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Mary & the Witch’s Flower
By Andrew Osmond. Two years ago, the British film magazine Little White Lies interviewed director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, then best known for directing Ghibli’s Arrietty and When Marnie was There. Yonebayashi was asked about the first Ghibli films he saw. Nausicaa and Totoro, he answered. “I’ve been watching all of them since I was a child… […]
When Marnie Was There
By Andrew Osmond. When Marnie Was There, released in cinemas on 10th June through Studio Canal, may be the last feature film made at the world’s most famous anime studio, Ghibli. Marnie tells the story of a solitary, withdrawn, rather boyish-looking girl called Anna. As the film opens, she’s sent away to a coastal town […]
Anime at the Oscars 2016
By Andrew Osmond. One of this year’s Animated Feature Oscar nominees is not like the others. Inside Out is the only one that was a box-office hit in America, and the only one that more than 5% of the American public might have heard of. It’s also – let’s be honest – the sure-fire winner […]