Boing Boing: Micmacs, a movie about makers

Posted by on under jean pierre jeunet, city of lost children, junkyard, french film, salvage, amelie |

Laura says: I just saw Micmacs last night. It is a really enjoyable French film with a MAKE-bent to it - the main characters live in a junkyard, salvaging discarded stuff and turning it into useful contraptions and art. "Here, we salvage gear, sort it and fix it." It's written and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who wrote & directed Amelie and City of Lost Children. Micmacs...



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Appliance Life Expectancy

Posted by blogs@bobvila.com (Emily) on under brave little toaster, junkyard, life expectancy, dad, mom, parents |

This summer, when I was visiting my parents, my mom was having our kitchen renovated. One Thursday, repairmen ripped out our stove cooktop, oven, and dishwasher -- appliances that we'd had since before I was born. As we watched, my dad said, "Doesn't this remind you of the scene in the Brave Little Toaster when the faithful appliances get sent to the junkyard and crushed?" And I'm not going to lie -- in that moment, I did feel kind of sad for our trusty old appliances. Emotional concerns ...
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