Berlin Avantgarde Extreme

A train speeds through the country on its way to Berlin, then gradually slows down as it pulls into the station. It is very early in the morning, about 5:00 AM, and the great city is mostly quiet. But before long there are some signs of activity, and a few early risers are to be seen on the streets. Soon the new day is well underway - it's just a typical day in Berlin, but a day full of life and energy.

Thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign the Street art documentary “Sky’s The Limit, Painters of the Extreme” by French filmmaker Jerome Thomas is now about to release and screen. The documentary narrates the history of international muralism as a growing worldwide phenomenon as todays neo-muralist movement. The filmmaker worked with ten talented artists from around the globe with interviews about the way they define what they do and why they do it, weather and technical challenges, authorities, reactions from residents and some more.

Universal's UHD three-film collection places a trio of documentaries onto one disc, covering The Grand Canyon, the universe, and tornadoes. Of these, only Grand Canyon Adventure has been previously released to Blu-ray, making 2/3 of this an early UHD format exclusive. Note that, while presented in 2160p resolution, none of the films feature HDR color enhancement. Also of note are 5.1 lossless audio tracks for each film and no object-based sound option. No extras are included. Read on for summaries of each film and picture and sound overviews inside.

When Frank offers Andreas a ride into Berlin out of courtesy he is certainly not aware that this decision will end up in a violent road trip for life and death.

Universal's UHD three-film collection places a trio of documentaries onto one disc, covering great white sharks, the last great ice age, and antarctic penguins. None of these films have been previously released to Blu-ray, making this an early UHD format exclusive…

The empathetic, hard-hitting tales told in Die Verrufenene (Der fünfte Stand) (a.k.a. The Slums of Berlin) and Die Unehelichen (a.k.a. Children of No Importance) deal with Germany's disenfranchised in a realistic, gritty manner while still adhering to the melodramatic conventions of the day. Although Lamprect enjoyed a long and varied career behind the camera, he was most active as a passionate movie collector and champion of film preservation. The liner notes accompanying this set make it clear that it's hard to apply the auteur theory to someone like Lamprecht, but these particular films demonstrate handily that the director had a keen interest in the medium. As message pictures, they tend towards the preachy and sentimental, and yet there's also a "try something and see if it works" mentality at play here that makes them of great interest to silent fans.

Journey back in time to Berlin's most fateful year - 1945 - through the eyes and voices of those who experienced it - ordinary German people and the Allies who entered the city. AKA Berlin 1945: Tagebuch einer Großstadt and Berlin 1945: Le journal d'une capitale.

A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship, when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in a Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.

Frank hat in Berlin Falling sein Leben als Elitesoldat hinter sich gelassen. In Brandenburg will er seine Existenz neu ordnen. Ein erster Schritt in die richtige Richtung ist dabei der Kontakt, den er zu seiner Tochter Lilly neu aufbaut, die …

Frank left his life as a soldier behind and wants to rebuild his life in Brandenburg. He is on his way to meet his daughter, Lily, after a long time of not seeing her. As he stops at a gas …