With 'From Up on Poppy Hill' on the way, counting down Studio Ghibli's 10 best movies

Posted by · 4:00 pm · March 12th, 2013

From ‘Spirited Away’ to ‘Arrietty,’ we rank the Japanese studio’s finest.

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GKIDS extends its Studio Ghibli alliance to 'Grave of the Fireflies'

Posted by · 5:12 pm · November 20th, 2012

The 1988 classic will be re-released for its 25th anniversary in 2013.

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Academy announces 21 qualifying titles for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar

Posted by · 2:07 pm · November 2nd, 2012

In addition to 16 of the Best Animated Feature Film contenders we have already thoroughly charted (and minus “Dino Time,” which didn’t bother — who can blame them? — and “Arjun: The Warrior Prince,” which I had been led to believe by Disney would qualify), the Academy has announced five more qualifying titles for a big ole’ list of 21. So that means we will definitely have a full slate of five nominees in the category, though that was already expected.

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From 'Brave' to 'Zarafa,' analyzing this year's animated feature film contenders

Posted by · 9:34 pm · October 25th, 2012

We view all the prospective hopefuls and try to narrow the race down.

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More on the four GKIDS animated feature qualifiers

Posted by · 12:17 pm · August 29th, 2012

‘From Up on Poppy Hill,’ ‘Le Tableau,’ ‘The Rabbi’s Cat’ and ‘Zarafa’ officially join the race.

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GKIDS picks up 'Ernest & Celestine' for a fall 2013 release (UPDATED)

Posted by · 12:18 pm · August 27th, 2012

But the indie studio still has a lot to play with this year.

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