Ghaaah. TekkonkinKreet. Try typing that ten times fast.

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Woot! I'll go see that as soon as it is screened in Portland. It looks a little less intellectually sophisticated than Paprika, but intriguing none the less.

It's out on DVD too, pie! Rent Renaissance and you've got yourself a mini animation fest. Renaissance is visually stunning, although the plot seems somehow secondary (but adequate.)

Pay close attention to shots with at least three layers of moving action, in which the action takes place in the reflection on a window, for example. The film actually challenged itself mightily, rather than using still shots and taking the easy way out on the animation at every turn. Very impressive. And the movie is an amazing B&W chiaroscuro that must have made Frank Miller's jaw drop. I can't recall a shade of gray in the entire film, although that might just be my impression.

(That last paragraph referred to Renaissance, of course, not Tekkonkinkreet.)