Tag Archives: Baader Meinhof Complex

Out on DVD | The Baader-Meinhof Complex

Posted on 20 April 2009 by Jason Best

Set at a time when terrorists in Europe were more likely to be motivated by a study of Das Kapital than the

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The Best view | Tom Cruise plays a one-eyed German officer plotting to kill Hitler in Valkyrie – how close does he get?

Posted on 21 January 2009 by Jason Best

After all the pre-release fuss over Tom Cruise playing a German hero, how does the famous Scientologist and sofa jumper’s movie about the soldier who tried to blow up Hitler in 1944 measure up? Is Valkyrie a sober retelling of … Continue reading →

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The Best view | 1970s Germany’s War on Terror – The Baader-Meinhof Complex

Posted on 14 November 2008 by Jason Best

Selected as Germany’s entry for next year’s Oscars, The Baader-Meinhof Complex has already created quite a stir in its home country. It’s easy to see why. The film tackles a highly sensitive period in recent German history – the violent … Continue reading →

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BFI 52nd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest

Posted on 15 October 2008 by Jason Best

The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard’s screen version of Peter Morgan’s hit play. Over the past few weeks I’ve been dashing hither and thither, from Leicester Square to, er, Leicester, … Continue reading →

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