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The Studio Ghibli Retrospective: ‘Spirited Away’
Nothing sad happens in the opening fifteen minutes of Hayao Miyazaki's eighth feature film Spirited Away. Nothing really even happens until the very end of the opening, where a traumatic event occurs to our protagonist that will change her life forever, but it...
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The Studio Ghibli Retrospective: ‘Princess Mononoke’
Studio Ghibli was constantly proving what animation could be capable of, but it took 12 years for them to produce their first real "epic". If other works of Japanese anime like Akira and Ghost in the Shell showed how animation could bring stunning sci-fi visio...
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Birthday Wishes: The Virtuosic Hayao Miyazaki Is 73
The recently maybe perhaps un-retired Hayao Miyazaki turns 73 today. Whether or not the legendary Japanese animator and director makes another film, his filmography speaks for itself as one of the strongest in world cinema. As the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, ...
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A Familiar Story: Hayao Miyazaki May Not Be Retiring
Correction: upon further examination of the radio interview with Miyazaki, it would appear that his remarks are more suggestive than declarative. At this time we can't accurately or confidently claim that he's not retiring.
A funny thing happened on New Ye...
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The 20 Best Scenes of 2013
Last year wasn't just a strong year of film; it was also a year of such an eclectic variety of good films of all sorts. While there wasn't a whole lot to chew on in the mainstream American film landscape, the independent and foreign scenes were thriving with g...
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The Studio Ghibli Retrospective: ‘Porco Rosso’
There's a scene in Porco Rosso where our porcine hero, a sky bounty hunter during the time between the two World Wars, is looking to rebuild his plane with a new engine. The mechanic shows him their latest model, which is adorned with the name "GHIBLI" in big,...
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The Studio Ghibli Retrospective: ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’
Christopher Runyon looks back at what could be the nicest movie ever made.
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The Studio Ghibli Retrospective: ‘My Neighbor Totoro’
Christopher Runyon explores Studio Ghibli's most iconic and joyous film, Miyazaki's 'My Neighbor Totoro.'
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AFI Fest Review: ‘The Wind Rises’
Hayao Miyazaki's supposedly final film isn't great, but it's a fitting end to an astonishing career.
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The Studio Ghibli Retrospective: ‘Castle in the Sky’
Studio Ghibli was officially formed in 1985 after proving themselves with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind a year earlier. Believe it or not, the name “Ghibli” actually comes not from the Japanese language, but from a mispronounced Arabic word referring to a...
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