Even Springer's daily newspaper Die Welt has figured it out: anyone interested in the future of cinema should look to South Korea. The label “Made in Korea” stands for “stylish stories and an unprecedented mix of genres, such as grotesque comedy and bloody social thrillers.” These...
New year, new films. In addition to newly shot films, there are also some rediscovered gems. Rarities, forgotten works, whose relevance today is often astonishing. For cineastes eager to discover new things, the Filmkunst video library is a veritable treasure trove. At the beginning of...
It seems as if death has been working overtime over the past year, especially in recent months. Numerous personalities from the worlds of acting and film directing disappeared from the earth in 2025: David Lynch, Diane Keaton, Robert Redford, Claudia Cardinale, Hark Bohm, Brigitte Bardot,...
What John Waters was to New Hollywood, Rosa von Praunheim was to New German Cinema: a whole bucketful of camp, trash, bad taste, and shrill freak shows. While colleagues such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Werner Schroeter presented their works with deadly serious expressions,...
Hark Bohm was one of the most important representatives of New German Cinema. As an actor, he appeared in films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (LOLA, BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ, FEAR EATS THE SOUL) or Alexander Kluge. He was also a screenwriter and director. While colleagues such as Fassbinder,...
The b-ware! Ladenkino is showing BITTER GOLD by Chilean director Juan Olea. This is a great opportunity to discover Chile as a film country. The Filmkunst video library has a shelf with selected DVDs, including LA DANZA DE LA REALIDAD (2013) by cult all-round artist...
The range of films in our Filmkunst video library is constantly growing. Come by, browse through our shelves or get advice from the team. We also regularly present some new acquisitions here. This time: NOSFERATU and THE CRAZY FAMILY. In the early nineties, the film...
On May 8, 1945, the German armed forces declared their unconditional surrender. This marked the end of the Second World War. But not only the war. The extermination of Jews, Sinti, Roma and homosexuals, the entire Nazi hell machine was also stopped. This happened...
The range of films in our film art video library is constantly growing. Come by, browse our shelves or let the team advise you. We also present a new acquisition here every month. Let's start with VINTAGE LESBIAN EROTICA. Did you know that a hundred years...
From 01.01. 2025 is in the b-ware! shop cinema preview time again. This time the new film version of NOSFERATU (2024) And the earlier versions? You can rent them from us on DVD. Like a gigantic spider, the vampire crawls to his frozen victim, nobody rushes...