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Blu-ray/DVD Deal: Studio Ghibli Films 55% Off Including Spirited Away, Ponyo, Castle In The Sky, and More
17 May 2013 11:49 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Today’s deal on Amazon is great for fans of Studio Ghibli. Many of the studio’s animated features are 55% off right now on Blu-ray and DVD, including Kiki’s Delivery Service, Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo, The Secret World of Arrietty, and many many more. If you’re missing a couple for your collection or have yet to start snatching these up, now’s the perfect time. Click here to check out the deals. »
- Adam Chitwood
Fractale DVD Review
10 April 2013 3:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Director: Yutaka Yumamoto
Starring: Yu Kobayashi, Brina Palencia, Kana Hanazawa, Luci Christian, Minami Tsuda, Caitlin Glass, Mitsuro Miyamoto, Bucky Pearl,
Running Time: 275 minutes
Certificate: 12
Extras: Episode 1 Commentary, Episode 7 Commentary,
In an alternate future humanity prefers to live its life through avatars known as Doppels. However one boy, named Claim (Kobayashi/Palencia) prefers to live life normally in a beautiful house upon a cliff, where he collects old-fashioned technology. One day Claim finds himself wrapped up in an adventure that involves a young woman and a mysterious Doppel, which leads him to the resistance, which fights against humanities reliance on Doppels.
Fractale has a unique and marvellous feel to it. The majority of the art work and the music is heavily influenced by Celtic culture. It adds an old-fashioned sense which is both calming and beautiful to look at. This is just the initial tone set, as we soon discover that »
- Luke Ryan Baldock
From Up On Poppy Hill: a Gentle Gem from Japan
18 March 2013 9:03 PM, PDT | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »
The latest anime import from the talented team at Japan’s Studio Ghibli is a sweet, sentimental and beautifully animated coming-of-age story, set at a time when a whole country was trying to find its identity. Written by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, From Up on Poppy Hill is a charming bit of nostalgia that should appeal to the little folks, too. It’s not among the best works of Studio Ghibli but it is a fine family film.
The underlying theme of From Up on Poppy Hill is the need to remember the past while simultaneously moving into the future. It’s therefore appropriate that this film is the product of a father-and-son team. The movie was scripted by the great Hayao Miyazaki himself, who is listed in the credits as the film’s “planner”, but it also passes the anime torch to the next generation because the film is »
- feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
From Up On Poppy Hill and 6 Other Ghibli Films to Screen in Massachusetts
29 January 2013 9:13 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The Amherst Cinema in Amherst, Massachusetts will screen seven Studio Ghibli films, including From Up on Poppy Hill, in March-April as a part of the theater’s “Miyazaki Festival.” The festival will also screen Castle in the Sky, Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away in Japanese with English subtitles.
Goro Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s From Up on Poppy Hill will screen on April 12th, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
The film follows a group of Yokohama teens in their quest against a wrecking ball that threatens to destroy their school’s clubhouse in preparation for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
North American distributor GKids has acquired the rights the film. GKids will screen the film in Los Angeles and New York on March 15th, 2013. “Big cities” will then receive the film in the following two weeks, and still more cities the week after. »
- Vesna Sunrider
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