Like cappuccinos for movie viewers Jul 18, 2008
Food films spanned cultures and made everyone feel good about themselves: they came from Japan (Tampopo), Mexico (Like Water For Chocolate), the US (Big Night), Taiwan (Eat Drink Man Woman) and Denmark (Babette's Feast). As the '90s rolled on, food preparation won a dominant position as the user-friendly metaphor for family, society, good taste, good living, personal realisation - everything, in fact, coffee-table culture aspires to be. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Mouth-Watering Movies Nov 23, 2007
The oldest movie on the list, "Tampopo," was released in 1985. Three of the films on the list revolve around Asian cuisine and three focus on French cooking. (CBS News)
Pick your flicks Sep 27, 2007
"Tampopo." In what is billed as the first Japanese "Noodle Western," Goro and Gun are truck drivers passing through town when they meet Tampopo, who runs a small noodle shop called Lai Lai. Business is grim, so Goro recruits a group of specialists to help devise the perfect bowl of noodles and make her shop the leading Ramen den in town. (The Indianapolis Star -- Entertainment)
Food on film Sep 23, 2007
There's no doubt the sensuality thing can work, as in Tampopo, but the truth is that if you do the dinner properly -which is to say, eat enough - it will never lead to sex. Only sleep. (Guardian Unlimited)
Film weekly in Venice Sep 9, 2007
Tampopo, Big Night, Eat Drink Man Woman, or No Reservations (just kidding) - what are your favourite food films. . (The Observer)
Mr. Smithee digs in to films that feature food Aug 1, 2007
Movies with food like the upper crust "Babette's Feast" and "Like Water for Chocolate" and the lower crust "Tampopo" and "Pieces of April" often make me hungry. Lately I've been starving. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Hollywood dish Jul 26, 2007
Tampopo (1985), subtitled: This Japanese comedy centers on efforts to make a humdrum ramen bar into a three-star noodle restaurant. Waitress (2007): Keri Russell plays a Southern pie-maker with pastry-centered daydreams and hopes of leaving her control-freak husband to start her own pie shop. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
When He Was Small Jul 3, 2007
And while the film has problems living up to those first wonderful moments, it's still one of the best Japanese comedies for Westerners since 1986's Tampopo. Directed by Katsuhito Ishii (who created the animation for Kill Bill), the movie is seeded with brilliant imagery throughout. (City Pages)
11 THINGS: You May Not Have Known Apr 27, 2007
"Tampopo" director Juzo Itami's sister is married to Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe: Itami was well known for openly ridiculing the yakuza in his films. Because of this, many people still speculate that his suicide in 1997 wasn't really a suicide. (San Francisco Chronicle)
HIFF Spring Showcase set for April 20-26 Mar 14, 2007
Hawai'i's Newspaper Online. Tuesday, March 13, 2007. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Oscar has your menu Feb 22, 2007
He said that in some films, like 1987's Babette's Feast or 1985's Tampopo, food is actually elevated to a starring role. An advertising and public relations executive, Zimmerman has represented numerous food clients, including Lipton tea and Del Monte vegetables, and spent much of his career surrounded by beautiful displays of food at photo shoots. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
A feast for the eyes Jun 13, 2006
Eggs, butter, lobster claws and chocolate-hazelnut spread mixed with sex (see Tampopo, Last Tango in Paris, Tom Jones, Life is Sweet) ... "It's a very good way of saying something about a culture. Russian films are full of soups and bread and vodka and banging of tables." The Japanese film Tampopo creates humour with noodles. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
