Showing posts with label Anime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anime. Show all posts

Tuesday 11 August 2015

The Girl Who Leapt Through Tine (2006)

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda and starring Shannon Chan-Kent, Brian Dobson, Brian Drummond 
and Andrew Francis. (English version)


DVD bought in 2009
Blu-ray bought in 2011
98mins






DVD







DVD extra -

Audio Commentary with Mamoru Hosoda and actors Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, Mitsutaka Itakura

Tales from Earthsea (2006)

Directed by Gorō Miyazaki and starring Timothy Dalton, Matt Levin, Mariska Hargitay, 
Cheech Marin and Willem Dafoe (English version).


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2009
110m 47s







Complete storyboards (111mins)
NTV Japanese TV Channel Special (44mins)
Behind the Microphone (48mins)
Original Japanese trailer
Studio Ghibli Collection trailer reel

Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)

Directed by Keiichi Sugiyama and starring Christopher Patton, Carrie Savage, Pam Dougherty and John Burgmeier. (English version)


DVD bought in 2009
Blu-ray bought in 2012
94m 15s






 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

The Making of Origin (52mins)
Japanese Promo Spots (10mins)
Theatrical Trailer

Tekkonkinkreet (2006)

Directed by Michael Arias, starring Scott Menville, Kamali Minter, Rick Gomez and David Lodge


DVD bought in 2009
Blu-ray bought in 2012
110m 36s





 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with Michael Arias, writer Anthony Weintrau, and sound designer Mitch Osias
The Making of Tekkonkinkreet - Director Michael Arias' 300 Day Diary (43mins)
A Conversation with Michael Arias and British music duo Plaid" featurette (12mins)

Paprika (2006)

Directed by Satoshi Kon and starring Cindy Robinson, Yuri Lowenthal, Michael Forest 
and David Lodge (English Version).


DVD bought in 2009
Blu-ray bought in 2012
90mins





 Blu-ray





Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with Satoshi Kon, composer Susumu Hirasawa, and associate producers
The Making of Paprika (30mins)
A Conversation About the Dream (29mins)
The Art of Fantasy (12mins)
The Dream CG World (15mins)
Storyboard comparisons

Wednesday 5 August 2015

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (2005)

Directed by Tetsuya Nomura and starring Steve Burton, Leigh Cook, Mena Suvari and Steve Blum (English version)


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006
Complete Edition Blu-ray bought in 2009
101mins (126mins)





 DVD







Blu-ray extras -
 
Legacy of Final Fantasy VII (7mins)
Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII (24mins)
Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII Compilation (30mins)
On the Way to a Smile - Episode: "Denzel" (28mins)
Sneak Peek at "Final Fantasy XIII" (7mins)

Tuesday 21 July 2015

Steamboy (2004)

Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo and starring Anna Paquin, Kari Wahlgren, Patrick Stewart, 
Oliver Cotton and Alfred Molina (English Version).


2-disc Director's Cut DVD Box Set bought in 2006
126mins












The Voyage of Steamboy (34mins)
Re-voicing Steamboy (19mins)
Interview with director Katsuhiro Otomo (5mins)
Multi-screen Landscape Study (19mins)
The Adventure Continues
Production Drawings
Animation Onion Skins
Theatrical Trailer

Box Set includes collectible postcards, 164 page booklet containing character designs, mecha designs, selected storyboard sequences, 28 page"Steamboy Manga" in Japanese, reading right to left and with an English translation booklet.

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki and starring Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, 
Lauren Bacall and Billy Crystal (English version)


2-disc Limited Edition DVD bought in 2006
2-disc Blu-ray bought in 2012
119m 08s





 DVD







Blu-ray extras -

Complete Storyboards as a Multi-Angle presentation
Interview with author Diana Wynne Jones (8mins)
Interview with Peter Docter (8mins)
Hello, Mr. Lasseter! Hayao Miyazaki visits Pixar featurette (16mins)
Explanation of CG: How to Move Howl’s Castle (20mins)
The Sounds of Howl’s Moving Castle (28mins)
Behind the Microphone (9mins)
Theatrical trailers