Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Hailed by MoMA, Banned in Germany
Tobe Hooper’s debut, the 1974 post-Watergate and Vietnam nightmare classic TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, is to this day an acclaimed, sometimes misunderstood and in some countries still banned film.
Since 1985, the film has been effectively banned in Germany, first placed on the index of Youth Endangering Media, then outright banned. Before that, the film enjoyed a successful theatrical run. (more…)

Inspired by re-visiting the
Looking for late 80s techno flyers? Issues of German teen mag BRAVO from the 50s to today? Tapes, videos or fanzines of local punk, Goth or Emo scenes? Press clippings about moral panic that youth cultures have invariably caused, be it rowdy ducktail sporting Teddy Boys, nihilistic punks, graveyard robbing Goths, Ecstasy popping ravers, trainbombing sprayers or ultra soccer fans? An archive nestled in an unassuming commercial courtyard space in the quieter part of Berlin district Kreuzberg will provide all of the above and more.
Amos Poe, director of No Wave/post punk film classics such as 

