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watchin' & writin' 5 centimetres per second, animation, anime, anime syllabus, grave of the fireflies, isao takahata, japanese, makoto shinkai, the place promised in our early days

Big in Japan pt. 3 (Continuing the Anime Syllabus)

February 16, 2012

Shinkai and Takahata bring me back to earth.

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Ryan McNeil
watchin' & writin' animation, anime syllabus, foreign, hayao miyazaki, japanese, millennium actress, paprika, satoshi kon, spirited away

Big in Japan pt. 2 (Beginning the Anime Syllabus)

January 19, 2012

Time to pop my cherry with the help of Satoshi Kon and Hayao Miyazaki

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF animation, anime, japanese, Studio Ghibli, TIFF 2011

TIFF Review: FROM UP ON POPPY HILL

September 9, 2011

A Charming Start to TIFF 2011

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF, Toronto anh hung tran, drama, foreign, japanese, reactions, rinko kikuchi, TIFF 2010

TIFF Review: NORWEGIAN WOOD

September 18, 2010

It Took an Entire Week, but TIFF 2010 Has Finally Let Me Down.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF, Toronto docs, gemma arterton, history, japanese, reactions, TIFF 2010

TIFF Review: ANPO

September 18, 2010

Confession: ANPO wasn’t exactly what I thought I was signing on for, but that’s not a bad thing. The doc was actually quite illuminating on a subject that I knew precious little about…and contained enough stunning artwork to send me home happy. ANPO is the Mutual Cooperation and Security Treaty that was signed between Japan…

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Ryan McNeil
screenings, Toronto foreign, horror, japanese, screenings

Burning Down the House

July 27, 2010

Bob, What Have You Brought Us To See?

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Ryan McNeil
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