If you are a true fan of animation, you should sample the works of Hayao Miyazaki. The long time director of over half of a dozen animated films for Studio Ghibli such as Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke and the Oscar award winning Spirited Away, his latest film Gake no [...]

It’s hard to believe that it’s been six months since my last post. How time flies. But I’m back and here to stay. A lot of things popped up over the last several months to distract me from the blog, including an annual anime convention, Anime Mid-Atlantic, which I’ve been a part [...]

Lots of news related to movies, comics, and video games coming out of this past weekend’s New York Comic Con. Here are a few IGN stories related to animation announcements:
Marvel producers discuss how animated series in the past have created awareness for non-comic book readers and lead to successful live-action movies. They hope the [...]

In addition to reviewing and commenting on animation from around the world, I will cover live-action adaptions of animated media. The segments will be labeled Lost In Adaptation. A couple of new trailers for the upcoming Transformers and G.I. Joe movies aired during the Super Bowl. Check them out below. I’m also including links to [...]

The 2008 Annie Awards winners were announced on January 30th.  I don’t know if there is a stronger correlation between the Annie Award or the Golden Globe winners and the eventual Oscar winner, but while Wall-E won the Golden Globe award in mid-January for best animated feature,  Kung-Fu Panda just took home the Annie Award.  [...]