Katsuhiro Otomo’s Short Peace will be shown in select U.S. theaters
Katsushiro Otomo, the Japanese animation director most well known for his seminal film Akira, has a brand-new animated film about to his U.S. ...
Tag: Anime
A look at the 2014 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films
One easily overlooked part of the flurry of The Academy Awards is the shorts sections. Perhaps they seem less interesting or less consequential ...
Rupert Sanders to direct Ghost in the Shell adaptation
It’s been a long time coming (as Dreamworks purchased the rights six years or so ago), but things have finally begun moving forward ...
Trailers
First trailer for Kite live-action adaptation blows minds
In a move that has blown my mind, cult classic anime, Kite, is on its way to the big screen via live action. The ...
Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises gets English voice cast
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises (which could very well be his final film before retirement) has been inching closer and closer to a ...
Live-Action Kiki’s Delivery Service pops trailer cherry
There are very few things that make me squeal like a teen age girl that was asked to prom by the star quarterback, ...
Trailers
US trailer for Miyazaki’s final film, The Wind Rises
Now that English voiceover recording for the domestic release of Hayao Miyazaki’s probable final film, The Wind Rises, is just beginning, there is ...
Reviews
Flixist Discusses Review: The Wind Rises
After the credits rolled at the screening of The Wind Rises at this year’s New York Film Festival, Hubert and I spent the ...
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises hits NY/LA in November
I’m really excited to be seeing Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises at the New York Film Festival. If you’re not attending the NYFF screenings ...
Hayao Miyazaki explains why he’s retiring
There was a shock at the Venice Film Festival last weekend when Studio Ghibli president Koji Hoshino announced that The Wind Rises would ...
Live-action Akira is back on with Jaume Collet-Serra
Way back in January 2012 we reported that the live-action remake of Akira had been put on hold in order to rework the ...
Giant Studio Ghibli mural brings the memories back
We’re nearing the Japanese release of both of Studio Ghibli’s next films — Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) comes out on July 20 and ...