GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that they are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Hayao Miyazaki’s animated masterpiece My Neighbor Totoro with a special theatrical release as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2018.My Neighbor Totoro is the story of Satsuki and her sister Mei who move with their father to a new home in the […]
Hayao Miyazaki’s new film still “three or four years” away from release
Last year it was reported that animation house Studio Ghibli has reopened its doors as legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki came out of retirement once again for a new anime feature, titled How Do You Live?.Initial reports suggested that Miyazaki was hoping to have the film completed and ready for release to coincide with the 2020 […]
Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke coming to U.S. theaters this month
GKIS and Fathom Events have announced that Hayao Miyazaki’s anime masterpiece Princess Mononoke will be the next feature to screen as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2018, with the film playing three dates this month in both its original Japanese language and the English dub featuring the voices of Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Minnie […]
Hayao Miyazaki’s Porco Rosso comes to U.S. theaters this month
GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that Studio Ghibli Fest will continue this month with the release of Hayao Miyazaki’s anime classic Porco Rosso, which will be playing in movie theaters across the United States for three days on May 20th, 21st and 23rd.Porco Rosso is a world weary flying ace-turned-bounty-hunter, whose face has been […]
The title of Hayao Miyazaki’s new film has been revealed
We’ve known for a while now that legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki is coming out of retirement to direct a new feature-length anime movie, with Studio Ghibli reopening its doors to work on the project.It had been thought that the new film would be a feature adaptation of Boro the Caterpillar, a CG-animated short he had […]
Studio Ghibli producer confirms Hayao Miyazaki is working on new film
Back in November it was reported that Studio Ghibli co-founder and animation legend Hayao Miyazaki had decided to come out of retirement, having opted to make his CGI short Boro the Caterpillar as a feature length movie.Up until now, Studio Ghibli had remained tight-lipped on the report, however during an Academy screening of the Oscar-nominated […]
Hayao Miyazaki coming out of retirement for Boro the Caterpillar
It looks like Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki may be coming out of retirement once again, as Anime News Network is reporting that the legendary animator is working on a feature length film entitled Kemushi no Boro (Boro the Caterpillar).The man behind such classic anime features as My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke […]
Hayao Miyazaki making a CG animated film
Back in September 2013, it was announced that animation legend and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki had retired from filmmaking, although it was subsequently revealed that he’d continue to make short films which would be shown at Japan’s Ghibli Museum.Well, according to his son Goro Miyazaki, the anime maestro is now trying his hand at […]
Blu-ray Review – My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro, 1988.Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Tim Daly, Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, and Lea Salonga.SYNOPSIS:The classic Hayao Miyazaki movie My Neighbor Totoro is on Blu-ray (again) in a new Blu-ray plus DVD edition released by GKids, which has taken over home video distribution of the Studio Ghibli […]
Blu-ray Review – Castle in the Sky (1986)
Castle in the Sky, 1986.Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman, Mark HamillSYNOPSIS:GKids has secured the new home video distributor contract for Studio Ghibli films, and they’ve released a big batch of them on Blu-ray, with more bonus features than what was found […]
