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Good Taste:In praise of riesling
If you donned a "Jesus drinks riesling" T-shirt in the normal world, most people would think you were one sandwich short of a picnic, but among other riesling freaks it doesn't make the grade.

Behind the Screens: And the winner is...
Cathrin Schaer offers her picks of the offerings at Berlinale.

Behind the Screens: Kiwi film wins at Berlinale
New Zealand director Sam Peacocke won the prize for best short film in the Generation 14 Plus section for his 20-minute-long story Manurewa.

Behind The Screens: Docos outshine the rest in Berlin
Before the beginning of the documentary The Bengali Detective, the producer made an announcement to the assembled media, reveals Cathrin Schaer.

Wine: Weathering the bad times
Recent wild growing conditions are posing challenges for winemakers across the globe.

Film a royal triumph
Critics may be questioning its historical accuracy but Peter Conradi, co-author of the book that sparked the Oscar-nominated The King’s Speech, argues the main point is the relationship between friends.

Behind the Screens: Keisha's film sickens audience
If you haven't seen a movie that makes you feel nauseous in a while, you may want to check out Keisha Castle-Hughes' latest film, writes Cathrin Schaer.

Berlin Festival stakes claim to our Boy
The Berlin Festival has welcomed back 'Boy' director Taika Waititi and claimed him as one of their own.

<i>Blogger Bites Back</i>: Justin Bieber fans attack jazz singer after Grammys loss
Hell hath no fury like a Belieber scorned: Pop phenom Justin Bieber admits he was upset after he missed out on the Best New Artist gong at the 53rd Grammy Awards.

Behind The Screens: Manurewa makes it to Berlin
Heading towards a 3D movie always imparts a wee thrill, writes Cathrin Schaer.

Behind the Screens: The best actors are smart - and short
Cathrin Schaer blogs from the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.

Behind The Screens: Rolling Out Berlin's Red Carpet
One of the biggest film festivals in the world started with a red carpet première of US blockbuster True Grit on Thursday in Berlin. Celebrities, star-crazed fans and journalists with silly questions, packed the German capital.

Tim Balme: taking the lead
From zombie killer to Norse god, Tim Balme has had a busy career, on both sides of the television camera. He tells Rebecca Barry about juggling these roles.

Arcade Fire short film to screen at Berlin Film Festival
Director Spike Jonze has expanded the music video he made for Arcade Fire's The Suburbs, turning it into a 30-minute short film that will screen at the Berlin International Film Festival.

The smelling test
The human nose contains roughly 400 olfactory receptors, but no two people have the same sense of smell.

Tentacled tipster Paul the Octopus gets memorial
Paul the celebrated octopus has finally got his tentacles wrapped around a football.

Tightening the continent's belt by several notches
Finance ministers from the eurozone are meeting to consider the issue of bailouts for debt-ridden countries.

WikiLeaks: Banking secrets of rich leaked
WikiLeaks is set to release the overseas bank account details of 2000 'high-net worth' individuals and corporations.

Human remains thought to be from Nazi euthanasia project
Austria announced plans to exhume graves containing the remains of 220 suspected victims of Nazi Germany's infamous euthanasia programme yesterday.