Tag: Hayao Miyazaki
Pixar’s ‘Toy Story’ 4 Expected to Play with $160-Million Weekend
Industry observers are predicting a record-breaking weekend for Cowboy Woody and the gang since the Thursday night previews of Pixar’s Toy Story 4 made...
Juan Antin Discusses Directing the Acclaimed Pic ‘Pachamama’
Last year, French animation studio Folivari produced a beautiful CG/2D animated feature about a young boy living in a remote village in the Andes...
Disney Takes a Leap with ‘Amphibia’
***This article originally appeared in the June/July ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 291)***
When Matt Braly was a young boy, he used to visit...
News Bytes: ‘Prince of Egypt’ Stage Musical, ‘UglyDolls’ on the Shelf, ‘Star Wars’ Cinematographer Dan Mindel Gets UCLA Residence
Attention Hayao Miyazaki Fans: Studio Ghibli Is Hiring Digital Painters
New painters will work with the man himself to put the finishing touches on How...
CMG Snags Annecy Selection ‘Away’ in Time for Cannes Market
Cinema Management Group (CMG) has picked up sales rights to fantasy-laced adventure Away, the feature directorial debut of Latvian animator Gints Zilbalodis (Aqua, Oasis,...
Studio Ghibli Fest Continues with 35th Anniversary ‘Nausicaa’ Showing
GKIDS and Fathom Events continues to celebrate their 2019 STUDIO GHIBLI FEST, bringing nine animated masterpieces from the acclaimed studio to U.S. cinemas throughout...
‘Okko’s Inn’: A Healing Escape to a Haunted Hotel
***This review originally appeared in the April ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)***
Based on a popular series of children’s books written by Hiroko...
Animation Magazine’s Rising Stars of Animation 2019
***This feature appears in the April issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)***
It has become an annual spring tradition here at the magazine to highlight...
Studio Ponoc’s ‘Modest Heroes’ Comes Home with Shout!
GKIDS and Shout! Factory are bringing Studio Ponoc’s warmly received shorts trilogy Modest Heroes to home audiences on Blu-ray + DVD and digital download...
News Bytes: ‘Okko’s Inn’ English Trailer, Virendra Chauhan Joins 88 Pics, Funko Book Series & More
CROWDFUND: Cartoonist Gahan Wilson in Need of Memory Care
The aging artist, whose cartoons were published in The New Yorker, Playboy, National Lampoon, Fantasy and...
Annecy Puts Japan in the Spotlight with Special Guests, Screenings & More
The Annecy International Festival of Animated Film (June 10-15) and MIFA market (June 11-14) will be toasting this year’s country of honor with a...
‘Princess Mononoke’ LE Collector’s Edition Debuts May 14
Studio Ghibli and GKIDS, with distribution by Shout! Factory, will issue Princess Mononoke in a beautiful collector’s edition release on May 14, 2019. The...
‘Changyou’s Journey’: A Son’s Animated Tribute
***This story originally appeared in the February 2019 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)***
Before he was even started middle school, Perry Chen began a...
News Bytes: Goya Nominations, New ‘Voltron’ S8 Trailer, ‘Never-Ending Man’ Clip & More
Ameba TV Picks Up Toon Trio from Brazilian Studio ALOPRA
The kids’ streaming platform has licensed three of the studio’s original animated series for Canada...
Hayao Miyazaki, Black Cinema Exhibits Inaugurate Academy Museum
Kerry Brougher, Director of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, announced the details of the inaugural exhibitions that will be on view when the...
Martin Short & Catherine O’Hara Join ‘Addams Family’ Cast
Canadian-American comedy legends Martin Short and Catherine O’Hara have signed on to MGM’s upcoming fully-animated The Addams Family feature. The much-lauded actors, who have...
GKIDS/Fathom Release Ponoc’s ‘Modest Heroes’ in January
Here’s some great news for both anime and Ponoc Studio fans: GKIDs is joining forces with Fathom Events to release the new Studio Ponoc...
New Trailer for ‘Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki’ Arrives from GKIDS
GKIDS has released a new trailer for Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki -- the documentary on the iconic, Oscar-winning director and Studio Ghibli co-founder will...
Bluefin Reveals Special Totoro Plush and Contest
Toy distributor Bluefin has released a new official Totoro plush doll in conjunction with Studio Ghibli’s beloved movie’s 30th Anniversary. The nine-inch plush, which...
GKIDS Picks Up Ponoc Shorts Trio ‘Modest Heroes’
Animation producer-distributor GKIDS has snagged North American distribution rights to anthology title Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 -- a feature length...
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