Br(u)no: Watching Star Wars for the First Time
Photo Credit: Zeb Telfer. I saw Star Wars in a drive-in movie theater in southeastern Washington State in 1977, the year that it originally came out. I was 5. Recently,…
Serial Killer Festival Showcases Outstanding Series In Brno
The Serial Killer Festival will be hosted at the Goose on a String Theatre from today until Sunday 27th. Gripping drama, comedy, mystery and true-crime series will be screened for…
Oscar-Winning Czech Film Director Jiri Menzel Dies Aged 82
The acclaimed director, whose “Closely Watched Trains” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1967, was also known for his close association with Brno-native author Bohumil Hrabal, directing…
The Earth Returns To Kraví Hora – This Time With The Moon
Following a popular stint in the park outside the Brno Observatory earlier this summer, the Terralona - a 10-metre diameter model of planet Earth - will return on August 10th…
Review: Vlastníci [“Owners”] – The Czech Republic, Through a Mirror, Darkly
Jiří Havelka’s biting satire holds a mirror up to Czech and doesn’t reflect its best ;Photo: Courtesy of CinemArt. “Vlastníci” has been the runaway Czech movie hit of the year,…
Explore an Inflatable World and Watch Sci-Fi Films For Free at Brno Observatory
From July 6th-12th, a unique ‘Terralóna’, an inflatable realistic Earth, will be open for explorers at Brno Observatory. The Observatory will also be screening free sci-fi movies, in their original…
Summer Cinema To Return to the Town Hall Courtyard
The summer cinema will return to Brno this year, with film screenings in the town hall courtyard every day from June 26 until August 29. Alongside the usual documentaries, dramas,…
Children Caught in the Net: New Documentary Film Shows Sexual Predators In Action
A new documentary film by directors Barbora Chalupova and Vit Klusak, V Siti , premiered on 27th February and has already been seen by over 115,000 viewers, according to data…
Petr Zelenka’s “Modeler” Premiered in Brno’s Kino Scala Yesterday
Five years after his last film Lost in Munich , Czech screenwriter and director Petr Zelenka is back with a new film, mainly filmed in various locations around Brno and…
Second Season of Netflix’s “The Witcher” To Be Shot In Czech Republic and Slovakia
The second season of the popular TV show “The Witcher” will be shot in Czech Republic and Slovakia, according to industry reports. Title graphics via Netflix. Czech Rep., Jan 24…