The Vienna Stadtkino cinema gets new location from September

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Business

The Vienna Stadtkino cinema is to move from its current location to the Vienna Künstlerhaus from September. This move ends years of discussions about the future of the cinema and should signalise improvements for the cinema goers as well as all those involved in the cinema. The Stadtkino has been located on Vienna’s Schwarzenbergplatz for […]

Whats on at the Haydn cinema this week (4 – 10 July)

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Culture

The following films are on at the English language Haydn Cinema on the Mariahilferstrasse between July 4th and 10th. Monsters University: A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University – when they weren’t necessarily the best of friends. Man of Steel 3D: A young itinerant worker is forced […]

December at the Austrian Film Museum

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Lifestyle

 By Rebecca Musgrave Visitors to the Austrian Film Museum this December can expect an extensive and varied film programme. Featuring the films of Robert Mitchum, the works of Santiago Álvarez and the Marx Brothers the schedule is jam-packed with material from the Museum’s archives. The cinema of the Austrian Film Museum, located at Augustinerstraße 1 […]

WWII bomb discovery brings public transport to a halt

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General News

An important public transport hub and several flats had to be evacuated after an aerial bomb from World War Two (WWII) was discovered under a former porn cinema in Graz this morning (Tues).The 250-kilo US Army missile, which was dropped in 1944 or 1945, was discovered by workers during excavation activities under the Nonstop Kino, […]

‘Valley of the Wolves’ labelled as ‘anti-Semitic’

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Politics

The Jewish Community in Austria (IKG) has criticised an upcoming movie for “creating anti-Semitic agitation”.IKG General Secretary Raimund Fastenbauer said today (Tues) it was “disgusting and cynical” that “Valley of the Wolves” – a Turkish production preceded by a popular TV series – opens in cinemas in Austria and Germany under the name “Tal der […]

‘Stupid’ Facebook flick star Timberlake sticks to e-mails

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Culture

Justin Timberlake has revealed he shuns social network platforms because he is “stupid in this regard”.The former member of boy band ‘N Sync stars as Sean Parker, co-founder of internet music sharing platform Napster, in the new blockbuster “The Social Network”. The acclaimed movie tells the rise of online platform Facebook and its inventor Mark […]

Cineplexx Mattersburg to open this Friday

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A new Cineplexx cinema is to open in Matterburg, Burgenland, this Friday.Managers said the cinema – the 29th of the Cineplexx branch in Austria – will feature five halls with 700 seats overall. All screens would be 3D-ready, it was announced.Construction of the complex cost around four million Euros.Andrea Zänglein, head of the union of […]