Archive for the 'Food in Film' Category

Food Films, Reviewed: Ratatouille

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Ratatouille (rat-a-too-ee), named after a pastoral French stew, opened in June 2007 to much fanfare and acclaim — it quickly became one of Pixar Animation Studio’s biggest box office draws and as of November 1st, 2007 it holds a rating of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ratatouille relates the story of an overly-sophisticated rat named Remy, who […]

Food Films, Reviewed: Tampopo

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

When I’m not spending quality time with my wife, lazing around at the beach, or cooking, I immerse myself in what is now called cultural studies — I love literature and poetry (my personal library of books has outgrown my bookcases and overflown onto the floor), I have an encyclopedic knowledge of television and music from […]