Goebbels and the Führer review – private life of propagandist shows grotesque heart of Nazism

Joachim Lang’s bleak film shows a preening Goebbels and a careworn Hitler as they battle to convince the German public, and themselves, they will win the war In an appropriate spirit of cynicism and bleakness, German director Joachim Lang has made a film about the private life of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, the Hexenmeister or chief sorcerer of lies, and his always strained relationship with Hitler. Robert Stadlober plays the preening and self-pitying Goebbels and Fritz Karl is a careworn Hitler. Franziska Weisz plays Goebbels’s wife Magda, who at first resented his infidelities with showbusiness starlets but for the sake of the Fatherland submitted to the public image of a good Nazi wife and mother of six adorable children – whom Joseph and Magda finally murdered in the bunker before killing themselves. In its subversive, austerely satirical way, the film feels almost like a B-side to Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Downfall from 2004, and Lang has perhaps even inhaled, just a little,...

Marvel Fan sets record for most-viewed Spider-Man: no way home

Spider-Man: No Way Home completed its most successful theatrical release since Avengers: Endgame, which is proof of just how anticipated the movie was. The long-awaited return of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, as well as five of their classic villains, has sent three generations of Spider-Man fans into theaters many times over. The project currently has a box office gross of $1.89 billion, the sixth-highest ever. Florida-based personal trainer Ramiro Alanis set the Guinness World Record for the most viewing of the same movie in theaters. He saw Spider-Man: No Way Home 292 times. The record holder attended sessions from December 16, 2021, to March 15 this year, that is, 89 days, which averages a little more than three views per day. It turns out that he spent a third of the day in three months in cinemas​​​​​​. Ramiro estimates that he purchased approximately $3,400 worth of tickets, about 0.00018% of the worldwide box office.

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