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A Gallery of Images from Fritz Lang’s Der müde Tod (1921)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 17, 2013
Browse a gallery of startling images from Fritz Lang’s German Expressionist masterpiece Der müde Tod (1921). Der müde Todfritz lang read more
Watch Fritz Lang’s Der müde Tod (1921)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 17, 2013
Der müde Tod, translates literally to “Weary Death.” Originally released in the U.S. as Behind the Wall, it is not most commonly known as Destiny. Der müde Tod is a frame story with three separate parts: an adventure tale with a Persian setting out of the Arabian Nights, a Renaissance V read more
Images from Fritz Lang’s Die Nibelungen Saga
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 16, 2013
Siegfried, son of King Sigmund, hears of the beautiful sister of Gunter, King of Worms, Kriemhild. On his way to Worms, he kills a dragon and finds a treasure, the Hort. He helps Gunther to win Krimhild, a mask that makes him invisible proves to be very useful. But because Brunhild is cursing Kriem read more
Watch Fritz Lang’s Die Nibelungen Saga
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 16, 2013
Hey the holidays are coming, so there should be plenty of time to cozy up to your favorite screen and watch Fritz Lang’s Die Nibelungen sage, all 5 hours of it. Brush up on your Die Nibelungen literature and then have a watch. This kind YouTuber had combined both parts of Die Nibelungen, R read more
Watch Fritz Lang’s Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 15, 2013
If you haven’t seen Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler then today is your lucky day. You can watch the complete film online right now. Dr. Mabuse the Gamblerfritz lang read more
Fritz Lang’s M (1931)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Laura Grande on Dec 13, 2013
”Who knows what it’s like to be me?” A simple line of dialogue uttered by a man on trial for murder — a man beseeching the unflinching figures that surround him to understand that he cannot control his homicidal tendencies, that they are, in fact, a part of his read more
Images from The Big Heat by Fritz Lang
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 6, 2013
Check out this gallery of images by the classic noir The Big Heat, directed by Fritz Lang. fritz langthe big heat read more
Fritz Lang Telling the Goebbels Story
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Dec 6, 2013
In his review of The Big Heat, Wade Sheeler made passing mention of a very famous anecdote told by Fritz Lang regarding a meeting with Joseph Goebbels, the Reich Minister of Propaganda. According to Lang, Goebbels called Lang to his offices to inform him that The Testament of Dr Mabuse was being read more
Book Review: Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Oct 24, 2013
Fritz Lang – director of M, Metropolis, Fury, The Big Heat – his very name is a sort of talisman for cineastes the world over. The name conjures the best of German expressionism and the name forms a vital link in the mind of the bridge between the most exemplary of those expressionist f read more
Fritz Lang’s, CLASH BY NIGHT
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Jul 10, 2013
Waves crash violently, splitting against rocks, bringing turbulence onto the shore. There is a palpable unease as the credits role. It is this; a foreshadowing that opens Fritz Lang’s, Clash by Night (1952), which stars Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, and Marilyn Monroe. “Home read more
Restored and Re-Released – Fritz Lang’s M (1931) To Get Theatrical Tour Thanks to Kino Lorber
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 26, 2013
Peter Lorre stops running just long enough to try to figure out how he’s going to get to see the restored version of ‘M’. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Fritz Lang‘s 1931 masterpiece M is one of those movies that has long been on my “I really just need to sit down and watch read more
Restored and Re-Released – Fritz Lang’s M (1931) To Get Theatrical Tour Thanks to Kino Lorber
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Feb 26, 2013
Peter Lorre stops running just long enough to try to figure out how he’s going to get to see the restored version of ‘M’. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Fritz Lang‘s 1931 masterpiece M is one of those movies that has long been on my “I really just need to sit down and watch read more
On the Set of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Oct 30, 2012
Production of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis began on May 22, 1925 and ran until October 30, 1926. That’s a long, grueling shoot by any measure, but Metropolis included some elaborate sets, a lot of complicated effects, and one very particular director. Shooting was particularly tough for Brig read more
On the Set of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Oct 30, 2012
Production of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis began on May 22, 1925 and ran until October 30, 1926. That’s a long, grueling shoot by any measure, but Metropolis included some elaborate sets, a lot of complicated effects, and one very particular director. Shooting was particularly tough for Brig read more
Lang and the abject: tracing the concept through three Fritz Lang films
Studies in Cinema Posted by Jeremy Carr on Feb 10, 2010
Aside from the technical and narrative skill he brought to Weimar-era German cinemas, director Fritz Lang also proved to be a master of extremely memorable characters. Whether such individuals were staples of mythical legend (Siegfried in Die Nibelungen), a symbol of modernity and the role of women read more
M (1931, Fritz Lang)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 1, 2008
I don’t think I’d ever realized M‘s technical importance. Lang creates quite a few filmmaking standards here, still in use today. Non-specific to genre, M features some brilliant off-screen dialogue work. It’s the earliest example (I’ve ever seen) of hearing a scene read more
Bluebeard in Black and White: Fritz Lang’s “Secret Beyond the Door”
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Nov 30, -0001
This is my contribution to the Fairy Tale Blogathon hosted by the always-fascinating Movies Silently. Check out more of the posts there! Let me start this post about Secret Beyond the Door by blaming the enchanting Angela Carter. Carter (1940 – 1992) wrote some of my favorite books, including The read more
Having Your Cake in Fritz Lang’s “Ministry of Fear” (1944)
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Nov 30, -0001
After the first couple of paragraphs, this post is pretty much nothing but “Ministry of Fear” spoilers. Ye’ve been warned. During the 30s and early 40s, Austrian-exile Fritz Lang wanted to make not just anti-fascist pictures, but anti-Nazi pictures. In the American studios where Lang beg read more
Fritz Lang e a ficção científica
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Fritz Lang e a ficção científica O cineasta mais criativo do cinema mudo, a quem devemos toda a estética inventiva dos filmes, foi Georges Méliès. Ele foi o pai da arte cinematográfica como um todo e da ficção científica em particular, com sua “Viagem à Lua” em 1902. O read more