evenings in the cinema chair

Year by year, I think, I appreciate the Berlinale more. Shame, those cineastic days are already over once more... If films like 'Bal', 'One Day', 'Summer Wars' or 'Youth in Revolt' should make it into the cinemas - do go and see them! But apart from the fine choice of movies in the panorama and forum section of the festival it's the atmosphere that is so special. For once a year people from all over the world are looking at Berlin,  there's a good balance between glamour and political topics and most of all there's a great audience and applause after the screenings, and when else do you have directors and actors in front to ask questions... (also must be funny for them to see at the spectator's faces and see their reaction after the movies). And: There's this great trailer and the bear! Could they please put those bears on the city streets instead of these ugly Buddy Bears!?!