My Neighbor Totoro is available in a special, two-disc DVD edition, while Ponyo is available in a Blu-ray/DVD combo or on DVD — with a fucking plush Ponyo toy!!! Every version includes inspiration ...

The West Wing was my favorite TV show at the time and remains a favorite. I can pop in any DVD and know I am going to watch a quality TV episode. In particular, seasons 1–3 show Aaron Sorkin (The ...

Chinese cinema-goers found out Tuesday they will have the option to swim into 2021 with Miyazaki Hayao’s 2008 animated fantasy film “Ponyo,” which is now to release on Dec. 31, a whole 12 years after ...

Visionary director Hayao Miyazaki is best-known for Spirited Away (2001), a strange, delightful work that introduced Japanese animation to a wide and appreciative audience in the West. Ponyo, his ...

It's hard not to describe Hayao Miyazaki's films as anything but magical. To be critical (when you're dealing with a master it's going to skew positive), one can only compare his best work against his ...

Emily, when I saw the title of your last post ( “Worshipping at the Shrine of Hayao Miyazaki” ), I was afraid you meant it sarcastically, and that you were going to debunk the cult of the great ...