Wim Wenders revisits his masterpiece Der Himmel Uber Berlin in this film which picks up several years after the original left off. Cassiel (Otto Sander) is an angel who watches over the lives of the people of recently reunified Berlin with Raphaella (Nastassja Kinski). Damiel (Bruno Ganz), Cassiel's former partner who opted to return to the land ...
Director Wayne Wang and screenwriter Paul Auster had enough storylines and characters left over from their charming comedy Smoke to make another film, so they shot Blue In The Face immediately after Smoke was completed. The film once again centers on the Brooklyn Cigar Store and manager Auggie (Harvey Keitel), although most of the other characters ...
Hubert Selby Jr. was a powerful and influential literary figure whose best-known novels, Last Exit to Brooklyn and Requiem for a Dream, dealt with the dark underside of life in a way that was bleak and often shocking, but also laced with compassion and understanding for the tortured lives of his characters. Selby only completed the eighth grade ...
Thirty-three years after his ambitious concept album Berlin was pronounced dead on arrival, Lou Reed reteams with producers Bob Ezrin and Hal Willner to stage live performances of the now-classic release at concert venues all across the globe. The album, which was savaged by critics upon release, was scored with orchestral arrangements and follows ...
Two eras in the career of one of America's great rock poets are represented in this concert video. Lou Reed: Live! features Reed performing seven songs at New York City's Bottom Line club in 1983, with the former Velvet Underground founder joined by guitarist Robert Quine, bassist Fernando Saunders and drummer Fred Maher. Also included are seven ...
The concert film Lou Reed: Spanish Fly -- Live in Spain captures an August 7, 2004 show by the legendary former frontman of The Velvet Underground. The 11 song setlist touches upon almost every phase of his lengthy career and includes such favorites as "Walk on the Wild Side," "The Blue Mask," "Venus in Furs," "Satellite of Love," "Romeo Had ...
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