Independent Cinema writes: Studio Ghibli is the best animated company out there right now, consistently providing the best in hand-drawn animated films since Castle in the Sky. However, it has become apparent that Hayao Miyazaki is where all the talent resides in the film studio, not to say that other directors have not had success, but that Miyazaki seems to be where all the more imaginative films stem from. His films fall less on the realistic side and more into the surreal and fantastical. Then you have the other films in the Ghibli canon like From Up on Poppy Hill, which places Hayao’s son Goro Miyazaki in the director’s chair with a script co-written by his father and Keiko Niwa (who co-wrote Goro’s debut Tales From Earthsea with him). This film grounds itself in the past, as a 1963 Japan prepares itself to host the Olympics and a backdrop of post-war change lingers throughout the nation.
In the wake of the passing of Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata, and ahead of Studio Ponoc’s Mary and the Witch’s Flower, out for a limited release this week, here at Film Enthusiast we wanted to…
From Cinelinx:
GKids Entertainment is bringing Studio Ghibli’s From Up on Poppy Hill to blu-ray for American audiences to enjoy. We were fortunate enough here at Cinelinx to get an early copy of the disc in order to help you decide whether this anime title is worth adding to your collection, or if you should pass on it.
LRA writes: Oh what an episode full of content we have for you this week. "Iron Man 3", Will Smith, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, "The Wolverine", "Finding Dory" and plenty more topics are covered as well as three new films released this past week. Out of the three we have this week, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation", "The Host" and "From up on Poppy Hill", we ended up loving one and completely ripping apart the other two. Can you guess which one won our hearts? If not then you are gonna have to listen in on one of our most lively episodes in a long time. Featured music this week is from the musical group "The Divine Madness".
Does anyone actually know when this is released in the UK yet? I can't seem to find an official 'cinema release date' or a 'dvd release date'.
I know that sometimes independent cinemas in London have had a few showings for Studio Ghibli films but I can't seem to find anything for this one!