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5 September 2011 6:54 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Studio Ghibli is one of, if not The, best animation studio ever. I don’t think it’s even disputable. The source of its success is down to the two founding members, Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) and Isao Takahata (Grave Of The Fireflies).

So it’s been worrying to hear that Miyazaki has, on numerous occasion, threatened to retire. Thankfully Isao Takahata has announced that Ghibli does not just have one of his films in production, but also one from Miyazaki.

Little is known about Miyazaki’s production and it is reported that he is working on a autobiography (whether his own or adapting another’s is unknown), and IMDb is stating he is directing Porco Rosso: The Last Sortie, a sequel to the 1992 film about a fighter-pilot pig. He has talked about this production for a long time but never believed that he would be able to make it. »

- Paul Koren

5 September 2011 6:00 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

[1] In the two and a half decades since its inception, Studio Ghibli has consistently put out some of the most beloved classics of animation -- from Castle in the Sky and My Neighbor Totoro in the '80s to more recent projects like Ponyo. So the recent announcement of not one, but two new projects, from studio co-founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, is exciting news indeed. The report of a new film by Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) is especially intriguing since it'll be his first feature since 1999's My Neighbors the Yamadas. Read more after the jump. Miyazaki is said [2] (via Twitch [3]) to be working on an "autobiography," but it's not clear whether he's working on his own autiobiography or an adaptation of someone else's autobiography. Either way, I'm excited -- any new work by a filmmaker who's directed as many wonderful movies as Miyazaki has is certainly worth keeping an eye on. »

- Angie Han

4 September 2011 9:46 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Yay, more Studio Ghibli films! As always, we usually hear minor details about their new projects, but have to wait years until they make their way across the Pacific. AnimeNewsNetwork is reporting that Studio Ghibli's two co-founders, Isao Takahata (director of Grave of the Fireflies, The Raccoon War, My Neighbors the Yamadas) and the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, are both at work on new projects. Takahata hasn't directed a feature since 1999, but is now working on a project based on the classic Japanese folktale Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter). Miyazaki has his own interesting new film in development. The updates on these projects come straight from co-founder Isao Takahata himself, who was speaking at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. Takahata's new project, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, has been rumored for a while, but is confirmed to be in the works, although "it may »

- Alex Billington

11 July 2011 7:10 PM, PDT | CriterionCast | See recent CriterionCast news »

Criterion tried playing a fast one this week by releasing all the new films while we were recording our super two year anniversary special. Sneaky Criterion, how could you do such a thing? But lo and behold they gave us another 11 titles, which again just goes to show that Criterion/Janus have multiple tricks up their sleeves. Especially this week, they gave us a couple of catalog titles and the rest are new and exciting, especially one that is the original edit of a particular film that was put on the page last week. Once again, if you want to join what a million other people are enjoying right now, please sign up here. It will help the series of articles and you’ll get to experience the best bang for the buck.

First up is the original version of a film that was put up last week, which is »

- James McCormick

4 items from 2011