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Beyond Ghibli
Sad because you finished with each and every Ghibli movie ever made? (and Borrower Arrietty is still unreleased in your country) (and you can’t afford a trip to their museum in Tokyo to watch the special shorts there). Here is a list of Ghibliesque movies I have enjoyed: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. Much [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ghibli films – a summary
I have now watched most Studio Ghibli major pictures. What an amazing cinematic experience, thanks to some friends who took a copy of Totoro on a trip. Here’s a list of movies I have enjoyed, with some relevant info: my personal rating, the age from which I think children can endure them, plus the age from [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The names of Studio Ghibli
Is there some Studio Ghibli’s obsession with names that sound S-S-K? Just consider the name of these main characters: Setsuko, Grave_of_the Fireflies Satsuki, My Neighbour Totoro Shizuku, Whisper of the Heart Sōsuke, Ponyo And, to a lesser degree: Ashitaka, Princess Mononoke
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Top 50 animated films
Time Out’s list of the 50 greatest animated films, curated by Terry Gilliam, shows a large number of films from Studio Ghibli, including the top film! These are good times fo Ghibli, at least in Spain: Ponyo on the cliff was broadly played during the summer an has just been released on DVD, as is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )wikipedia: reliable sources
Here is what, for many, is a weak point in wikipedia: the sources. What is accepted as “true”. Here is a list of claims that may have been challenged in wikipedia, or not. See how many you get right! About the katakana Japanese syllabary: in a manga, the speech of a foreign character or a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Dubbing – or dumbing? Miyazaki’s case.
I was recently quite shocked by Disney’s dubbing of Hayao Miyazaki‘s movies, specially (Castle in the Sky (Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta) and Kiki’s Delivery Service (Majo no takkyûbin). These are widely held as masterpieces in animation, so that they would seem to deserve special care. On the other hand, they fall in dangerous “children’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )mplayer and mencoder spells
The program mplayer is easily the simplest solution to get DVD playing on a system (with smplayer providing a nice GUI). It turns out it even provides a tool to rip DVD titles. Here are some spells.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )TV series
Just a list of recommended TV series from Pablo, the expert.
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