Cover: Shakespeare in Love
Looking back: Movies Celebrating Anniversaries in Calendar Week 04/2023
Every Wednesday we take a look back into film history for you and put together the most famous & popular movies that will celebrate a special birthday today and in the next few days. Shakespeare in Love (25 years), Astérix at the Olympic Games (15 years), Warm Bodies (10 years), Changeling (15 years), The Recruit (20 years), Final Destination 2 (20 years) and Padmaavat (5 years) are among them this week. Many of these 39 classics are also directly available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes Store etc. What's your favorite this week?
- Psychokinesis ("염력", Fantasy/Action, World premiere: 01/31/2018) - With Ryu Seung-ryong, Shim Eun-kyung and Park Jung-min. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho.
- Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Animation/Comedy/Action/Kids & Family, World premiere: 01/31/2018) - Directed by Jake Castorena.
- God, Sex and Truth (Romance / Love, World premiere: 01/27/2018) - Directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
- Forever My Girl (Romance / Love/Drama/Music, Release date DE: 08/16/2018, World premiere: 01/26/2018) - With Alex Roe, Jessica Rothe and John Benjamin Hickey. Directed by Bethany Ashton Wolf.
- Kickboxer: Retaliation (Action/Drama, World premiere: 01/26/2018) - With Roger Moore, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Christopher Lambert. Directed by Dimitri Logothetis.
- Early Man (Kids & Family/Comedy/Animation/Adventure, Release date DE: 04/22/2018, World premiere: 01/26/2018) - Directed by Nick Park.
- Padmaavat ("पद्मावत", Drama/History/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 01/25/2018) - With Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
- Only God Can Judge Me ( "Nur Gott kann mich richten", Thriller/Drama/Crime, Release date DE: 01/25/2018) - With Moritz Bleibtreu, Kida Ramadan and Edin Hasanović. Directed by Özgür Yıldırım.
- Warm Bodies (Horror/Comedy/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 02/21/2013, World premiere: 01/31/2013) - With Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry and Dave Franco. Directed by Jonathan Levine.
- Bullet to the Head (Action/Crime/Thriller, Release date DE: 03/07/2013, World premiere: 01/31/2013) - With Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang and Sarah Shahi. Directed by Walter Hill.
- After (Romance / Love, World premiere: 01/30/2013) - With Bakary Sangaré, Brisa Roché and Éric Herson-Macarel. Directed by Géraldine Maillet.
- The Berlin File ("베를린", Action/Thriller, Release date DE: 07/25/2013, World premiere: 01/30/2013) - With Ha Jung-woo and Jun Ji-hyun. Directed by Ryu Seung-wan.
- The Famous Five 2 ( "Fünf Freunde 2", Kids & Family/Adventure, Release date DE: 01/30/2013) - Directed by Mike Marzuk.
- Odd Thomas (Mystery/Thriller, World premiere: 01/29/2013) - With Anton Yelchin, Willem Dafoe and Patton Oswalt. Directed by Stephen Sommers.
- Madly Madagascar (Animation/Comedy/Kids & Family, World premiere: 01/29/2013) - Directed by David Soren.
- Kokowääh 2 ( Comedy, Release date DE: 01/27/2013) - With Til Schweiger, Emma Schweiger and Jasmin Gerat. Directed by Til Schweiger.
- CJ7 ("長江七號", Comedy/Drama/Kids & Family/Fantasy/Science Fiction, Release date DE: 11/06/2008, World premiere: 01/30/2008) - With Stephen Chow, Xu Jiao and Zhang Yuqi. Directed by Stephen Chow.
- Astérix at the Olympic Games ( "Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques", Fantasy/Adventure/Comedy/Kids & Family, Release date DE: 01/31/2008, World premiere: 01/30/2008) - With Clovis Cornillac, Gérard Depardieu and Alain Delon. Directed by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann.
- Changeling (Crime/Drama/Mystery, Release date DE: 01/22/2009, World premiere: 01/30/2008) - With Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich and Riki Lindhome. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
- Sorry if I Love You ("Scusa ma ti chiamo amore", Comedy, World premiere: 01/25/2008) - With Raoul Bova, Michela Quattrociocche and Veronica Logan. Directed by Federico Moccia.
- Final Destination 2 (Horror/Mystery, Release date DE: 03/06/2003, World premiere: 01/31/2003) - With Ali Larter, A. J. Cook and Michael Landes. Directed by David R. Ellis.
- The Sleeping Dictionary ( Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 07/09/2003, World premiere: 01/31/2003) - With Jessica Alba, Hugh Dancy and Brenda Blethyn. Directed by Guy Jenkin.
- Biker Boyz (Action/Drama, Release date DE: 10/30/2003, World premiere: 01/31/2003) - With Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke and Orlando Jones. Directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood.
- The Recruit (Action/Thriller, Release date DE: 01/15/2004, World premiere: 01/31/2003) - With Al Pacino, Colin Farrell and Bridget Moynahan. Directed by Roger Donaldson.
- The Classic ("클래식", Drama/Romance / Love, World premiere: 01/30/2003) - With Son Ye-jin. Directed by Kwak Jae-yong.
- Whale Rider ( Drama/Kids & Family, Release date DE: 08/14/2003, World premiere: 01/30/2003) - With Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene and Cliff Curtis. Directed by Niki Caro.
- Taxi 3 (Action/Comedy, Release date DE: 01/29/2003) - With Samy Naceri, Marion Cotillard and Emma Wiklund. Directed by Gérard Krawczyk.
- The Station Agent (Drama/Comedy, Release date DE: 06/03/2004, World premiere: 01/26/2003) - With Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson and Bobby Cannavale. Directed by Tom McCarthy.
- Gia (Romance / Love/Drama, Release date DE: 09/22/1998, World premiere: 01/31/1998) - With Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell and Eric Michael Cole. Directed by Michael Cristofer.
- Deep Rising (Adventure/Action/Horror/Science Fiction, Release date DE: 05/28/1998, World premiere: 01/30/1998) - With Treat Williams, Famke Janssen and Kevin J. O'Connor. Directed by Stephen Sommers.
- Ringu ("リング", Horror/Thriller, Release date DE: 05/15/2003, World premiere: 01/30/1998) - With Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada and Miki Nakatani. Directed by Hideo Nakata.
- Great Expectations (Comedy/Drama/Romance / Love, Release date DE: 03/05/1998, World premiere: 01/30/1998) - With Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Cooper. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
- Desperate Measures (Action/Drama/Thriller, Release date DE: 03/11/1998, World premiere: 01/30/1998) - With Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia and Joseph Cross. Directed by Barbet Schroeder.
- Shakespeare in Love (Romance / Love/History/Comedy, Release date DE: 02/13/1999, World premiere: 01/29/1998) - With Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow and Geoffrey Rush. Directed by John Madden.very popular
- L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach (Action/Thriller, World premiere: 01/27/1998) - Directed by Andy Sidaris.