Tom Jolliffe looks at the weird wonders of cinema… There are pretty standard films when it comes to cinema. It could be straight horror (masked killer stalks teens) or Die Hard formula (terrorists take over something, everyman hero stops them). Sometimes a film lowdown tells you everything you need to know about what you’re about […]
My Neighbor Totoro: 30th Anniversary Edition set for release in November
StudioCanal has announced that it is set to release the Studio Ghibli classic My Neighbor Totoro as a limited edition 30th anniversary box set this November. My Neighbor Totoro: 30th Anniversary Edition Box Set includes a Doubleplay (DVD and Blu-ray) edition of the film, packed in a deluxe oversized rigid box with brand new exclusive artwork and […]
Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away comes to U.S. theaters this month
GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved anime classic Spirited Away is coming to U.S. theaters this month as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2018. The Oscar-winning film follows Chihiro, whose family is moving to a new house, but when they stop on the way to explore an abandoned village, her parents […]
Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbor Totoro receiving 30th anniversary theatrical release
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 […]
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 […]
Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies set for theatrical release in August as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2018
GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 will continue this August with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Isao Takahata’s anime masterpiece Grave of the Fireflies, which is set to screen nationwide in the U.S. as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations. As the Empire of the Sun crumbles upon itself and a rain […]
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 […]
Isao Takahata’s Pom Poko comes to U.S. theaters this month for Studio Ghibli Fest
GKIDS and Fathom Events have announced that Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 will continue this month with the theatrical release of the late Isao Takahata’s Pom Poko, an action-packed ecological fable about the clash between nature and human civilization. Pom Poko tells the story of the tanuki (raccoon dogs) of Tama Hills who find their fun-loving community […]
Kaguya: Takahata’s Timeless Tale
Following the passing of the Studio Ghibli co-founder, Joe Jeffreys revisits Isao Takahata’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya… Isao Takahata was one of the most seminal voices in the history of Japanese Animation. After co-founding the world-renowned Studio Ghibli with Hao Miyazaki in 1985, his work went onto include the devastating masterpiece Grave of the […]
R.I.P. Isao Takahata (1935 – 2018)
Some sad news this evening, as it has been revealed that Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata has passed away aged 82. Beginning his career in the 1960s at Toei Animation, Takahata made his directorial debut with the 1968 anime feature The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun, which also marked the first major […]