The US screenings of Fassbinder’s working-class TV series EIGHT HOURS DON’T MAKE A DAY have been a great success, attracting enthusiastic reviews in the press. The New York Times, for instance, writes: “Once again, here is a work that […] makes Mr. Fassbinder look more inventive than just about any filmmaker working today. […] The (…)

In the coming weeks Fassbinder will once again be very much the flavor of the month in the USA. Between 14 and 27 March the Film Forum in New York is screening the restored version of RWF’s working-class TV series EIGHT HOURS DON’T MAKE A DAY. The series is being presented in three parts, which (…)

Since 1977 Deutsches Haus in New York has been promoting intercultural dialog. Located in historic Greenwich Village, the institution continues to offer a range of language courses, caters to children with special events, and of course sees itself as a platform for art from German-speaking countries – which can take the form of exhibitions, readings (…)

On 7 November the German actor Hans-Michael Rehberg died at the age of 79. He appeared in numerous stage productions as well as a diverse range of films, working with exponents of New German Cinema such as Margarethe von Trotta, Alexander Kluge and Reinhard Hauff, maverick figures such as Roland Klick, Rudolf Thome and Romuald (…)

Important birthdays were recently celebrated by Harry Baer and Irm Hermann, two of Fassbinder’s closest and most enduring collaborators. Harry Baer, who turned 70 on 27 September, worked with Fassbinder from the early antiteater days right through to the director’s last feature film, QUERELLE. Whether appearing like a Bavarian James Dean in leading roles in (…)