Contrary to the faceless multiplex cinemas, Berlin still has small cinemas and traditional movie theatres dotted all over town. Many of them are precious little gems and remind of us the great era of the going to the movies. They do not only screen the big blockbusters and these small places are perfect to do what one should do when at the movies: secretly hold hands in the dark.
A little hidden, actually in the third backyard of Höfe am Südstern in Kreuzberg, you will find the small, relaxed arthouse-cinema which has long turned into an institution. In 2013 the Sputnik Kino celebrated its 25th anniversary.
The Arsenal is the repertory cinema located in the Film Museum on Potsdamer Platz and one of the movie theatres of the Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale.