Introduction to Japanese Anime Films

Anime is the term for cartoons that come from Japana.Drugu word is used so that should not be confused with the western animated shows. Unlike the West, where animated films are generally made ​​for kids, Japanese anime can target any age group, in addition, some broadcasts are intended for adults only

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Anime is a visual medium that gives a lot of freedom for artists to express themselves. Some animes can be very stylish, while others take a more realistic approach. They are also known for mixing CG effects with traditional hand-drawn animation successfully.

Now that we have determined that anime can be a medium for any kind of story - not only shows for kids - let's talk about anime movies. Similar to Western producers of animated films such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo, Japan's anime industry, its film. However, although the Japanese animation is becoming more popular overseas, and not many people are familiar with the more impressive works of anime. Largely commercialized and overhyped shows like Digimon and Naruto are the most popular.

So, if you've got your first impression of anime through low quality as the child shows you've seen on TV, it's not enough reason to decide that all anime is bad. You should watch some of the best anime films, instead - like "Spirited Away" by the Japanese anime genius Hayao Miyazaki. This animated film won an Oscar, and this is the first (and so far, only) non-English animated work that won an Oscar.

Films by Hayao Miyazaki (such as Howl moving castle, Princess Mononoke, and so on) are always a good bet when looking for a great anime movies to watch. There are also other classics such as The Tomb of Fireflies, Ghost in the Shell or Akira. Most of these films have been translated and named so it will not have trouble acquiring DVD and enjoy a fantastic trip.

Music in Anime

Music is important that every anime and going from the first second. Almost always after publication (series, ova, or movies) its going to sell. For very popular productions in particular a few seasons, the disc will be released for the fans. No wonder a whole, because in addition to its main goal anime ostsite also have a financial position - series is mainly financed by the manufacturers of equipment such as audio and video discs, toys. Thus, a series of soundtrack sales support additional series.



Discs contain songs, poems, and sometimes some form of dialogue. Of course, most of these songs are the opening disc also predefining series' commercial success. Opening and closing theme performed by specially invited musicians or actors seyu vocal recording soundtrack. Sometimes manufacturers can start to cast an actor of the series just let him / her perform a song there and become so famous. Interrupt threads are less prestigious than the introductory ones, but still granted a few.



Many top bands to agree to take anime songs. In 1999 Pillows recorded 2 songs for the popular FLCL - Ride on Shooting Star, and I think I can. In 2001 he published in the U.S. in boosting its popularity in North America.



Super Dimension Fortress Macross series known as Robotech in the U.S. actually gave rise seyu industry in the early 1980s due to the Mari Iijima, the young actress and singer in the key female role in Lynn Minmay. This series of songs performed by her are the top-rated in the Japanese hit parade for the first time in the history of anime sparked a huge spectator interest in this profession.

Green Lantern - WonderCon footage

Coming June 17th in theaters everywhere!

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan. 

Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax…he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all. 

 

New Spider-man to have comic book web shooters

"It's a device."

[Source: Syfy] If you look closely at the recently released photo of Andrew Garfield in his Spidey gear, you can just make out a pair of metallic doodads on his hands. Emma Stone confirms what sharp-eyed fans have deduced: that Peter Parker builds his web-shooters in Marc Webb's reboot.

Even though, in the comics, science whiz Peter Parker invented the gizmos that would allow him to shoot webs from his wrists, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy turned them into a biological process—a side effect of the same spider bite that gave Peter his powers. (That, in and of itself, might be a remnant from James Cameron's time on Spider-Man: In his 1991 treatment for an abandoned Spidey movie, Peter discovers the bio-organic web spouts after a particularly gooey dream.)

But on the Golden Globes red carpet, the new Gwen Stacy seems to have confirmed that the new webslinger will swing mechanically with three simple words:

"It's a device."

RPG Metanoia

The Philippine's first full length animated film in 3D

RPG Metanoia took 4 years to make with a crew of about 26 animators. Thaumatrope Animation began work in 2007. In 2008, a teaser trailer for the movie (then titled "theRPGmovie") was shown at Level Up's Ragnarok Online event at the World Trade Center. In August 2009, Ambientmedia officially partnered with ABS-CBN. In June 2010, it was announced to be an official entry for the 36th Metro Manila Film Festival. In August 2010, RPG: Metanoia's official website was launched. The Cinema Evaluation Board gave the movie a Grade A. [Source: Wikipedia]
 
RPG Metanoia is about a young boy name Nico (voiced by Zaijan Jaranilla) who is obsessed with playing online video games. He is encouraged by his father (voiced by Aga Muhlach); however, his mother (voiced by Eugene Domingo) worries if Nico’s passion for video games will be good for his future. 

The film premiered on Christmas Day, December 25, 2010, and received several awards from the Metro Manila Film Festival.

Links:

• Official website
• RPG: Metanoia on Facebook
• CG Animation News in the Philippines: 'RPG Metanoia' at AnimationInsider.net

The Most Anticipated Movies of 2011

Here's a list of the most anticipated flicks of 2011

[Source: Yahoo! Movies]

Thor (May 6) 

This year we'll see comic books, fairy tales, current bestsellers and classic novels come to life on the big screen. You'll have to wait until 2012 for theA-list superheroes like Spider-Man, Batman and even Superman to return to yourlocal megaplex. In the meantime, there's "Thor." Unlike those others,this superhero is not a millionaire with a dark side or a high school kid withunusual insect bites. No. Thor is a god! This movie gives fans a chance to seethe mighty warrior (played by Australian actor Chris Hemsworth) in his ownflick. You'll see him next fighting along side Iron Man and the Hulk in thehotly anticipated "Avengers" movie, which also comes out in 2012. 

Pirates of the Caribbean:On Stranger Tides (May 20) -- Jack Sparrow is back, which isn't surprisingconsidering the huge piles of booty raked in by the last three flicks. Thistime Sparrow teams up with his old nemesis Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) andhis old flame Angelica (Penelope Cruz) to track down the Fountain of Youth.Blocking their path is Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and a host of supernaturalbaddies that includes zombies and mermaids.

[See also: Newest Bond girl cast for 'Hansel and Gretel']

The Hangover, Part II (May 26) -- If there's one place onthe planet that can top Vegas in terms of sin, it's the red-light districts of Thailand. Andthat's where Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) head for Stu's(Ed Helms) bachelor party. It's safe to assume that the party goes horriblywrong. The production landed itself in the news last year with word of twohigh-profile cameos. Bill Clinton appears briefly, perhaps the onlyex-president out there appropriate for a "Hangover" movie. MelGibson, after a lot of screaming and yelling, will not be in the flick. 

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 1) --"Transformers 2" might have made over $400 million domestically, butjust about everyone from hardcore fans to producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura tostar Shia LaBeouf admits that the movie just wasn't that good.Michael Bay has promised that this flick will bebetter and reportedly will have cooler action and less "dorkycomedy." Also absent from this go-around is Megan Fox, replaced by Victoria's Secret modelRosie Huntington-Whiteley. 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (July 15) --It's taken just about ten years for everyone's favorite boy wizard to have hisfinal face-off with He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named. While the previous Potter movie,the first half of J.K. Rowling's tome, started with some high-flying action(literally) only to level into a long stretch of angst, exile and self-doubt,this movie looks like it's going to be one long breathless chase to thatwizarding Gotterdammerung, the battle of Hogwarts. 

Cowboys & Aliens (July 29) -- Han Solo and James Bondstar in a Western about aliens. Do you really need to know more? It's averitable tiramisu of Fanboy awesomeness. Jon Favreau of "Iron Man"fame directs.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 (November 18)-- After the wild success of "Eclipse," Twi-hards everywhere are waitingwith bated breath to see how Stephenie Meyer's final book in the Twilightseries is going to be adapted. Thematically, "Breaking Dawn" ismarked with less moony-eyed longing than the previous books and with moreshocks, including a graphic, not to mention icky, child-birthing scene. How canthis movie possibly be faithful to the text and keep a tween-friendly rating ofPG-13? The producers are remaining tight-lipped about the whole thing, but theydid bring in Oscar-winning filmmaker Bill Condon to direct. We'll see if the"Dreamgirls" director can find a way to satisfy both fans and theMPAA.

The Muppets (November 23) -- Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and the rest of the gang is finally getting a reboot after a twelve yearabsence from the silver screen. The same guys responsible for "ForgettingSarah Marshall" -- Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller -- wrote thescreenplay, so expect the same silly comic sensibility as "Marshall" -- thoughpresumably with a lot less nudity. There are few public details about "TheMuppets" although Amy Adams, Zach Galifianakis, Paul Rudd and RickyGervais along with Segel do reportedly star.

Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol (December 16) -- TomCruise reprises his role as the seemingly indestructible IMF agent, Ethan Hunt.Not much is known about the plot aside from a couple of pictures with Cruisedangling from the tallest building in the world -- Burj Khalifa in Dubai. If that seemsincredible, it's just as well. The movie's director, Brad Bird, previouslydirected "The Incredibles." Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, JoshHolloway, and Simon Pegg also star.

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (December 21) -- StiegLarsson's book might just be one of the most compulsively readable books outthere; it's a relentlessly riveting murder mystery that turns the popular viewof Sweden from a nice quiet country that makes great furniture to a hotbed offamily jealousy, investigative journalism and hidden crimes. It also featuresone of the most memorable literary characters in memory -- the punk-rock hackersavant Lisbeth Salander. It's not surprising then that film producers snatchedup the movie rights faster than you can say lutefisk. A well-crafted Europeanversion of the movie came out in '09, but now it's Hollywood's turn, featuring director DavidFincher, fresh off his soon-to-be-Oscar-winning flick "The SocialNetwork" and starring Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer and Rooney Mara asSalander.

The Green Hornet (January 14)

Starring: Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz and Jay Chou

Paul (March 11)

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost go on a road trip to attend San Diego Comic-Con and end up meeting a wise-cracking, booze-drinking illegal alien, as in the extra-terrestrial variety.

Sucker Punch (March 25)

Starring: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish

Your Highness (April 8)

Starring: James Franco, Danny McBride and Natalie Portman

Gon - The Anime

Gon with the Wind

Gon is a tiny fictional dinosaur and the title character of a Japanese manga series created by Masashi Tanaka. The Gon series features the completely wordless adventures of the irascible title character as he interacts with the natural world, depicted by Tanaka in lush, realistic detail. Gon somehow survived the extinction of his fellow dinosaurs and interacts with paleolithic animals. In 1998, the manga received an Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival. [Source: Wikipedia]

Now it is being made into a CGI animated film. Check out the clip below:

 Kung Pow Panda Too!!! 

As expected, when a movie makes a zillion dollars, there has to be a sequel. Prepare for the Return of Awesomeness in... Kung Fu Panda 2.

Empire Magazine Reveals First Look at Tintin Movie

[Source: EmpireOnline.com] Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have chosen Empire to reveal the first look at The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Headed our way next October, the film adapts the enormously popular books by Hergé in performance-captured, 3D form.

Our exclusive and specially-Weta-created cover is a riff on the iconic image of Tintin (Jamie Bell) and his dog Snowy picked out by a spotlight as they are running. Then we have a couple of stills from the film, one showing you Andy Serkis’ Captain Haddock and another with Haddock and Tintin adrift at sea and signalling for help.

“With live action you’re going to have actors pretending to be Captain Haddock and Tintin,” says Peter Jackson. “You’d be casting people to look like them. It’s not really going to feel like the Tintin Hergé drew. It’s going to be somewhat different. With CGI we can bring Hergé’s world to life, keep the stylised caricatured faces, keep everything looking like Hergé’s artwork, but make it photo-real.”

So what can we expect from the story? Here’s what Spielberg told us. “The first part of the film, which is the most mysterious part, certainly owes much to not only film noir but the whole German Brechtian theatre — some of our night scenes and our action scenes are very contrasty. But at the same time the movie is a hell of an adventure.”

The film also stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as Thompson and Thomson respectively (“When people first heard that bit of casting they thought that we’d gone barking mad,” says Jackson. Adds Spielberg, “The Thompson Twins can’t be clones of each other. Nick and Simon provided all the differences we needed to foil for each other. They have a wonderful moment in the movie where they start to have an argument about whose sidekick is whose.”) and Daniel Craig as Red Rackham. It also features Cary Elwes, Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook and Daniel Mays.

And for those of you thinking really far ahead, what has Jackson got planned for his Tintin adventure if and when the planned sequel happens? “One of my favourites is The Seven Crystal Balls, so that’s the one I’ve always been thinking of,” he says. “I also really like the Eastern European ones, the Balkan ones like King Ottokar’s Sceptre and The Calculus Affair. I think it’s a terrific setting for a thriller, the weird Balkan politics and the mysterious secret service agents. I think the Moon ones are terrific, but they’d be good for the third or fourth Tintin film, if we get that far. We want to keep his feet on the ground just a little bit longer.”

For much, much more from Spielberg, Jackson and their entire cast, pick up the new issue of Empire, today. Or better still, order your copy online now!

For a full preview of this month's issue - click here.

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse on DVD this September 28

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is a direct-to-video animated film based on the Superman/Batman comic storyline "The Supergirl from Krypton" and is a sequel to Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. The art style is partly based on that of Michael Turner, who penciled the Superman/Batman comic book arc. The film is the ninth in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line released by Warner Premiere and Warner Bros. Animation and the first sequel in the line. It is set to be released on September 28, 2010. The film stars Tim Daly as Clark Kent/Superman, Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Andre Braugher as Darkseid, Summer Glau as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl, Susan Eisenberg as Princess Diana/Wonder Woman, and Edward Asner as Granny Goodness.

After a spaceship splashes down in Gotham City Harbor, Batman and Superman encounter a mysterious Kryptonian with powers as great as those of the Man of Steel. The Kryptonian is soon revealed to be Kara, who is the cousin of Superman. Superman takes her under his wing to educate her about the ways of Earth. However, the villainous Darkseid has other plans. Big Barda has just escaped and Darkseid is looking for a capable fighter to take over the Female Furies. He sends Granny Goodness to abduct Supergirl and brainwashes her so he can gain control of her, utilizing the powerful Kryptonian to do his bidding. It's up to Batman, Wonder Woman, Big Barda and Superman to save Kara, but they'll have to take the fight to Darkseid within his hostile world – where unknown, deadly threats lurk around every corner, including a brainwashed Kryptonian able to match Superman blow-for-blow. They recruit Big Barda since she has intimate knowledge of Darkseid's home and was able to escape Apokolips before. 

CastVoice actor / Character 

Tim Daly      Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman 

Kevin Conroy      Bruce Wayne / Batman 

Andre Braugher      Darkseid 

Summer Glau      Kara Zor-El / Supergirl 

Susan Eisenberg      Princess Diana / Diana Prince / Wonder Woman 

Edward Asner      Granny Goodness 

Julianne Grossman      Big Barda 

John Cygan      Male Radio Caller 

Dave Mitchell      Bearded Longshoreman 

Rachel Quaintance      Lyla/Harbinger 

Andrea Romano      Stompa 

Salli Saffioti      Gilotina 

Tara Strong      Female Radio Caller 

Jim Ward      Radio DJ 

Greg Williams      Terrified Longshoreman 

April Winchell      Female Radio Caller 1

Voltron - Concept Art for Live-Action Film

[Source: JoBlo.com] This art is actually part of the pitch process aimed at getting the full-blown movie up and running. Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer (SAHARA, the forthcoming CONAN movie) are said to be scripters on the project for the moment. 

Remember when some folks thought CLOVERFIELD was actually a VOLTRON film in disguise?

The Illusionist 2010 International Trailer

Yogi Bear Movie Trailer

City Under Siege!

Robbers with super powers go on a crime spree. Who is strong enough to stop them?

Tales from Earthsea - Official US Trailer

A trailer for the the North American release of Ghibli's Tales From Earthsea, which opens August 13, rated PG-13.

King of Fighters Promo Trailer

Messenger From the Sea

[Source: TwitchFilm.net] Over the last few years an interesting trend has emerged in the world of Japanese animation. You can call it the rise of the indies, a wave of purely independent animators creating their own feature films and OVA releases at remarkably high quality, building a loyal cult of followers around the globe at the same time.

Makoto Shinkai is the most obvious example of this phenomenon, and probably the highest profile, but there are plenty of others as well. Among them, an animator who calls himself simply Nosferatu. Working largely in monochrome with his signature character, Non-Chan, Nosferatu has assembled an impressive body of work and will be releasing a half hour Non-Chan starring short titled The Messenger From The Sea next month. The first teaser for this has just come on the scene and it is rather tasty.

Olivia Wilde will kick butt in cyberspace

The O.C. and House vet told MTV about her character Quorra (whom they call "Cora"), the right-hand woman of Jeff Bridges' character Flynn, who was himself last seen in 1982's Tron. Wilde says of her character kicking butt in the world of Tron (where getting splattered in a lightcycle duel seems an everyday matter), that "I'm a very passive, nonviolent person, but there's something to be said for playing a very strong woman, and being able to train yourself to do something that you never thought you'd be able to do is one of the highlights of being an actor."

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Transformers 3 - Filming in Chicago

[Source: SciFiWire.com] Michael Bay! Explosions! The streets of Chicago turned fiery this weekend thanks to a Transformers 3 scene Bay was shooting in which Optimus Prime sped through a series of explosions. Luckily, thanks to the video below, we don't have to wait for the film to hit theaters to get a taste of the action.