So I’m sitting in a multiplex in Miami with my 3D glasses on when I hear a voice and nearly spill my bucket of popcorn. Had I mistakenly dragged my family to see Werner Herzog’s 2007 Antarctica documentary "Encounters at the End of the World” instead of "Penguins of Madagascar"? Nein. There he was, Germany’s biggest Los Angeles arthouse export, narrating a faux nature documentary in that infamous drawn out tenor of his, all detached and assessing at the same time. I stayed to the last line of the credits to confirm I didn’t suffer from sun stroke.Werner “The Voice” Herzog, adored by fans the world over (see photo), is the funniest non-funny person (or the non-funniest funny person) I have met. Like when he lent his oral talent to The Simpsons’ Season 22 Episode 15 (2011). Here’s a short impression of Walter Hottenhoffer.
When he was contacted to work on The Simpsons, Herzog did not know it was a TV show. Continue reading "Funny Games with Werner Herzog" »
The Berlinale in February was a big showcase for German films this year. Cannes not so much, but when is it ever? It got to the point where director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (THE LIVES OF OTHERS) recently lobbied for a quota for German film in theatres, arguing that since German films often do not even make it into domestic cinemas, audiences get no chance to discover something new.
