The Cuddly, Teutonic Herzogalot-Bear

Your children will love Herzogalot-Bear as he lulls them to sleep with tales of natures relentless brutality. (From Brandon Bird)

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Werner Herzog Reads Where's Waldo?

Werner Herzog Reads Madeline

Curious George Learns A Hard Lesson About Desire

Werner Herzog Reads 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

There he is, our first vision of the famous spirit of Christmas, who judges, God-like, from afar all-year long and arrives on this night only to mete out reward and punishment.

Ryan Iverson strikes again with his interpretation of German director Werner Herzog interpreting children's classics. And my weekend is made! (Link via Nag on the Lake)

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Werner Herzog Reads Where's Waldo?

Werner Herzog Reads Madeline

Curious George Learns A Hard Lesson About Desire

Werner Herzog Reads Where's Waldo?

Hidden somewhere in this noisy, chaotic, morass of society is our fellow traveller, Waldo. A man unstuck from place and time, he travels the world on foot. His only lifeline to family and friends, a litany of dreary postcards, sent from arbitrary locations the world over. His postcards do nothing to convey the humanity, the madness of Waldo's adventures. For that we must go find him...

This whole German director Werner Herzog reads children's books series, by Ryan Iverson of Stupid is the New Awesome, leaves me with tears in my eyes each time. (Thanks to John at The Zeray Gazette for letting me know a new one was online.)

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Werner Herzog Reads Madeline
Find Waldo, Yet Again

Werner Herzog Reads Madeline

Werner Herzog Reads Madeline
Bleak German director Werner Herzog reads and interprets the French children's book Madeline, a fine follow up to his take on Curious George.

"Their discipline was impeccable. They smiled at the good and frowned at the bad. But being children, their concept of good and evil was not fully formed. And it would shock a grown person how much gray area existed along the moral compass."

I hope he does Babar next. That book is overflowing with subtext. (From Ryan Iverson of Stupid is the New Awesome)

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David Lynch's Super Bowl Head

The Super Bowl is today, or so I am told. I'm no football fan but I could be convinced if major filmmakers were allowed to direct the telecast, as Slate V imagines. (Link via FilmDrunk)

Quentin Tarantino — I expected more blood and less football. The animation was good though.
David Lynch — I would so watch that broadcast. People would be soooo angry!
Wes Anderson — I'm surprised they don't hire him. It looks like Olympic profile coverage.
Jean-Luc Godard — Isn't this how they show it in France?
Werner Herzog — Also, surprisingly watchable

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Curious George Learns A Hard Lesson About Desire

Werner Herzog Reads Curious George

Bleak German director Werner Herzog reads and interprets Curious George: "This should give you a dim view of human potential."

The Man in the Big Yellow Hat is no friend to George — he lures him out of his home, tosses him into a bag and tells him how great his life will be on display in a cage in the zoo. Some friend. And I don't even want to get started on that other child classic Babar, about an elephant that is an old lady's gigolo... From Stupid Is The New Awesome, via The Zeray Gazette.

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