Oh Brother!

New to the collection, a set of German lobby cards for Kitano Takeshi's Brother:






Photos taken on phone camera as my digital camera needs new batteries.

Little Nemo Test clip

Cartoon Brew has posted a very rare test clip for the film Little Nemo in Slumberland, the greatest part? It's by Whisper of Heart director Yoshifumi Kondo, check it out:

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/little-nemo-test-film%3Cbr%3E

Ratatouille (2007)

A rat with a keen sense of taste and smell finds himself in Paris where he helps a restaurant garage boy become an expect chef.

Of all the animation mediums CG is one of my least favourites but I still admire Pixar greatly for it high standards in film quality. That said there are still a lot of there films that I haven't seen but Ratatouille is one i did get excited about, if only because it's directed and written by Brad Bird. One of Brad Bird earliest works that i was exposed to was this screenplay for the sci-fi *batteries not included a film i would always watch when growing up. There after his filmography is primary directing in animation such as on The Simpsons, the Family Dog pilot and The Iron Giant.

I found Ratatouille to be a delightful and very funny movie.

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Lately I've been a little lazy with these film reviews, so here's two more I saw recently:

Amadeus - Directors Cut (1984)
A film i've been meaning to see for a while, i liked it.

For Your Consideration (2006)
Christopher Guests latest mostly improvised film. This time taking place on a film set. Not actually done as a documentary like his previous but probably would of improved it. Completely forgot that Ricky Gervais was in it even after his appearance. It has its moments.

Film: Bartleby (2001)

A new boss at a public records firm decides to hire a new employee to help handle the work load. In enters Bartleby, the only man who applied for the job. At first he's a model employee but then trouble starts when he refuses to work simply uttering 'I would prefer not to'.

A very funny yet bleak film that captures the true essence of 'quirky'. The tagline will probably go down as one of my favourite things to say.

From the DVD theres a few notable extras, an interview with Crispin Glover and the 11 minutes or so mini commentary. Overall the video quality of the actual film leaves a lot to be desired.