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Trailer for 'The Adventures of Food Boy'
I so want the ability to summon bacon. Starring Lucas Grabeel (from Disney's High School Musical), The Adventures of Food Boy is a soon-to-be-released teen comedy about a teenager who discovers he has the ability to make food appear in his hands. His grandmother's advice: "Not all superheroes fight crime." Instead of saving the world, he performs a magic act to try to impress the girls. That's so fetch. Set to be released in 2008, the film is having its premiere in May at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Check the trailer out after the jump....In Videos: Charlton Heston in 'Soylent Green'
In memory of the late actor Charlton Heston, watch one of his most memorable roles in the dystopic science fiction movie, Soylent Green, a depiction of a future where fresh food is scarce, causing most people to rely on the substances Soylent Red, Soylent Yellow, and Soylent Green for food. But what is Soylent Green made of? Why does Soylent Green mean life? Why does Soylent Green mean death? Charlton Heston finds out. If you don't know what Soylent Green is made of, you may have possibly been living under a rock for most of your life. Now's the time to find out, after the jump....'Ratatouille' Robbed, and Food Cinema Puns
If I can't have Best Picture, can I at least havesome cheese?Ratatouille may have been robbed a Best Picture nomination, but cleaned up pretty well with five nods in total, and one actual award for Best Animation. Sure, it should have also won for Best Sound Editing and Sound Mixing with all those chopping and sauce-bubbling foley art sound effects. Not to mention all that background music heightening each gustatory reaction. For crying out loud, even Associated Press critic Jake Coyle proved the film was mathematically superior to Pulp Fiction. We still love you, Remy. And in the vein of food-themed cinematic puns, here’s some ideas for the actual Best Picture nominees. Please throw yours onto the table.. No Country...'Ratatouille' Receives Five Oscar Nominations
Ratatouille—everyone's favorite computer animated movie about a French rat with a penchant for cooking—has been nominated for five Oscar awards: Best Animated Feature Film, Best Music (Score), Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Writing (Original Screenplay). Winners will be announced in February 24th....Do Not Want
Terrible rip-off of Pixar's Ratatouille: Ratatoing. [via kottke]...'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' on 'the Vivid Memory of Tastes and Smells'
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is the film adaptation by Julian Schnabel of the namesake memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby, former editor of the French Elle. (The film has been winning awards left and right, but please note that the overly sentimental trailer somewhat misrepresents the film.) After suffering a massive stroke in 1995 leaving Bauby completely paralyzed with a condition called "locked-in syndrome," he writes the entire book by blinking his left eyelid. To escape what he calls his "diving bell," he writes: "... [M]y mind takes flight like a butterfly. There is so much to do. You can wander off in space or in time, set out for Tierra del Fuego or for King Midas's court." Bauby, the...Streep to Play Julia Child in 'Julie/Julia' Movie
And Amy Adams will play Julie Powell, the food blogger–turned-author whose book, Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, inspired the flick. And, so you know this tale of food-obsession is in good hands, Nora Ephron will direct. So says Variety.com. [via The Knife]...On DVD: 'Donut Day' and 'Dishes'
Speaking of food films, a couple cute food-related documentaries came across my desk recently, and I figured I'd pass word of them on to you. Donut Day, produced by Amy Levine and Dhera Strauss, follows the staff of Sweetwater's Donut Mill over a 24-hour period. You're treated to a behind-the-scenes look at a beloved local doughnut shop as it bakes five- to six-thousand doughnuts a day for its customers, many of whom keep their own coffee mugs there, a testamanent to the shop's quirkiness and hominess. I especially liked seeing the doughnut-filler machine in action and learning the term "cosmetic icing"—a glazing applied to blemished yet still edible specimens. 52 minutes. Available on DVD for $15 (includes shipping), at donutdaydoc.comDishes,...NYC Food Film Festival
The New York City Food Film Festival continues tonight and over the weekend with its third and final installment for the year. Three nights of barbecue films, people. That's something we at Serious Eats can get behind. Thursday: Barbeque Is a Noun, 9 p.m., preceded by three shorts starting at 8:30 p.m. Friday: Whole Hog, 9 p.m., preceded by three shorts starting at 8:30 p.m. Saturday: Barbeque: A Texas Love Story, 8:50 p.m., preceded by three shorts starting at 8:30 p.m. Lights, camera, action at Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City. Films are free and 'cue can be purchased at the event. More info here....Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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