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Laserblast Blu-ray & DVD: Sky Crawlers, Land of the Lost, etc
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Science fiction, fantasy, and horror titles run hot and cold when it comes to home video releases each Tuesday, and this week is definitely cold – at least in terms of numbers. However, as the old cliche goes, if Donald Trump walks into a bar the average net work of everyone in the [...]
The Sky Crawlers – Anime Trailer
Y’know, it’s not like I get blurbed every day.
Sky Crawlers – Anime Film Review
The Sky Crawlers
Did Terrence Malick suddenly acquire a taste for animation? You’d think so from the lush, elegiac feel of THE SKY CRAWLERS. Set in an indeterminate future-past (HD TV and flatscreen computers? Yup. Prop planes and classic cars as well? You betcha), the film tells the story of Yuichi (voiced by Ryo Kase), a [...]
New York Debut of Oshii’s Sky Crawlers Tonight
Sky Crawlers at Lincoln Center
You know Mamoru Oshii loves to go where other anime directors fear to tread (ahem… GHOST IN THE SHELL; BEAUTIFUL DREAMER). His latest, THE SKY CRAWLERS, debuts at Lincoln Center tonight, complete with a video intro by The Man himself.
Review will follow here, but if you’re in the city, it should [...]
Ghost in the Shell 2 – Innocence (2004) – Anime Film Review
By Steve Biodrowski
GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE is not only one of the greatest achievements in the history of anime; it is absolutely without doubt one of the most visually stunning films ever made. Much like AKIRA in the 1980s, this is the film that sets the standard by which all others of its kind [...]
Ghost in the Shell (1995) – Anime Film Review
Existential angst in the form of cyberpunk anime from Japan. A form of artificial intelligence has become self aware, and now it`s seeking a way to escape from cyberspace into the real world. Ironically, the special forces tracking it down are formerly human beings whose bodies and brains have been so enhanced with modern technology [...]
