And finally for the second vote among the nomintated films for the Fipresci Poll for the film of the year, I gave my vote to Hamnet by Chloé Zhao.

shomingekionline.org/2026/07/14/l... ein neuer text von Andrea Grunert

shomingekionline.org/2018/08/02/3... schon wieder 8 Jahre her, mein schönstes Kinoerlebnis im Sommer 2018

My nominates for the Fipresci poll Film of the year (between July 25 and End of June 26) are. -Not A Hero, Rima Das, -Hamnet, Chloé Zhao -The Testament of Ann Lee, Mona Fastvold

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2025/02/note... Der tolle Film ist bald im Babylon Mitte zu sehen (Indo-German Filmfestival) , leider ohne mich, denn mit gebrochenem Fuss schaffe ich es nicht ins Kino. Da blutet das Herz.

DISCLOSURE DAY: Ein Ausserirdischen-Märchen von Steven Spielberg, optimistisch-naiv, rasant, unterhaltsam aber nicht ohne Schwächen (der Hirsch!). Unser erster Eindruck in weniger als 12 Minuten direkt nach dem Kino im Podcast, auch mit kritischen Tönen: schoener-denken.de/blog/disclos... #filmsky

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/note... Thanks to young filmmaker Aaryan Chandra Prakash, Indian Cinema can add another excellent film to its long tradition of excellent Coming of Age-films.

www.perlentaucher.de/im-kino/film... schöner Text von Karin Doerksen über Disclosure Day von Steven Spielberg.

After some months, finally Steven Spielberg´s new film Disclosure Day was a fest and I think it is probably his finest science fiction film and the perfect alternative to the FIFA football championship.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/note... Thanks to young filmmaker Aaryan Chandra Prakash, Indian Cinema can add another excellent film to its long tradition of excellent Coming of Age-films.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/laud... Finally here is the english original version of my laudatio for Aparna sen, April 2024 at the Red Lotus Asian Filmfestival, Vienna.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/laud... Finally here is the english original version of my laudatio for Aparna sen, April 2024 at the Red Lotus Asian Filmfestival, Vienna.

Happy Birthday, Rima Das!

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/tree... 15 years ago, this masterpiece had its world premiere.

shomingekionline.org/2026/05/07/s... Andrea Grunert wrote about the International short film festival, Oberhausen

Watched yesterday after more than 30 years Wanda by Barbara Loden again, and it left me speechless. Probably one of the finest first long features ever made. I was not prepared that it had such an emotional impact on me. I think Marfuerite Duras was right, the film is a miracle.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/note... 7 years ago, saw at the first time a film by Rima Das.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/note... among other things, as well about Naruse´s masterful use of cinemascope.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/note... on the final film by the great Hou Hsiao Hsien, The Assassin.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/beiq... Happy 79th. birthday to Hou hsiao Hsien!

I ronically when I watched the ARTE documentary on Terrence Malick, there was a quotation from an interview, Malick did with a French film critic from Le Monde. and that was exactly the quotation I was looking for to qote when I wrote on the newest film by Rima Das Not A Hero.

www.arte.tv/de/videos/12... Well that reminds me to watch a film by Malick again very soon.

shomingekiblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/note... "For now, the film balances with virtuosity between opulence and home drama and it reminds me in two very different masterpieces, Alfred Hitchcock´s Vertigo and Hou Hsiao Hsien´s Beiqing Chengshi (A City Of Sadness)."