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Mourning the Loss of Mario Adorf

On April 8, 2026, Mario Adorf passed away at the age of 95 in his apartment in Paris. With his passing, European cinema has lost one of its last great character actors—and a figure who helped shape postwar German cinema for over seven decades. Mario Adorf was never a conventional actor. He was a force…

🎬 “Nulpen” (“Slackers”) by Sorina Gajewski captivates young audiences at the School Cinema Weeks in March 2026

From March 13 to 27, 2026, NULPEN (“Slackers”) was screened as part of the SCHOOL CINEMA WEEKS in Bremen, Bavaria, Saxony, and Brandenburg—where it once again encountered a strikingly open and interested young audience. After the film had already opened the Berlin School Cinema Weeks in November 2025 at the sold-out Kino Toni, this positive…

🎵 ‘Grain of Pain’ celebrates the release of the album ‘Behind Us All’ with a new video for ‘Ruins of the Heart’

Finnish doom metal band Grain of Pain are celebrating the release of their highly anticipated new album ‘Behind Us All’, out today via Noble Demon. To mark the release, the band have released a dark lyric video for the track‘Ruins of the Heart’. Mastermind Timo Solonen explains the message of the song: “There is always…

🎬 The film ‘Neo Nuggets – A Pulled Pork Comedy’ available today on Blu-Ray, DVD and digitally

From today, the Austrian hit comedy ‘Neo Nuggets – A Pulled Pork Comedy’ starring Paul Pizzera and Otto Jaus from director Andreas Schmied is available on Blu-ray, DVD, download portals and streaming services. The high-calibre ensemble around Paul Pizzera and Otto Jaus is rounded off by Benno Fürmann, Gizem Emre, Silvia Schneider and Melissa Naschenweng.…

🎵 doerd releases ‘Mohouse EP’ on Plastic City – urban deep house with groove and soul

With his third release on the long-established deep house label Plastic City, doerd finally cements his position as one of the most exciting representatives of the modern ‘urban electronic’ sound. After the atmospheric success of the‘Oldschool EP’, the producer now returns with the‘Mohouse EP’ and shows once again that deep house is less a question…

🎵 Second single and video ‘The Offering’ from the upcoming album ‘Behind Us All’ by the band ‘Grain of Pain’ released

Finnish doom metal band Grain of Pain have unveiled a brand new single from their upcoming studio album ‘Behind Us All’, which will be released on 27 March via German label Noble Demon. The title ‘The Offering’ is released today together with an animated music video that visually captures the haunting atmosphere of the song.…