people: Studio Ghibli
'When Marnie Was There': My Girl October 15, 2015
The last Studio Ghibli film, at least for now, aims for the good-hearted timelessness of all the studio's best films, and by and large achieves it
0 Comments
'The Tale of the Princess Kaguya': Her Life To Live March 02, 2015
So much more than just a lavish Classics Illustrated story, Isao Takahata's brush-painted picture scroll of a movie asks where the real meaning of any of our lives lies
0 Comments
On 'Princess Kaguya's Lack Of An Oscar February 23, 2015
What if the real meaning of 'Kaguya's Oscar loss is that we should stop waiting for validation from all the wrong places?
0 Comments
'Porco Rosso': A Red Pig On The Wing February 20, 2015
With this pre-WWII adventure, Hayao Miyazaki gave audiences young and old both a rollicking romp and a thoughtful drama, both in complement and not conflict
0 Comments
'Pom Poko': An Imitation Of Life February 13, 2015
It's easy to overlook how many layers of meaning there are in Studio Ghibli's bawdy, raucous tale of shapeshifting raccoons holding out against human encroachment -- especially when you're laughing this hard
0 Comments
