Take “Casablanca,” remove all the fun parts, and set it in the present day. It’s not such an odd idea. In Christian Petzold’s “Transit,” it feels eerily natural, and that’s both horrifying and ...

Both entertaining and political, Christian Petzold’s Transit is a film that cleverly trades on familiarity. Its story of desperate emigrés seeking transit passes out of occupied territory will ring ...

EXCLUSIVE: Filipino-American actor and host KC Montero has joined the cast of upcoming neo-noir thriller Shadow Transit. The cast already stars UK-based singer-songwriter Qymira and US-based, ...

For some reason, the directors of live performances of classic plays or operas are allowed the freedom to stage their works outside of their stated time period – we don't blanch when a Shakespeare ...

German director Christian Petzold's latest work is adapted from a WWII novel – but the refugee story is set in a timeless context. The cinematic experiment brings the past into dialogue with the ...

Hannah Espia makes an impressive debut with this gracefully directed, inventively edited look at the plight of Filipino immigrant workers in Israel. Though dealing specifically with laws affecting ...

A struggle for the rights to Maysles' final documentary has prevented the film from being released in theaters — until now. Albert Maysles never got to watch his last film with an audience, passing ...

Once again, Birmingham was chosen as the desired place to premier the upcoming welcome return of BBC2's Peaky Blinders, back for a third season, and so it didn't surprise me to get a phone call from ...

Albert Maysles’ lovely last film, “In Transit,” takes him on a three-day cross-country train ride from Chicago to Seattle aboard the Empire Builder. Along the way, something in the nature of the train ...