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Ard's Dozen Of Musings About 2015

While I saw more films in 2015 than I had in 2014, I can almost use the same text here that I wrote for my "dozen of musings" article of last year. For again I have a big backlog of...

Hey Australia! Don't Miss Madman's Massive October Giveaway!

To celebrate the release of When Marnie Was There on home video this month, Madman is giving you the chance to win one of five Studio Ghibli Blu-ray and DVD prize packs. Each pack consists of these five films: - When...

Marshy's Favourite Asian Movies Of 2015 Part 1

I'm just going to come out and say it: 2015 has been a really disappointing year for Asian Cinema so far. I didn't get to go to Cannes, so I have yet to see promising offerings from the likes of...

Review: WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, A Melancholy Animated Mystery

Studio Ghibli and its catalogue of extraordinary animated films has been built on the back of two men: the creator of its most beloved characters and star of the studio, Miyazaki Hayao and the often over-looked, but no less talented,...

TIFF Kids Talk Film: WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE

ScreenAnarchy's tiniest film reviewers continue their coverage of TIFF Kids Film Festival, currently wrapping up at Toronto's Lightbox Cinema. Willem (age 12) and Miranda (age 10) break down this 'new era' of Studio Ghibli film now that Miyazaki and Takahata have...

Hobbitty ScreenAnarchyes: Our Favorite Film Dragons

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is now in cinemas all over half the world, an will soon arrive in the other half as well. And for those who saw the end of The Hobbit: The Desolation of...

UPDATED: Studio Ghibli Stops Making Films...Temporarily

UPDATE: Since news first broke earlier today, more accurate translations of Suzuki Toshio's comments have now surfaced. The veteran Studio Ghibli producer talked about "big changes in all aspects of our operations" which could include a "short break" by the...

Watch An Extended Trailer For Studio Ghibli's WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE

Studio Ghibli have been winning praise for The Secret World Of Arrietty director Yonebayashi Hiromasa's adaptation of Joan G. Robinson's children's novel When Marnie Was There and with the film freshly on Japanese screens a new extended trailer has arrived...

WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE: Watch The Trailer For Ghibli's Latest!

The Secret World Of Arrietty director Yonebayashi Hiromasa returns to Japanese screens in July with his Studio Ghibli produced adaptation of Joan G. Robinson's children's novel When Marnie Was There and with the release rapidly approaching the first trailer has...

Six New Stills From Ghibli's WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE

With a release for Yonebayashi Hiromas's adaptation of Joan G. Robinson's children's novel When Marnie Was There approaching Studio Ghibli have posted a series of new stills on their Twitter account over the past couple days with more promised to...

First Shots From Ghibli's Upcoming WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE

[Fourth UPDATE: Quad poster and third image added.]Studio Ghibli have released the first image from Yonebayashi Hiromasa's (The Secret World of Arriety) upcoming big screen adaptation of of Joan G. Robinson's children's novel When Marnie Was There and it sure...

Ghibli Retrospective: THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY

Willem (age 10) and Miranda (age 9) put a capstone on their extended marathon of Studio Ghibli viewing. After taking both the heaviest Studio Ghibli film, Grave of the Fireflies, and the lightest entry, The Cat Returns, they end the...

WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE: Studio Ghibli's 2014 Film Will Be Adaptation Of Children's Novel

Japanese film distributor TOHO unveiled its 2014 slate and announced that the next Studio Ghibli film will be an adaptation of Joan G. Robinson's children's novel When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Marnie). This English-language book holds a special place...

Win A Massive FROM UP ON POPPY HILL Giveaway!

Last week we ran a contest giving away five Blu-ray copies of Studio Ghibli's acclaimed From Up On Poppy Hill and, well, we were just scratching the surface. The film hits store shelves on Blu-ray and DVD today and we've...

The Stack: BAY OF BLOOD is Blu, 5 DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON, FROM UP ON POPPY HILL, FRANKENSTEIN'S ARMY, THE FUGITIVE Runs Onto Blu And More

In this week's edition of my home entertainment roundup, Bava is beautiful on Blu, old English  character actors fight the undead, Miyazaki offers up another masterpiece, a one armed man almost whips Indiana Jones, and NO PLACE ON EARTH rocks off...

Win A Copy Of Studio Ghibli's FROM UP ON POPPY HILL On DVD And Blu-ray!

Studio Ghibli's From Up On Poppy Hill hits shelves across the USA in a DVD / Blu-ray combo pack September 3rd and it's a charmer. The sophomore film from Miyazaki Goro - son of the famed studio co-founder, Miyazaki Hayao...

Hey, Australia! Check Out Madman's Reel Anime 2013 Massive Giveaway No. 1 (of 5)!

To celebrate the upcoming Reel Anime Festival 2013, Madman is giving you, our dear readers, the chance to win some wonderful prizes! In each of the following 5 weeks in the lead up to the Festival, there will be a new...

Hey Australia! Win Ghibli's Latest FROM UP ON POPPY HILL On DVD Or Blu-ray!

From Up On Poppy Hill is the beautiful new period narrative from the always wonderful Studio Ghibli.Check out our review here!Set in Yokohama, From Up On Poppy Hill is a high school love story that take place in the year...

US Trailer For Studio Ghibli's FROM UP ON POPPY HILL

Though it has taken a little while to arrive on local shores, Miyazaki Goro's sophomore film, From Up On Poppy Hill, hits US screens in March and fans of the studio would do well to check it out. Much more...

Review: FROM UP ON POPPY HILL is a Nice Enough Ghibli Film (Reel Anime 2012)

From Up On Poppy Hill, from Studio Ghibli, is a high school love story that take place in the year before the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Umi, a junior year student, falls for the dashing and rambunctious Shun. They are...