Tag "Arrietty"

Disney Sets Three Ghibli Flicks for Blu-ray

April 16, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

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Walt Disney Studios will be releasing three hit traditionally animated features from Japanese toon house Studio Ghibli on Blu-ray May 22—The Secret World of Arrietty, Castle in the Sky and Whisper of the Heart. Released this past February in U.S. theaters, Arrietty is a modern take on Mary Norton’s classic [...]

Dobbs Says ‘Arrietty,’ ‘Lorax’ are Liberal Propaganda

February 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 25 Comments divider image

Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs is accusing animated movies such as Disney/Ghibli’s The Secret World of Arrietty and Universal/Illumination’s Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax of trying to indoctrinate children with liberal messages. The conservative commentator called the two animated features “insidious nonsense from Hollywood” and proclaimed that “Hollywood is once [...]

Studio Ghibli’s ‘Arrietty’ Hits U.S. Theaters Today

February 16, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments divider image

How Disney brought Studio Ghibli’s take on The Borrowers to U.S. audiences. For over two decades, the enchanting traditionally animated features of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata’s Studio Ghibli have been awing audiences at home in Japan, and increasingly around the world. Thanks to its partnership with Disney, the works [...]

VIZ Announces Special ‘Arrietty’ Publications

January 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

In conjunction with Disney’s Feb. 17 release of Studio Ghibli’s The Adventures of Arrietty in the U.S., VIZ Media has announced the publication of a new series of books and comics based on the animated property. On Feb. 7, VIZ will offer the following tie-in books: The Secret World of [...]

Trailer for Miyazaki’s ‘Kokuriko-Zaka’ Is Up!

July 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Although Americans will have to wait until February 2012 to see Studio Ghibli’s 2010 feature Arrietty in theaters, Japanese audiences will have the chance to see another new animated feature from the much-respected studio on July 16. Co-written by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by his son Goro (Tales from Earthsea), [...]

Trailer for U.K. Release of Studio Ghibli’s ‘Arrietty’ Arrives

July 5, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 3 Comments divider image

No word yet on when audiences in the United States will get to see Studio Ghibli’s 2010 release Arrietty in theaters, but the movie is coming to the United Kingdom on July 29 and an English-language trailer has been released to promote it. Take a look at the trailer, courtesy [...]