'Electroma': For Daft Punk fans only

By John Kosik • Associated Press • July 25, 2008 French electronica duo Daft Punk — Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo — have become known as much for their visual presentation, in both their innovative videos and stage performances, as they are for their groundbreaking music. Keeping in tune with their robotic stage personas, Daft Punk's experimental film, "Electroma," provides a stunning array of visuals and an eclectic soundtrack, but its lack of dialogue and vaguely executed story probably won't register with many outside their hardcore fan base. It's available on DVD and Blu-Ray. The existential plot is quite simple: A pair of robots — blandly named Hero Robot No. 1 and Hero Robot No. 2 — set off through a desert landscape and eventually come to what can only be called a robot town. From there they attempt... [read full story]