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Song of the Sea"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/moviefail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/song-of-the-sea-8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/moviefail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/song-of-the-sea-8.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/moviefail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/song-of-the-sea-2-e1424102475622.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/moviefail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/song-of-the-sea-2-e1424102475622.jpg\" height=\"227\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/moviefail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SONG-OF-THE-SEA_01.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/moviefail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SONG-OF-THE-SEA_01.png\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/moviefail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1023232-48benthehairyman-1200.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/moviefail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1023232-48benthehairyman-1200.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESong of the Sea, the 2014 animated film created by Ireland's Cartoon Sarloon and directed by Tomm Moore, is a gorgeous and visually sumptuous movie that demonstrates the unique power of hand-drawn, 2D animation. It speaks to the viability of the medium in the Age of Computers. And it's the work of one of the true rising stars in animation today.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm a great fan of Moore's previous film, 2009's The Secret of Kells, which brilliantly combined Irish folklore, medieval manuscripts, cartoon surrealism and religious iconography. It's a thing of beauty to watch, and its reverence for the almost mystical power of books...in the world before print transformed human civilization and the human mind, manuscript is everything. This is a good time to brush up on our Marshall McLuhan texts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESong of the Sea is nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, and is the second film distributed by GKids Films this year (the other, as we all know, is Isao Takahata's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya). I am cheering loudly for Princess Kaguya to win, but if Moore's sophomore movie takes home the Oscar, I will be quite happy. It would demonstrate that the Motion Picture Academy voters had actually bothered to put in some effort on a genre that, frankly, they dismiss as second-rate. It takes no effort to hand trophies to Disney\/Pixar or Dreamworks. Handing one to GKids Films? That would be much better, for Hollywood and the world of animation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Academy Awards will be broadcast this Sunday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1904814306534907884\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=24969765\u0026postID=1904814306534907884\u0026isPopup=true","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/1904814306534907884"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/1904814306534907884"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/photos-song-of-sea.html","title":"Photos - Song of the Sea"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"daniel thomas"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/115921935342890160367"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-xGsbK0k42n0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAJU8\/eigGI1O_8F8\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-3773064286365425395"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-17T13:08:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-02-17T13:08:12.245-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blu-ray"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kaguya hime"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"screenshots"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Blu-Ray\/DVD Now Available"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Isao Takahata's latest masterpiece, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Features include English and Japanese soundtracks, an English closed-captioned \"dub-title\" track, and proper English and French subtitles (these are confirmed to be accurate subs). Audio tracks on the BD are lossless. A feature-length documentary on the making of the movie is also included.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/movies\/The-Tale-of-the-Princess-Kaguya-Blu-ray\/99835\/\"\u003EBlu-Ray.com's review\u003C\/a\u003E of the Kaguya Blu-Ray is online:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVideo Quality (5\/5):\u003C\/strong\u003E Pristine as it is proficient, Universal's 1080p\/AVC-encoded video presentation of \u003Ci\u003EThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya\u003C\/i\u003E is, quite simply, gorgeous. Though the film's watercolor palette is subdued on the whole, dazzling splashes of color punctuate the proceedings, particularly once Kaguya leaves the soft greens and browns of the forest and travels to the city. Contrast and clarity are striking as well, even if Takahata's chosen aesthetic doesn't exactly lend itself to strong lines and revealing textures. Still, what the animators have created has been beautifully preserved, without anything that might raise red flags or be cause for concern. The image is incredibly clean, without a hint of grain to be found, yet none of it is due to noise reduction or any invasive technique. It's the animators' original art, without alteration or enhancement. The encode doesn't falter either. There isn't anything in the way of macroblocking, banding, noise, aliasing or ringing, and I didn't notice anything out of sorts. This is a flawless presentation whose only imperfections are those that trace back to the artist's pen and brush.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAudio Quality (4.5\/5):\u003C\/strong\u003E Despite a misprint on the back cover, the Blu-ray release of \u003Ci\u003EThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya\u003C\/i\u003E does indeed feature two lossless options --- English and Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround -- as it should. Both mixes are terrific, with clean, clear dialogue, perfectly prioritized soundscapes, and full, immersive experiences. LFE output is strong and supportive. The rear speakers envelop the listener in the sounds of the forest, the capital city, the countryside, snowy fields, stormy villages, and heavenly clouds, while Joe Hisaishi's score engages and delights, enhancing but never overwhelming. Dynamics, directionality and cross-channel pans are exquisite as well, leaving next to nothing to criticize. Universal's AV presentation is magnificent.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA sampling of screenshots from the Princess Kaguya BD are available after the jump break:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/images4.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_39_large.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/images4.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_39_large.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/images2.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_40_large.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/images2.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_40_large.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/images.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_27_large.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/images.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_27_large.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/images3.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_25_large.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/images3.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_25_large.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/images4.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_24_large.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/images4.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_24_large.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/images3.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_3_large.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/images3.static-bluray.com\/reviews\/11390_3_large.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(Photos: Blu-Ray.com)"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3773064286365425395\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=24969765\u0026postID=3773064286365425395\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/3773064286365425395"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/3773064286365425395"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/the-tale-of-princess-kaguya-blu-raydvd.html","title":"The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Blu-Ray\/DVD Now Available"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"daniel thomas"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/115921935342890160367"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-xGsbK0k42n0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAJU8\/eigGI1O_8F8\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-6428365624551409882"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-12T07:10:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-02-12T07:10:22.395-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"screenshots"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Studio Ghibli 1996 Calendar Illustrations"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ULHgpzjkXg4\/VNw3pbX1VMI\/AAAAAAAAJWQ\/GPjLxqps9po\/s1600\/omoide1996.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ULHgpzjkXg4\/VNw3pbX1VMI\/AAAAAAAAJWQ\/GPjLxqps9po\/s1600\/omoide1996.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStarting in 1996, Studio Ghibli has issued an annual calendar featuring original artwork based on their movies. These are excellent collectors' items for casual and die-hard fans alike. Many of these illustrations have also been used for official merchandise, including DVD amd Blu-Ray cover designs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDedicated Ghibli Freaks will recognize many of these illustrations, including the Pom Poko design which appears on the newly-released Disney Blu-Ray. I have a Japanese jigsaw puzzle with the Totoro design, and the Omohide Poro Poro illustration (shown above) appears on my Region 2 DVD.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnfortunately, these illustrations in my possession - they've been sitting on my desktop PC for years - doesn't include the calendars themselves, only the drawings. That means I don't know the precise order. Not that it matters much. I'll just shuffle them around for no good reason.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe rest of the 1996 calendar appears below the jump break.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2f3w_4LIIis\/VNw6SxC1KsI\/AAAAAAAAJWc\/If3qhS45UXg\/s1600\/kiki1996.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2f3w_4LIIis\/VNw6SxC1KsI\/AAAAAAAAJWc\/If3qhS45UXg\/s1600\/kiki1996.jpg\" height=\"221\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ICIaLADNS88\/VNw6Tzu9KuI\/AAAAAAAAJWk\/HE4mBUKjhTA\/s1600\/porco.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ICIaLADNS88\/VNw6Tzu9KuI\/AAAAAAAAJWk\/HE4mBUKjhTA\/s1600\/porco.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xhcp-juZCcA\/VNw6WZ1dVXI\/AAAAAAAAJWs\/oHdrTfuHk5E\/s1600\/hotaru1996.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xhcp-juZCcA\/VNw6WZ1dVXI\/AAAAAAAAJWs\/oHdrTfuHk5E\/s1600\/hotaru1996.jpg\" height=\"223\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ye8D1xFRrEY\/VNw6XhqQP4I\/AAAAAAAAJW4\/zOJ5Z5rlUh4\/s1600\/mimi1996.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ye8D1xFRrEY\/VNw6XhqQP4I\/AAAAAAAAJW4\/zOJ5Z5rlUh4\/s1600\/mimi1996.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--z1xsXEm-LI\/VNw6XuMeLSI\/AAAAAAAAJW0\/ysKEDhypRWU\/s1600\/nausicaa1996.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--z1xsXEm-LI\/VNw6XuMeLSI\/AAAAAAAAJW0\/ysKEDhypRWU\/s1600\/nausicaa1996.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-M-TJ2HDNkcw\/VNw6ZTJjgkI\/AAAAAAAAJXE\/dq874uNA6sU\/s1600\/pompoko1996.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-M-TJ2HDNkcw\/VNw6ZTJjgkI\/AAAAAAAAJXE\/dq874uNA6sU\/s1600\/pompoko1996.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8rnlPfL7scU\/VNw6anEiUfI\/AAAAAAAAJXM\/4GcN2f8lo6U\/s1600\/laputa1996.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8rnlPfL7scU\/VNw6anEiUfI\/AAAAAAAAJXM\/4GcN2f8lo6U\/s1600\/laputa1996.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RDhgIoL6CS4\/VNw6azW3xwI\/AAAAAAAAJXQ\/XosWvJfxaio\/s1600\/mark1996.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RDhgIoL6CS4\/VNw6azW3xwI\/AAAAAAAAJXQ\/XosWvJfxaio\/s1600\/mark1996.jpg\" height=\"223\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yoBGlbebvTo\/VNw6b4hzaOI\/AAAAAAAAJXc\/eyJtGD4oOkI\/s1600\/umiga1996.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yoBGlbebvTo\/VNw6b4hzaOI\/AAAAAAAAJXc\/eyJtGD4oOkI\/s1600\/umiga1996.jpg\" height=\"221\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZqPpUVHWqJ8\/VNw6cXs25iI\/AAAAAAAAJXg\/i7HBk-rdGnM\/s1600\/totoro1996.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZqPpUVHWqJ8\/VNw6cXs25iI\/AAAAAAAAJXg\/i7HBk-rdGnM\/s1600\/totoro1996.jpg\" height=\"223\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6428365624551409882\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=24969765\u0026postID=6428365624551409882\u0026isPopup=true","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/6428365624551409882"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/6428365624551409882"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/studio-ghibli-1996-calendar.html","title":"Studio Ghibli 1996 Calendar Illustrations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"daniel thomas"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/115921935342890160367"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-xGsbK0k42n0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAJU8\/eigGI1O_8F8\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ULHgpzjkXg4\/VNw3pbX1VMI\/AAAAAAAAJWQ\/GPjLxqps9po\/s72-c\/omoide1996.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-5961119660409705419"},"published":{"$t":"2015-01-28T11:27:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-01-28T11:27:33.438-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"screenshots"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"when marnie was there"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Photos - When Marnie Was There"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XlO0YDiuWhY\/VMjkL5fEjYI\/AAAAAAAAJLY\/Lx54zUhROHY\/s1600\/marnie01.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XlO0YDiuWhY\/VMjkL5fEjYI\/AAAAAAAAJLY\/Lx54zUhROHY\/s1600\/marnie01.jpg\" height=\"215\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--cR7czjEyWQ\/VMjkL66tbFI\/AAAAAAAAJLQ\/QuV3Jrk9INA\/s1600\/marnie02.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--cR7czjEyWQ\/VMjkL66tbFI\/AAAAAAAAJLQ\/QuV3Jrk9INA\/s1600\/marnie02.jpg\" height=\"216\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qiUx_quwRyE\/VMjkL91fFwI\/AAAAAAAAJLU\/3jgJYw911-o\/s1600\/marnie03.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qiUx_quwRyE\/VMjkL91fFwI\/AAAAAAAAJLU\/3jgJYw911-o\/s1600\/marnie03.jpg\" height=\"217\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xRUJHNwUN5g\/VMjkMRuCvXI\/AAAAAAAAJLc\/9q9kuNXeqBc\/s1600\/marnie04.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xRUJHNwUN5g\/VMjkMRuCvXI\/AAAAAAAAJLc\/9q9kuNXeqBc\/s1600\/marnie04.jpg\" height=\"220\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rycOPGe63wQ\/VMjkMQmOgjI\/AAAAAAAAJLo\/lUHkh1vGC5g\/s1600\/marnie05.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rycOPGe63wQ\/VMjkMQmOgjI\/AAAAAAAAJLo\/lUHkh1vGC5g\/s1600\/marnie05.jpg\" height=\"216\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-AMjK9ArXCnM\/VMjkMlPkn8I\/AAAAAAAAJLg\/6Cu_9RuO2GE\/s1600\/marnie06.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-AMjK9ArXCnM\/VMjkMlPkn8I\/AAAAAAAAJLg\/6Cu_9RuO2GE\/s1600\/marnie06.jpg\" height=\"215\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of the things I enjoy about Studio Ghibli's films, and a lot of Japanese animation in general, is their naturalistic approach to character designs. You can see how strongly manga comics influence the art form in many ways. In America, the everything is filtered through the lens of caricature, with the same exaggerated limbs, the same spindly arms and legs, from one movie to the next. And, of course, the shadow of Walt Disney towers over everything. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the more recent Ghibli productions, there has been a tendency to create a homoginized look, a generic \"Miyazaki\" house style. You see the same kind of body types and faces in The Cat Returns, Arrietty the Borrower, From Up on Poppy Hill, and the Playstation 3 videogame, Ni no Kuni. It's understandable, since, after all, Ghibli operates largely to create Hayao Miyazaki movies. But for other directors, it results in a watered-down, copycat look. I think that's one key reason why Arrietty and Poppy Hill were both personal disappoints for me.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI like Hiromasa Yonebayashi's visual style, both as an artist and a director. When Marnie Was There is just distinctive enough to stand apart from the recent pack. I'm reminded of the late, great Yoshifumi Kondo, who was a master of character and visual design. The clean lines, matched to natural body types, portrayed against those Impressionist and Expressionst backgrounds that are a Ghibli trademark - it looks terrific. I honestly wonder why Western animators and artists don't follow this approach. Whenever I see an American\u0026nbsp;\"anime-style\" cartoon, I just cringe.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm really looking forward to seeing Marnie in theaters this Spring. I feel more upbeat about this movie than any of the non-Miyazaki\/Takahata Studio Ghibli features since Kondo."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5961119660409705419\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=24969765\u0026postID=5961119660409705419\u0026isPopup=true","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/5961119660409705419"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/5961119660409705419"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/photos-when-marnie-was-there.html","title":"Photos - When Marnie Was There"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"daniel thomas"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/115921935342890160367"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-xGsbK0k42n0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAJU8\/eigGI1O_8F8\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XlO0YDiuWhY\/VMjkL5fEjYI\/AAAAAAAAJLY\/Lx54zUhROHY\/s72-c\/marnie01.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-7246952924269265963"},"published":{"$t":"2015-01-16T00:41:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-01-16T09:43:49.617-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"my neighbor totoro"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"screenshots"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Photos - My Neighbor Totoro"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fKJbXErzQCo\/VLixy1fcm4I\/AAAAAAAAJGU\/JOe6eOj27o8\/s1600\/cap515.bmp\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fKJbXErzQCo\/VLixy1fcm4I\/AAAAAAAAJGU\/JOe6eOj27o8\/s1600\/cap515.bmp\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LIN5dYHEB9o\/VLix5y8AwBI\/AAAAAAAAJGc\/yDWSxhRAxXo\/s1600\/cap516.bmp\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LIN5dYHEB9o\/VLix5y8AwBI\/AAAAAAAAJGc\/yDWSxhRAxXo\/s1600\/cap516.bmp\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZNTPrQFQ0kI\/VLix8vX-TgI\/AAAAAAAAJGk\/YC2XYeY4P04\/s1600\/cap517.bmp\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZNTPrQFQ0kI\/VLix8vX-TgI\/AAAAAAAAJGk\/YC2XYeY4P04\/s1600\/cap517.bmp\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gU9AZdxx8bY\/VLix84hf-sI\/AAAAAAAAJGo\/JMfadsllddM\/s1600\/cap518.bmp\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gU9AZdxx8bY\/VLix84hf-sI\/AAAAAAAAJGo\/JMfadsllddM\/s1600\/cap518.bmp\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEven though I've been running Ghibli Blog for nearly a decade, I never spend nearly enough time talking about My Neighbor Totoro. You'd think I would take the hint and spend my every waking moment talking about Hayao Miyazaki's most famously-known movie. So here are several screenshots from one of my favorite scenes, where Mei tumbles into Totoro's lair.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm always impressed at how the little girl climbs onto the belly of a giant monster, and she's not afraid at all. It's the monster who's scared of her. He just sits there, silently staring, slightly puzzled. And then he goes back to sleep.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI can't think of an American animated feature that would portray such a meeting with such gentleness and quietness. The overwhelming temptation by the Hollywood studios would be a) make the big Totoro scary and frightening; b) play the scene for slapstick comedy; c) have Totoro voiced by some loud-mouthed comedian who wants to be Robin Williams; or d) have Totoro voiced by Robin Williams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThank God Hayao Miyazaki doesn't work in Hollywood. And Thank God for the background artist, Kazuo Oga. The artwork in this scene is absolutely gorgeous. Yeah, I really should be writing more about My Neighbor Totoro."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7246952924269265963\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=24969765\u0026postID=7246952924269265963\u0026isPopup=true","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/7246952924269265963"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/24969765\/posts\/default\/7246952924269265963"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/ghiblicon.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/photos-my-neighbor-totoro.html","title":"Photos - My Neighbor Totoro"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"daniel thomas"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/115921935342890160367"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-xGsbK0k42n0\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAJU8\/eigGI1O_8F8\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fKJbXErzQCo\/VLixy1fcm4I\/AAAAAAAAJGU\/JOe6eOj27o8\/s72-c\/cap515.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}}]}});