Hayao Miyazaki has been called the Japanese Walt Disney; he is without doubt one of the greatest storytellers of all time. His recent announcement that he was retiring makes The Wind Rises his last film. The trailer (check it out after the jump) is wistful, even melancholy, and yet filled with hope. It seems a […]
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The Secret World Of Arrietty Is A Wondrous Place!
The Studio Ghibli adaptation of Mary Norton’s The Borrowers, The Secret World Of Arrietty, is a tiny tale told extraordinarily well.
Sneak Peek: The Secret World of Arrietty!
There have been some very good adaptations of Mary Norton’s novel The Borrowers, but I have a hunch that Studio Ghibli’s The Secret World of Arietty – in theaters this weekend – may be the most charming. Check out the clips following the jump.
The Secret World of Arrietty: Beloved Classic – The Borrowers – Gets Animated!
On February 17, 2012, Walt Disney Studios will present The Secret World of Arrietty – Studio Ghibli’s adaptation of Mary Norton’s classic novel, The Borrowers. Co-written by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi [a key animator on Miyazaki’s brilliant Ponyo], the English voice cast of The Secret World of Arrietty features Bridgit […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Ponyo Miyazaki Makes More Magic!
The worlds created by Japanese master animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki are wondrous places where a bus can be a giant cat; waves can be giant, fluid fish and goldfish can have human faces. They are worlds that can be as sophisticated as Citizen Kane, or as subtle as the gentlest child’s book. Ponyo, the first […]