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Drama written, directed by Oliver Kienle hits theaters September 14th Cleopatra Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the German-language drama/thriller Four Hands. Written and directed by Oliver Kienle, Four Hands stars Frida-Lovisa Hamann, Friederike Becht, Christoph Letkowski, Agnieszka Guzikowska, and Detlef Bothe. The film premieres theatrically on September 14th at the Laemmle Music Hall …

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Just in case you forgot how evil Nazis were (still are?), Sean Ellis plots a two-hour reminder in his latest film, Anthropoid. Ellis and co-writer Anthony Frewin create a true biographical thriller at heart, one that highlights how Czech and Slovak soldiers fought against Hitler’s occupation in Czechoslovakia during WWII. The duo’s passion for historical accuracy is coupled with true-to-life implications, yet the film clunks on and on in the name of depressing, heartbreaking warcrimes. Filmmakers shouldn’t shy away from hard realities, but by the time Ellis counterbalances what seems to be a dragging, sullen narrative, we’re an hour-and-a-half past saving, no matter how grimly captivating a finale is cued up.

In 1942, a secret mission was carried out that would succeed in assassinating SS General Reinhard Heydrich (Detlef Bothe), Hitler’s third-in-command who became known as the “Butcher Of Prague.” Code named Operation: Anthropoid, Czechoslovakia’s...

Charlotte Le Bon and Anna Geislerová in Valentino with Cillian Murphy Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

Sean Ellis's Anthropoid, co-written with Anthony Frewin, stars Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy with Anna Geislerová, Charlotte Le Bon, Toby Jones, Alena Mihulová, Bill Milner, Detlef Bothe, Sean Mahon, Jan Hájek, and Brian Caspe.

Sally Potter's The Party with Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Bruno Ganz, and Cherry Jones (currently starring in The Glass Menagerie at the Edinburgh Festival) and Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk with Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Kenneth Branagh are in store for Cillian Murphy.

Anna Geislerová: "I knew I wanted to be Lenka before I read the script." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

Cédric Jimenez's adaptation of Laurent Binet's novel HHhH will star Rosamund Pike, Mia Wasikowska, Jason Clarke, Jack O'Connell, and Jack Reynor. Calvary director John Michael McDonagh had mentioned the book - which...

With news breaking that both Tony Todd and Dieter Laser have joined the cast of upcoming cult oddity Sky Sharks - check the link below to witness the mayhem that ensues when Nazi zombies take to the skies on jet powered undead sharks - Twitch has gotten the first look at a new character poster featuring another new addition to the cast in veteran German performer Detlef Bothe. Check it out below!...

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Daniel Craig is back to work on the new James Bond film "Spectre" in the U.K. following an accident earlier in the week. Movie extras were reportedly told to go home on the day Craig was injured.

Craig sprained his knee while shooting a fight scene at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. However the shoot has not lost any time or filming days according to a source, with Craig returning to work on Saturday.

In other news about the film, Jesper Christensen has reportedly completed all his work on the film as Mr. White. Christensen apparently shot all of his work in the UK for a scene that was "damn fine" he tells BT.

A few more casting additions have been made to the film with Belgian actor Marc Zinga, German actor Detlef Bothe and British actress Brigitte Millar having scored roles as adversaries in the upcoming movie.

Millar's scenes...