The Lives of Others (trailer)

At once a political thriller and human drama, THE LIVES OF OTHERS begins in East Berlin in 1984, five years before Glasnost and the fall of the Berlin Wall and ultimately takes us to 1991, in what is now the reunited Germany. THE LIVES OF OTHERS traces the gradual disillusionment of Captain Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Muhe, best known for his lead roles in Michael Haneke’s FUNNY GAMES and as Dr. Mengele in Costa-Gavras’ AMEN), a highly skilled officer who works for the Stasi, East Germany’s all-powerful secret police. His mission is to spy on a celebrated writer and actress couple, Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch) and Christa-Maria Sieland (Martina Gedeck).

I just finished watching this movie and was blown away.  It is one of the most powerful films I have seen in a long time.  I highly recommend it to anyone that loves great cinema, especially foreign films.

Patrick Watson // Drifters

First video from Patrick Watson’s “Close to Paradise” (Secret City Records, 2006). For “Drifters”. Directed by Brigitte Henry.

Patrick Watson is a true artist, witnessing what he creates is always exciting experience.

Catching Out: a film about people hopping freight trains

The phrase ‘Catching Out’ describes the act of hopping a freight train. In the documentary film “Catching Out,” several contemporary hobos dissent against mainstream American consumer culture by traveling for free on freight trains. The film features a seasoned eco-activist named Lee, a young nomad named Jessica, and a tramp couple known as Switch and Baby Girl. In three interwoven stories, “Catching Out” follows these trainhoppers as they navigate between the constraints of society and the freedom of the road.

(via microcinema)