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Review: Ponyo Aka The Cutest Movie Ever

11 November 2009 2:33 AM, PST | doorQ.com | See recent doorQ.com news »

Okay, as the official anime nerd of DoorQ.com, it is my duty to bring to you the glory and wonders of Japanese animation. I've kinda been slacking on my blog posts for the past few months because of the new job and doing things even a censor bar couldn't protect you against with my boyfriend =)

 

No more, though! Back to my anime-gushing ways! I just spent a nice chunk of my raise (Can you believe it? People actually reward you for hard work and a good job) on some fabulous anime box sets spanning several different genres! This is gonna be Tight, Dawg!!!

 

*Ahem* Moving along... A few months ago, a bunch of friends of mine went with me to see Hayao Miyazaki's newest creation, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, as interpreted by Disney at a midnight showing on the big screen! The story of the »

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Studio Ghibli's New Film... and More Miyazaki

29 September 2009 4:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Director Isao Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli with Hayao Miyazaki, has revealed that he will be directing his first feature-length flick since 1999's My Neighbors the Yamadas. Takahata, who also wrote and directed the tear-jerker Grave of the Fireflies, will be taking on the classic folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, or Taketori Monogatari. According to Asian Pulse, "Taketori Monogatari has directly and indirectly inspired many Japanese manga and anime, such as Sailormoon and Inuyasha. This beloved story is considered to be the oldest surviving example of Japanese narrative... A little baby is found inside the stalk of a glowing plant by a bamboo cutter. He takes her home, and raises her with his wife as their own daughter, and they give her the name Kaguya-Hime (radiant-night princess). She grows into a beautiful adult woman, with many suitors, even the Emperor of Japan - and she rebuffs them all. »

- Jenni Miller

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Movie Reviews: “Ponyo”

14 August 2009 4:16 PM, PDT | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Critics by and large have always been taken with the artistry of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. So have overseas audiences, who have paid hundreds of millions of dollars to see his films, which include 1997's Princess Mononoke, 2001's Spirited Away and 2004's Howl's Moving Castle. Not so in the U.S. But his latest film, Ponyo, a retelling of "The Little Mermaid" story is getting a great send-off from critics. (It is still unlikely to become a big hit, even though it is being released by Disney and has an impressive cast doing the voices. It's being released in fewer than a thousand theaters.) "There is a word to describe Ponyo," writes Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times, “and that word is magical. This poetic, visually breathtaking work by the greatest of all animators has such deep charm that adults and children will both be touched. It's wonderful and never even seems to try: It unfolds fantastically." Lou Lumenick in the New York Post says that no one is going to mistake the movie for Disney's version of "The Little Mermaid." "This exquisite pastel-colored, eye-popping example of hand-drawn animation is still very Japanese, aimed most specifically at children around the world -- but with a storytelling sophistication that adults will savor." Greg Quill in the Toronto Star predicts that Ponyo will become Miyazaki's "break-through" film for North American audiences. "It's a wonderful place that Miyazaki creates," he writes, "an alternatively sweet and savage world that defies physics and common sense, as imaginative and impossible in its own way as Jules Verne's sci-fi fantasies or Maurice Sendak's animal kingdom." And Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times suggests that what the film lacks in theater locations it could make up for in repeat business. "You'll be planning to see Ponyo twice before you've finished seeing it once," he remarks. "Five minutes into this magical film you'll be making lists of the individuals of every age you can expose to the very special mixture of fantasy and folklore, adventure and affection, that make up the enchanted vision of Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki." »

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Total Recall: Hayao Miyazaki's Best Movies

12 August 2009 9:04 AM, PDT | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »

Hayao Miyazaki's last three films (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Howl's Moving Castle) platformed in America to mild success. For his 10th and latest movie, Ponyo (the story of an ocean goldfish and her quest to become human), Disney will be granting it a more confident, nationwide release this Friday. Frankly, the more opportunity America gets to see a Miyazaki movie, the better: they expertly breach multiple genres and fulfill the visual promise of hand-drawn animation. But they also feel deeply personal. Always directing from his own scripts, Miyazaki can take any story and mold it to his likeness, creating... »

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Ghent Film Festival To Feature Anime Films

29 July 2009 2:12 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

The Ghent Film Festival is giving Japanese animation fans a real treat this year as the 36th edition of the event will feature one of Japan's most successful animation studios.

Studio Ghibli will be showcased at the festival for its Asian theme. An anime exhibition will also be held at The Carmelite Friary - Provincial Center of Art and Culture from October 9 to January 10, where a complete overview of the genre will be featured.

The festival will also be featuring works by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, including "Castle in the Sky" (1986), "Spirited Away" (2001), "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004), and "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" (2008).

Other animes that are to be shown in the festival include "Pom Poko" by Isao Takahata, "The Cat Returns" by Hiroyuki Morita, and "Tales from Earthsea" by Goro Miyazaki.

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Comic Con: John Lasseter And Hayao Miyazaki, Together At Last

24 July 2009 6:13 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Just by himself, John Lasseter is enough animation genius for one room. Moderating the Disney/Pixar animation panel this morning, Lasseter knew he was in complete control of the crowd-- "Time for a sound check. Is this shirt loud enough?" And while the crowd ate it up when he presented footage from Beauty and the Beast 3D, The Princess and the Frog and a teaser for Toy Story 3, the real gushing started when Hayao Miyazaki joined him on the stage. Miyazaki, the Japanese animation master behind My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle and his newest film Ponyo, is making his first trip to Comic Con, and the crowd reception may guarantee that it won't be his last. He received the biggest standing ovation I've seen yet, as thousands of American fans finally got to express, in person, how much his work has meant to them. Lasseter, who »

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Trailer For Ponyo Goes Online

23 June 2009 1:05 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Studio Ghibli's latest animated delight Ponyo is coming soon* and judging by Disney's trailer for the Us redub, it'll be chock full of Hayao Miyazaki's kaleidoscopic creativity and replicate the trippy genius of Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. Click here to check it out.Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Little Mermaid, Ponyo tells the sea-bound tale of a goldfish princess (Noah Cyrus) who wants to be human and gets her wish, befriending a 5 year-old boy (Frankie Jonas) on the journey.Miyazaki's stellar voicecast for the American version includes Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson and Lily Tomlin. * how soon, we're not sure; the UK release has been pushed back from its August date, but we'll let you know as soon as a new date is confirmed.  »

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Images And Poster From Miyazaki's Ponyo

12 May 2009 3:29 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

You don't have to care about anime to be excited about a new Miyazaki movie. The Japanese director responsible for Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle has earned legions of fans all over the globe with his lyrical animation and touching stories, and now his latest film, Ponyo, will be distributed by Disney to hopefully find even larger American audiences. The poster for Ponyo has been floating around the Internet for a bit, but we've got it for you below in case you missed it, along with two brand-new stills from the movie. Ponyo, which comes out August 14 with a dubbed voice cast including Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey and others, is about a goldfish named Ponyo, the five-year-old boy who discovers her on her journey to become human, and the journeys they have together from there. You know you're intrigued. Take a look at the images below. »

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Miyazaki's Ponyo on the Cliff Coming to Theaters in August

24 March 2009 4:50 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Disney will finally be bringing Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, Ponyo on the Cliff, to theaters on August 14th later this year. Unfortunately, the version we'll all be seeing will have dubbed voices instead of subtitles (I prefer to watch all of Miyazaki's films with subtitles and original Japanese audio). Ponyo on the Cliff actually opened in Japan in July of last year and has already earned ¥15.0 billion, which is about $153 million. Disney's John Lasseter has been working with Spielberg's producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy to make this release Miyazaki's "biggest hit ever Stateside." Mark this down in your calendar! Spirited Away, which went on to win an Academy Award, debuted in 2002 in the Us and made only $10 million at the box office. Howl's Moving Castle only made $4.7 million in 2005. As absolutely wonderful as Miyazaki's films are, they're not exactly big hitters at the box ... »

- Alex Billington

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