Not The Best of 2011 Show
Posted on January 28, 2012. Filed under: anime, Consuming, films, Japan | Tags: Arrietty, Fullmetal Alchemist, Go Nagai, Gundam, Hetalia, Katsuhito Ishii, Kokuhaku, Madhouse, Mai Mai Miracle, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Redline, Studio Ghibli, Summer Wars, Takeshi Koike, Tetsuya Nakashima, Universal Century, Yona Yona Penguin |
Helen really, really tried to get excited about anime in 2011. Honestly. But sometimes you just can’t muster the enthusiasm to try hard enough.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Arrietty, Ponyo and Mai Mai Miracle
Posted on September 2, 2011. Filed under: anime, books, Consuming, films, history, Japan | Tags: Barbican Japanimation, Borrower Arrietty, dancing about architecture, Hayao Miyazaki, John Lydgate, Mai Mai Miracle, Makoto Shinkai, Mary Norton, My Neighbor Totoro, Optimum Releasing, Ponyo, Sunao Katabuchi |
Comparing three recent anime movies: odious or enriching? A contest where Hayao Miyazaki comes in third means three films well worth watching.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 13 so far )Yona Yona Penguin: Anyone Can Fly
Posted on March 12, 2010. Filed under: anime, Consuming, films, Japan | Tags: Alice Walker, Anne Geddes, Astro Boy, Denis Friedman Productions, Gisaburo Sugii, Hakujaden, Harmagedon, Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Katsuya Terada Rakugaking, M. C. Escher, Mabel Lucie Atwell, Madhouse, Mai Mai Miracle, Metropolis, My Neighbour Totoro, Mysterious Cities of Gold, Neo-Tokyo Manie Manie Labyrinth Tales, Night on the Galactic Railroad, Osamu Tezuka, Ponyo, Rintaro, Salvador Dali, Sunao Katabuchi, The Peanuts, Toei Animation, Tomoko Konparu |
Rintaro has made a masterpiece for children that adults can enjoy. Not since My Neighbour Totoro has a film aroused Helen McCarthy’s sense of wonder in the same way.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rumours of Japanimation’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
Posted on January 9, 2010. Filed under: anime, appearances, events, films, Japan | Tags: Barbican, Japanimation, Mai Mai Miracle, Ponyo |
Is the Barbican’s Japanimation season under threat from redevelopment? The Guardian’s Film Blog thinks it might be…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )New Barbican Japanimation season update
Posted on October 7, 2009. Filed under: anime, Consuming, films | Tags: anime, Barbican, Hayao Miyazaki, Japanimation, Mai Mai Miracle, Ponyo, Studio Ghibli, Sunao Katabuchi |
The new season seems to be going well so far. You’ll be able to see some very exciting anime and talk to anime-makers – if you’ve already booked, that is. Tickets are still available for the October and November sessions but they’re selling fast. This month I’ll be talking to Masahiro Ando and Masahiko Minami [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mai Mai Miracle on the big screen in London
Posted on September 18, 2009. Filed under: anime, Consuming, films, Japan | Tags: Barbican, Hayao Miyazaki, Kiki's Delivery Service, Madhouse, Mai Mai Miracle, Ponyo, Sherlock Hound, Studio Ghibli, Sunao Katabuchi |
Two London screenings no Ghibli fan will want to miss!
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