NewsReel

Headline: Paris, Texas on DVD in the UK
Interview: Interview by screenwriter and director Scott Derrickson for IMAGE - a Journal of the Arts and Religion. Great reading.
- collaboration with Sam Shepard and their work on 'Don't come   Knocking'
- filmmaking subjects such as the use of wide angle lenses versus   telephoto lenses, movement of the camera, emphasis on the   supremacy of the image versus story - and more
- discussion about spirituality, angels, religious background -   especially in reference to 'Wings of Desire' (for example: does WW   believe in angels?)
- 9/11- how WW experienced it
Article: WW met with DW-WORLD to discuss, among other things, a revolution in filmmaking, recent and upcoming projects and American politics.

NewsReel   November

Headline: You are what you drive - article in the New York Times Magazine about people and their cars, including Wim and his Audi
Interview: Questions for WW about the video for Idlewild's 'Live in a Hiding Place' - which he directed - for Promo Magazine
Article: ScreenDaily.com article about WW's new production outfit in Hamburg - Reverse Angle Production.
Photography News: WW's foreword for Peter Lindbergh's new book
Website News: donatawenders.com - the official web site of Wim's wife, photographer Donata Wenders - went online and on the NewsReel as a permanent link. The site includes many stills from WW's films.

NewsReel   October

Headline: donatawenders.com to launch in mid-October
Interview: Mark Wickum posts 19 questions to Wim Wenders.
- In-depth account of Wim's beginnings and life in film. Essential reading for anyone remotely interested in Wim's life, art and career.
Transcript: 'The Promise of Broadband' - a panel discussion at the Cannes Film Festival

NewsReel   September

Headline: Wim receiving a musical gift from Daniel Lanois at his birthday party on August 14th.
Writing: W.W. in correspondence with Tadao Ad (Architect).
Award: WW receives the Annual Vision Award from the Filmmakers Alliance at the Directors Guild of America. Peter Balk presents.
News: San Sebastian Film Festival: Wim to preside over Jury at festival from Sept. 19 to Sept. 28.

NewsReel   August

Headline: Shooting a commercial for Jack Wolfskin (German outdoor product company) in the Montana wilderness.
Lecture/Text: In Defense of Places - W.W. talks about places and a 'sense of place' in Bilbao, Spain.
Exhibition: Pictures from the Surface of the Earth exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. June 25th -Oct. 1st.

NewsReel   July

Headline: Wim Wenders in Cannes, May 2002. Clips of an Interview, press conference and photocall. (also see October 2002 News Reel for transcript of a panel on The Promise of Broadband).
Interview: WW in conversation with Deborah Atoinese of Overall Productions in preparation for a documentary.
- W.W.'s philosophy on filmmaking
- the dangers of acting
- the directors responsibilities for the actor
- duality of the real and spiritual world
- WW's motivations for making 'Wings of Desire'
News: WW photograph added to Intenet Movie Database.
Photography: Gallery of all photographs in the WW exhibition 'Pictures from the Surface of the Earth'.
New Feature: Guestmap first introduced.

NewsReel   June

Headline: WW interviewed by Mike Goodrich for the book "Screencraft Directing' - An inside look at the art of film directing through intimate interviews with 15 of the world's best film-makers
Interview: WW in conversation with Newsreel editor Rachel Schmeidler
- what young and aspiring filmmakers should read
- importance of collaboration in the filmmaking process
Movie Clips / Interview: WW interview
- collaboration with Sam Shepard on new project
- advice for young filmmakers and directors
- being a still photographer and director

NewsReel   May

Headline: WW co-hosting panel at Tribeca Film Festival.
Profile: Keith B.Brown - The man who plays Skip James in 'The Blues'
Feature: A new sheen for Wenders' films - filmrestauration of Wim's and other films at 'Scanwerk'
Premiere: The short 'Ten Minutes Older' premieres at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19th.
Links: 'Wings of Desire' website - excellent resource for everything 'Wings'. Reviews, analysis, interviews.
Released: Bap single and WW directed Video 'Schluss, Aus, Okay' released in Germany.

NewsReel   April

Headline: Wim Wenders shows passion for the blues
Article: 'The Blues come Home - Passion for Blues and Filmmaking'. L.A. Times article by Steve Hochman on Wim and his segment of 'The Blues', the Martin Scorcese produced PBS documentary on blues and it's hero's.
Synopsis: 'Twelve Miles to Trona' - Wim's contribution to 'Ten MInutes Older', a compilation of short films by 15 directors who have been given exactly ten minutes on the screen for their vision.
Interview: WW answers questions for Andrew J. Rausch's book 'Reel People - 50 Directors on Movies'.
- WW's 15 favorite films
- directing Samuel Fuller and Nicholas Ray
- talking about The State of Things, Million Dollar Hotel, Lightning   Over Water.
- advice to aspiring filmmakers
Trailer: 'Viel Passiert' - documentary about the German rock band BAP

NewsReel   March

Headline: Wim directs an 'epic' commercial for Barilla
Quicktime movie: The finished Barilla clip 'Il Lavaro Continua'
Article: on 'Viel Passiert' - The Bap Movie' by Kurt Honeyoutt of the Hollywood Reporter.
Article: 'Tapping the Roots', by Jeffrey Gettleman of the L.A. Times about 'Devil got my Woman' - Wim's segment of 'The Blues', the Martin Scorcese produced PBS documentary on blues and it's hero's.
Interview: WW in conversation with Leonetta Bentivoglio of 'La Republica'.
- recent trip to New York City and visit to Ground Zero
- TV coverage of 9/11 and modification of perception of reality
- terrorist attacks effect on movie making in Europe and America
- Wim's segment of 'The Blues'
- Barilla commercial

NewsReel   February

Headline: The making of the Bap video 'Schluss, Aus, Okay' in the California desert.
Movie Premiere:'Viel Passiert' - The Bap Movie' premieres in Berlin at the 'Berlinale' film festival on February 13th. Wim goes on a 'Kinotour' with the band.
Feature: 'Dahinter steckt immer ein Kluger Kopf' - WW and the brilliant campaign of the 'Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'.
Photography: First publishing of Wim's 'Haiku's' - the annotations to his photographs in the collection 'Pictures from the Surface of the Earth'.
Article: about the collaboration of Wolfgang Niedecken of Bap and WW

NewsReel   January

Interview: from 'CITY -Design, Food, Fashion'
Article: "How Truthful! How Existent!" by Felipe Hernández Cava of 'EXIT Image and Culture', a Spanish cultural magazine. From an Issue dedicated to filmmakers and their artistic endeavors off the movie screen.
- focus on 'Once'.
- peppered with text by Peter Handke.