Big Screen Berkeley

Based on Anna Segher’s 1944 book of the same name, 'Transit,' directed by Christian Petzold, has attempted, with mixed results, to transpose the novel’s World War II-specific plot to the 21st century.

If a movie about the damage wrought by western consumer capitalism on Colombia's indigenous Wayuu people sounds dry, dusty and ideological, don’t worry: it’s anything but. Also: BAMPFA screens Karl Schnabel’s only film.

A terrific new documentary opening at the Roxie Theater this weekend tells the story of an extraordinary man who became one of the most visionary graphic artists of the 20th century.

The new film by 'The Lives of Others' director Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck, is a fictionalized take on the life of German artist Gerhard Richter.

This year’s Oscar-nominated shorts, both live and animated, screen at Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas starting Friday. Who's going to win?

A preview of this year’s festival, which kicks off on Wednesday and continues through Feb. 14, with programming at the Mission District’s Roxie and Victoria Theaters.

This film features numerous elements of the classic prison-break movie, but ultimately strays quite far from the template, instead incorporating a few tried-and-true genre tropes into a satisfying storyline.

The film provides neither dramatic fireworks nor a well-footnoted plod through history. No matter: most viewers will be utterly delighted by its gently humorous approach and the letter-perfect performances of its leads.

Head on over to BAMPFA in downtown Berkeley to see one of the gems of Weimar cinema as well as a 1949 film that, according to its prologue, tells a story that is "told one hundred thousand times each year.”

Unless you’re a disaster movie obsessive, you can surely find a better use for your time than watching this generic film with its unimpressive, barely adequate CGI effects.