It's the early 60s and there are still people who when asked what "Aushwitz" was say, "Oh, it was a POW camp just like the British, French and Russians kept prisoners of war in." So, obviously even in West Germany the process of de-Nazification took a long time to penetrate a lot of thick skulls and denial.
The film I'm most interested in is A Christmas Horror Story, but I do have a well-known pro-Canada bias.No one should be surprised that even Germany had to cocoon itself with a thick layer of barbed wire to keep from having to face what the country not only had just been through but many had actively and enthusiastically participated in. Shanghai is the biggest release on this week's list, but that just means it is opening in way too many theaters to thrive. The Martian was close behind with an average of $14,176. The film's reviews are only good, but the appeal here is Malala Yousafzai and I don't think moviegoers are too upset that the film is a little shallow. He Named Me Malala led the way with an average of $15,221 in four theaters, which is very strong for a documentary. Only two films were in the $10,000 club this weekend. It means they are more likely to not buy anything at all. Making it harder to find new releases for that week won't make it more likely they will buy something else. On the other hand, people go to Amazon by clicking a button. However, these people physically walked to the store, so if they don't buy what they came for, it will be a wasted effort. I understand why physical stores reorganize every once and a while, because if people have to walk to the store to find something, they are more likely to buy something else on a whim. Additionally, there are some films, like Black Mass, that weren't on the list of releases for this week before the changes were made. They've changed the New Releases page, again, making it even harder to find a list of new releases for the week. On a side note, this week's list is a little shorter than I would have liked, because the people who run Amazon are morons. There are a number of smaller releases that are worth considering for Pick of the Week, including The Kid, which tops the list. None of the big releases are worth the Pick of the Week title. I was tempted to give Spectre the Pick of the Week honor, but the screener arrived too late to get the review done over the weekend. Home Market Releases for February 16th, 2016
But what he ultimately brings to light will change the country forever. Radmann oversteps boundaries, falls out with friends, colleagues and allies, and is sucked deeper and deeper into a labyrinth of lies and guilt in hi He questions witnesses, combs through files, secures evidence and allows himself to be drawn into the case to such an extent that he is blind to everything else-even to Marlene Wondrak, with whom he has fallen hopelessly in love. Himself with utmost commitment to his new task and is resolved to find out what really happened back then. When Johann Radmann and Thomas Gnielka find documents that lead to the perpetrators, Bauer immediately recognizes how explosive they are and officially entrusts all further investigations to Radmann. Only the Prosecutor General Fritz Bauer encourages Radmann's curiosity he himself has long wanted to bring the crimes committed in Auschwitz to the public's attention, but lacks the legal means for a prosecution. In those years, "Auschwitz" was a word that some people had never heard of, and others wanted to forget as quickly as possible. Against the will of his immediate superior, Radmann begins to examine the case–Īnd lands in a web of repression and denial, but also of idealization. When the journalist Thomas Gnielka causes a ruckus in the courthouse, Radmann pricks up his ears: a friend of Gnielka's identified a teacher as a former Auschwitz guard, but no one is interested in prosecuting him. Johann Radmann has just recently been appointed Public Prosecutor and, like all beginners, he has to content himself with boring traffic offenses.