Friday, September 22, 2017
LA Anime Fest Reveals Full Film Lineup
The Los Angeles Anime Film Festival (LA-AFF) has set its opening and closing night films, as well as the full lineup in between. Taking place September 15-17 in Downtown LA, the event ... Continue Reading →
Anime Strike SVOD from Amazon Launches in US
Amazon Channels has launched its first branded, on-demand subscription streaming service in the US: Anime Strike. Priced at $4.99 per month, the service offers Prime members over 1,000 ... Continue Reading →
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Animated Indie ‘Long Way North’ Combines Arctic Exploration and Female Empowerment
Shout! Factory tosses its hat in the Oscar ring with the Annecy Audience Award-winning film about ... Continue Reading →
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’American Gods’ to Launch on Amazon Prime in Germany, Austria, UK & Japan
The Starz TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s contemporary fantasy will be an Amazon exclusive in multiple ... Continue Reading →
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Regina Spektor – “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” Official Video (from Kubo and the Two Strings)
Hold on to your heartsrings: Ms. Spektor’s performance of the George Harrison ... Continue Reading →
Studio Ghibli Animator Makiko Futaki Dies Age 57
Makiko Futaki, a long time Japanese feature animator whose most recent work was on Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s When Marnie Was There, died May 13 of an “unspecified illness,” ... Continue Reading →
Funimation Brings Project Itoh’s ‘Harmony’ to U.S. Theaters
On the heels of the limited theatrical release of The Empire of Corpses, Funimation Films announces that advance tickets are now on sale for Harmony — the second in a three-part ... Continue Reading →
Producer Reveals ‘Castlevania’ Animation Plans
Fandom film producer Adi Shankar (Punisher: Dirty Laundry, Judge Dredd: Superfiend) revealed on his Facebook page that he will be producing a “super violent Castlevania mini-series” ... Continue Reading →
Anime Reviews: ‘Short Peace’, ‘Naruto’ Movie
Short Peace: Complete Collection
Sentai Film Works: $29.98, Blu-ray
Although Katsuhiro Otomo’s reputation rests principally on his watershed cyberpunk feature Akira, his third ... Continue Reading →
Reviews: ‘Persona 4,’ ‘Appleseed Alpha’
Persona 4: The Animation – Complete Collection
Aniplex/Sentai: $79.98, Blu-ray (4 discs)
Persona 4 is a welcome rarity: An animated series based on a computer game that people ... Continue Reading →
