After More Than a Century, This Masterpiece Is Still One of the Trippiest Films You Can Watch

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari from 1920 is a German Expressionist masterpiece and is still a haunting masterpiece a century ...
LAist

Granddaddies of horror, noir and Disney movies explored as works of Expressionist art

'Metropolis' and 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' are two of the most iconic films of all time, but they're also paragons of an avant garde art movement. Expressionism is a loaded word. It first ...
Yahoo

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’: How Joel Coen Used German Expressionism to Create a Noir World for Shakespeare

When production designer Stefan Dechant (Disney’s upcoming hybrid “Pinocchio”) got a surprise call to meet with Joel Coen on the spur of the moment to discuss “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” his noir-like ...
The Herald SC

A spooky puppet show at UNC Charlotte offers surprising insights

UNC Charlotte students rehearse a puppetry production based on the famous silent German Expressionist film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” on Friday, Oct. 20. Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez ...
Post-Bulletin

Film festival unearths zombie film shot in Rochester more than 20 years ago

The Sound Unseen Film and Music Festival will screen "Zombies Live" for the first time since 2003 and second time ever at Pop's Art Theater Friday. A still image from "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," a ...
Iowa Public Radio

'From Hitler to Hollywood' series spotlights 5 classic films from European exiles

In the years leading up to World War II, the turmoil brewing in Europe drove thousands out of their home countries. Many immigrants turned to the United States for refuge, and a handful of them even ...