Archive for May, 2008

Dalai Lama enthralls 25,000 in Berlin

Patricia| 2008-05-21 11.04 pm

Dalai Lama in BerlinFor the closing rally of his visit to Germany a crowd of 25,000 turned up at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, to witness the Tibetan spiritual leader live. Most notable was just how many young people were there, along with families with young children, exiled Tibetans, and Berlin tourists from around the globe.

The rally was moderated by the German actor Ralf Bauer, with music from the German bands “Die Prinzen”, “2raumwohnung“, “Wir sind Helden” & hip hop singer Ray Horton. The Tibetan singer, Ani Choyling sang Amazing Grace both in her mother tongue and in English, which was stirring!

As, shortly after 5pm the Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama) arrived on stage, hundreds of balloons, in the national colours of Tibet (red, yellow and blue) were released into the air.
Photos of the Dalai Lama in Berlin

Sex in the City Premiere

Patricia| 2008-05-16 3.45 pm

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis & Cynthia NixonSarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon are back, four years after the end of the series, this time in a feature film, named surprisingly like the series “Sex and the City“. Director Michael Patrick King, Produce John Melfi and Christine Marinoni (the partner of Cynthia Nixon), also made the journey to Berlin, but went almost unnoticed as all eyes were on the four stars.

So for the second time this week, Potsdamer Platz was filled with screaming fans. Sarah Jessica Parker was the first of the leading ladies to emerge from the white limousines, and step on to the pink carpet; Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis then followed in ten minute intervals and spent over an hour with their fans.

They then appeared on the balcony of the CineStar for a couple of words in broken German, before the premiere in the cinema, where after a short discussion they sped back to their hotel, the Adlon at the Brandeburg Gate, leaving the remaining guests to enjoy the film.

The film debut of the four friends from Manhattan takes place four years after the series finale and is about, what else, men, sex, fashion and shoes. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) und Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), now over forty, continue to cope with jobs and relationships, while trying to prove themselves in motherhood, marriage and Manhattan real estate.

Ahead of the premiere, there was some bickering as the New Yorker weren’t pleased at being by-passed for the world premiere (London) and even Berlin came before their city (the home the series). The Berlin celebrities were piqued, as they hadn’t received an invite, but as one can see from the photos they were amply represented.

A large number if celebrities weren’t for missing the chance to show themselves on the pink carpet, including Esther Seibt, Manuel Cortez, Jan Hahn with Alissa Jung, Nadine Warmuth, Jana Ina and husband Giovanni Zarrella, Irina von Bentheim (the German voice of Sarah Jessica Parker) together with Klaus-Peter Grap, Alexandra Neldel, Jochen Schropp accompanied Kerstin Linnartz, und Tanya Neufeldt, Gedeon Burkhard in female company, Sabie C, Barbara Meier und Bettina Cramer.

Die “Sex and the City” photo gallery

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Patricia| 2008-05-15 11.41 pm

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