I just stumbled over some interesting information. The producers of "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" started an animation project. In cooperation with well-known directors they produced "Batman Gotham Knight", six interwoven short films about the transformation from Bruce Wayne to Batman. Some day I'll invest in the DVDs, I think. By the way, I don't know why I didn't read about this earlier and I guess I have to scold one of my friends, because he has the DVD and didn't tell me about this earlier.

Batman Gotham Knight - Official Trailer


Official Website: http://warnervideo.com/batmangothamknight/

I just stumbled upon an absolutely fantastic animation project called "Fear(s) of the dark". Six different graphic artists created their own interwoven stories of fear and horror. Because of the black and white look, you really get scared.

Here's the trailer from youtube:



Because the quality of the trailer on youtube is kind of bad, I'd recommend the official site of the film:

Official Site (trailer and information)
Peur(s) du noir on myspace (short teasers of some of the episodes)

Today I have one of my lazy days. I actually wanted to get up at 7.30 but in the end I got up 8.30, because I just turned over in bed an fell asleep again after my alarm had stopped ringing. Then I finished my presentation of a film analysis for tomorrow and sent my part to my cooperation partner. My plans after that were to work on my paper about conflicts in Europe as an engine for the creation of a European publicness, but I was too lazy and rather watched the animation film "Tekkonkinkreet".

I absolutely recommend this film to anyone who likes anime. The story is full of action, but also psychological and philosophical. It's about two orphans Shiro (White) and Kuro (Black) and their life on the streets of Treasure Town. Kuro is like an older brother for Shiro who acts like a little child although he already is eleven years old. But Shiro is not an annoying brat, but rather the innocent counterpart to Kuro and the only one who really understands the pain Kuro feels, because of their life. I think if they were older, I absolutely would read slash about them.

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