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Hayao Miyazaki Collection Coming To Blu-Ray

July 31, 2015 Diarmuid O'Neill

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Hayao Miyazaki is an iconoclast of film and has a legendary work ethic – he can’t stick retirement it seems! The famed director is currently working on his first film with computer generated animation, whether this marks the closure of the iconic style we associate with his films or not, you’d be wrong not to at […]

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Hayao Miyazaki Is Out Of Retirement

July 13, 2015 Jack Dempsey

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A titan in the world of Japanese animation, Hayao Miyazaki is out of retirement to take on a new project in 3D! The project in question will be a short movie (approximatly 10 minutes) and Miyazaki‘s, “first ever in a 3D CGformat.”, according to The Week. Meanwhile, Mark Schilling, Japan Corespondent for Variety, has reported that the short will star a, […]

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Hayao Miyazaki to receive Honorary Oscar

November 6, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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There is no man more deserving of an Academy Award than the genius that is Hayao Miyazaki (73). Miyazaki will accept his honorary academy award at the Governor’s Award ceremony in Los Angeles this Saturday. Having already declined to attend the 2003 Academy Awards when his film Spirited Away was nominated and won Best Animated […]

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Studio Ghibli Rises – Part 2

August 22, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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In part one we left off after looking at the rise of Studio Ghibli and how it became the most influential studio in Japanese and worldwide animation. From their humble beginnings to topping all sorts of charts with their big screen releases. Studio Ghibli took the nineties by storm not they have to make their […]

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Studio Ghibli Rises – Part 1

August 11, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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With all the hullaballoo & rumours circling around the internet about the possible closure of Studio Ghibli, fans have truly been kept on the edge of their seats. Of course it has been corrected and confirmed that the studio are simply taking a break from filmmaking. Not ideal for hard-core Ghibli fans like myself but […]

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Studio Ghibli Rumours Put to Rest

August 4, 2014 Naomi Bolger

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The last 24 hours has been a mess of ‘Studio Ghibli is closing forever!’ and ‘No more films from Ghibli!’, but it seems it’s been blown out of proportion. Yes, Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement is true. This, however, does not mean all doom and gloom for the studio. They have not said there will be no more […]

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Review: The Wind Rises (part 1 of 2)

May 26, 2014 Jack Dempsey

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Before considering the film in question I must explain the title.  The Wind Rises is being billed as the last film to be made by the famed director Hayao Miyazaki.  Sources close to the great man have suggested that this may not be the case (Miyazaki has made such claims before), but the tag line […]

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Studio Ghibli announce television series!

February 16, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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With Studio Ghibli already set to celebrate the release of Hayao Miyazaki’s final creation “The Wind Rises” they have decided to make an outstanding announcement and a first for the company; they will be creating their first ever television series. Céire Ní Dalaigh

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Ghiblicember #1 – My Neighbour Totoro

December 24, 2013 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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While we are all basking in the festive spirit Ghiblicember is wrapping up with our number one. Are we really shocked by this? Studio Ghibli itself has used the icon of this film as the mascot for the studio itself. No big surprise but the fan favourite Ghibli film for Christmas viewing is “My Neighbour […]

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Ghiblicember #2 – Princess Mononoke

December 23, 2013 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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It is not a complete shock or surprise that this film is so high on the list because it is a piece of film making genius. I am above and beyond excited and elated that this film is so high on the list. It is one of my favourite films of all time not just […]

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