A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Isao Takahata Writers: Isao Takahata(story & screenplay), Riko Sakaguchi (screenplay), Mike Jones (English version screenplay) Stars: Aki Asakura, Yukiji Asaoka Running time: 137 minutes Rating: …
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The Cat Returns (bluray)
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Hiroyuki Morita Produced by Studio Ghibli Writers: Aoi Hiiragi (comic), Reiko Yoshida (screenplay); English version: Cindy Davis Hewitt, Donald H. Hewitt Starring: Anne Hathaway, Andrew …
From Up On Poppy Hill by Studio Ghibli
a review by Nalini Haynes Umi Matsuzaki lives on Poppy Hill in her grandmother’s boarding house. Umi works hard caring for her younger brother and sister …
Kiki’s Delivery Service
a review by Nalini Haynes Kiki’s Delivery Service is a gorgeous anime produced by Studio Ghibli, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Madman says: ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service [is] …
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
a review by Nalini Haynes Madman describes Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror: “16-year-old Haruka is on a mission to find her mirror—a precious childhood …
Post-Christmas Post Office
[sigh] I’ve been put back to work. My servant has given me an ultimatum: either write this blog or forgo my daily brushing. My response? IT …
Yunyu’s latest anime inspired music
Yunyu, musician and storyteller, has previously spoken to Dark Matter in 2011 and 2012 about her work. I’ve listed some foundational information about her here. In …
Dragon Age Dawn of the Seeker
a review by Nalini Haynes According to Wikipedia, Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker is a 2012 Japanese CG anime film directed by Fumihiko Sori and based on the video game …
How to become a voice actor
Kristi Reed (voice director) and Mela Lee (voice actor from Vampire Knight, Betty Boop etc) started off Sunday for us with a panel called ‘How to become a …
Armageddon 2012
I was a little late for Armageddon 2012 on Saturday morning. I didn’t get to bed until after 1am because of converting and uploading interviews, sending …
Animation Panel at Armageddon
Animation Panel at Armageddon Expo 2012 in Melbourne, available in both MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio only) versions at the bottom of this page. …
Arrietty: the movie
a review by Nalini Haynes Studio Ghibli Arrietty is a Borrower, a little person who lives with her parents under the floor of a house, …
Spice and Wolf season 2
a review by Nalini Haynes Spice and Wolf relays the tale of Kraft Lawrence, a merchant, and the wolf god Holo – in the form …
Art of the Adventures of Tintin by Chris Guise
a review by Nalini Haynes As a bit of a collector of books, and art books in particular, this book is a proud addition to …
Star Wars Fan-made remake
a review by Nalini Haynes At this link you can watch a Star Wars remake that is almost Robot Chicken-esque in its style; the original …