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. ...
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Reviews
Review: Himizu
I can see why Sion Sono was drawn to Himizu. The manga, which ran from 2001 to 2002, seems like exactly the sort ...
Reviews
Review: Guilty of Romance
I greatly enjoyed Himizu, another 2011 Sion Sono film released last week in NYC theaters, but there was something it lacked that I ...
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 ...
The Simpsons pay tribute to Studio Ghibli films
This Sunday on The Simpsons, Comic Book Buy is getting married in “Married to the Blob.” Sure, Comic Book Guy (or Jeffrey Albertson) ...
First batch of images for the two Rurouni Kenshin sequels
I’ve recently started watching anime and the like (I’ve always been more inclined to manga comics because it takes up less of my ...
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 ...
Trailers
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
Trailer: Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son is an intense-looking family drama from Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda. The story centers on a young family who realize ...
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 ...
Reviews
NYFF Review: Like Father, Like Son
The film Still Walking by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda has been on my to-watch list for a little while. It’s supposed to be ...