, 2026.
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Anish Kapoor | Southbank Centre
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January 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Anish Kapoor will present a major solo exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London, opening on June 16, 2026, and running through October 18, 2026.
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Curated by Christopher Rothko, from March 14 to July 26, one of the largest exhibitions in Italy dedicated to Mark Rothko.
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The major Mark Rothko exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi
From March 14 to July 26, one of the largest exhibitions in Italy dedicated to the master of American modern art
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January 23, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Curated by Christopher Rothko, from March 14 to July 26, one of the largest exhibitions in Italy dedicated to Mark Rothko.
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Claire Rosen: What struck me most, besides how beautiful the birds were, was how unique their personalities felt. Each one reacted differently to the setup, and it felt almost like a collaboration because I could not direct them.
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How Claire Rosen Turned a Simple Visual Experiment Into a Call to Rethink How We Treat Animals — about photography
Can art make us treat animals with more care? It is a simple question, but it sits at the center of Claire Rosen’s ten year project Birds of a Feather. Photography Book Spotlight
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January 23, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Claire Rosen: What struck me most, besides how beautiful the birds were, was how unique their personalities felt. Each one reacted differently to the setup, and it felt almost like a collaboration because I could not direct them.
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'Bucking Fastard', Werner Herzogs' new 2026 film. A true story about identical twins Joan and Jean who both became sexually infatuated with their nextdoor neighbour. No trailer yet, but the title alone makes me wanna go see this.
January 20, 2026 at 4:27 PM
'Bucking Fastard', Werner Herzogs' new 2026 film. A true story about identical twins Joan and Jean who both became sexually infatuated with their nextdoor neighbour. No trailer yet, but the title alone makes me wanna go see this.
Berlinale 2026 press conference live now
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Berlinale Live
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January 20, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Berlinale 2026 press conference live now
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Almodóvar returns to Spanish-language filmmaking, following 2024 Golden Lion winner The Room Next Door. Bitter Christmas stars Bárbara Lennie as an advertising executive who suppresses grief after her mother’s death, until a breakdown sends her to Lanzarote.
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BITTER CHRISTMAS | Official Teaser | The new film from Pedro Almodóvar | Curzon Film
YouTube video by Curzon
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January 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Almodóvar returns to Spanish-language filmmaking, following 2024 Golden Lion winner The Room Next Door. Bitter Christmas stars Bárbara Lennie as an advertising executive who suppresses grief after her mother’s death, until a breakdown sends her to Lanzarote.
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A traveling sculpture by Saskia Stolz called 'Silent Struggle' is asking awareness for the growing number of young people struggling with depression in the Netherlands. Here in front of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
January 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
A traveling sculpture by Saskia Stolz called 'Silent Struggle' is asking awareness for the growing number of young people struggling with depression in the Netherlands. Here in front of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
January 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For those nostalgic for non-stop 80's and 90's music videos: I want my MTV! You remember?
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MTV REWIND - I Want My MTV
Celebrating 44 years of continuous music videos. Stream classic music videos 24/7.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
For those nostalgic for non-stop 80's and 90's music videos: I want my MTV! You remember?
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Park Chan-wook knew he had a message about the threat of capitalism, the inevitability of AI dismantling the workforce, and the increasingly worrying sentiment that people’s sense of self-worth can only be determined by the status of their job title.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Park Chan-wook knew he had a message about the threat of capitalism, the inevitability of AI dismantling the workforce, and the increasingly worrying sentiment that people’s sense of self-worth can only be determined by the status of their job title.
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David Byrne in Brisbane “Make America Gay Again!!!”
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David Byrne review – hope, humanity and dancing in a superbly paced and choreographed show
Solo songs and Talking Heads classics mingle in a spectacular performance that doesn’t pull any punches
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January 18, 2026 at 10:21 AM
David Byrne in Brisbane “Make America Gay Again!!!”
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“We’re going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who fired researchers for demanding scientific freedom: ‘Give us back the Statue of Liberty,’” Raphaël Glucksmann, French member of the European Parliament.
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White House says it will not return the Statue of Liberty to France
A French politician said the U.S. no longer deserved the legendary monument.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
“We’re going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who fired researchers for demanding scientific freedom: ‘Give us back the Statue of Liberty,’” Raphaël Glucksmann, French member of the European Parliament.
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Breathless (À bout de souffle), was released 65 years ago this month.
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'Conventions were exploded to make something with the remains': Jean-Luc Godard on the film that changed cinema
Stylish and experimental, Breathless heralded a new era of film-making when it was released 65 years ago. In 1964, its director told the BBC why he broke every rule he could.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Breathless (À bout de souffle), was released 65 years ago this month.
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The mayor of Miami Beach in Florida has threatened to terminate the lease of a local arthouse cinema in retaliation for screening documentary Oscar winner No Other Land.
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Miami Beach mayor wants to end lease of theater that screened Israeli-Palestinian documentary
The mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, wants to terminate a lease and cut financial support for an independent film theater that screened “No Other Land,” describing the Oscar-winning documentary about th...
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March 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The mayor of Miami Beach in Florida has threatened to terminate the lease of a local arthouse cinema in retaliation for screening documentary Oscar winner No Other Land.
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The Brutalist Scale Model
A 1:500 scale replica of The Margaret Lee Van Buren Center for Creation and Activity, as seen in Brady Corbet’s 10x Academy Award-nominated The Brutalist. The model can be deconstructed into three par...
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March 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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According to estimates in 2018, the collection is worth as much as $3bn.
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The treasure trove of art worth billions 'hidden' in Tehran
Masterpieces by the likes of Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh feature in the collection in Iran's capital.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
According to estimates in 2018, the collection is worth as much as $3bn.
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Sally Mann Photos Seized from Texas Museum Following Official Complaint.
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Photographs Seized Amid Intimidation Against Forth Worth Museum — ARC
Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) strongly condemned the reported seizure by Texas authorities on Monday of Sally Mann’s photographs from the Diaries of Home exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fort...
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March 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Sally Mann Photos Seized from Texas Museum Following Official Complaint.
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Liu Jiakun, the founder of Jiakun Architects, was announced as the 54th laureate of the prestigious architecture award today in recognition of his buildings that "celebrate the everyday lives of people".
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Eleven key projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Liu Jiakun
Following the news that Liu Jiakun has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize, we round up 11 notable projects from the Chinese architect's four-decade-long career.
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March 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Liu Jiakun, the founder of Jiakun Architects, was announced as the 54th laureate of the prestigious architecture award today in recognition of his buildings that "celebrate the everyday lives of people".
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Fifty years on, Miloš Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest has lost none of its power.
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest: 50 years on Jack Nicholson’s greatest performance is as fresh as ever
McMurphy becomes an unlikely leader to the asylum patients, helping them to discover self-belief and confidence.
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March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Fifty years on, Miloš Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest has lost none of its power.
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“We call on the world to take serious actions to stop the injustice and to stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people”. Basel Adra, director No Other Land.
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Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for best documentary
The collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers triumphed over four other documentaries.
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March 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
“We call on the world to take serious actions to stop the injustice and to stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people”. Basel Adra, director No Other Land.
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Monuments to the masses.
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Brutalism – the architectural style that dared to summon a new world from the ashes of World War II
Its staggering forms made monuments out of ordinary places frequented by ordinary people.
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March 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Monuments to the masses.
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After first winning the Berlinale Documentary Award and the Audience Award at Berlin now over a year ago, “No Other Land” has sat without distribution from U.S. buyers.
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‘A chilling effect’: is Hollywood too scared to touch hot-button documentaries?
This Sunday could see West Bank-set documentary No Other Land win an Oscar but it remains without US distribution, one of many challenging films facing problems
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March 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
After first winning the Berlinale Documentary Award and the Audience Award at Berlin now over a year ago, “No Other Land” has sat without distribution from U.S. buyers.
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At Letters Live at Women of the World Festival, Southbank Centre in March 2020, Olivia Colman read this hilarious letter.
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Olivia Colman reads a letter responding to an unsolicited penis photograph
YouTube video by Letters Live
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March 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
At Letters Live at Women of the World Festival, Southbank Centre in March 2020, Olivia Colman read this hilarious letter.
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