It’s another light week, but we do get a few specific worthwhile releases, particularly if you are a fan of TV shows becoming movies or vice versa.
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Hayao Miyazaki to Direct Dune Anime
Studio Ghibli has announced that they will be doing a 24-episode television series adapting Frank Herbert’s Dune, to be directed by Hayao Miyazaki. This will be Miyazaki’s first television series since writing for Gainax’s television series Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water in the early 90s, and the first television series to be primarily animated by Studio Ghibli.
In a press release, Miyazaki said, “Frank Herbert created a beautifully realized universe with the Dune series, which inspired my own ‘Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind’. It is an honor to give this work the adaptation that it rightfully deserves, and with the production values that our viewers have become accustomed to.” The series is scheduled to begin in the Spring 2015 season, in time for the novel’s 40th Anniversary.
Some of the concept art and character designs have been released online, and can be found here.
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for March 27th, 2012
Every year, there is a lull in theatrical releases because (aside from the week of Christmas and New Year’s) people typcially stop going to theatres between (U.s.) Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day. We are now in the DVD/Blu-Ray release cycle corresponding to this period. Expect several weeks worth of decent library titles, but no real doorcrashers.
New Prometheus Trailer Released
The second full trailer for Prometheus is now out, and which should explain a bit more of the film’s premise.
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for March 13th, 2012
Though a little shy on doorcrashers in the traditional sense, there are a fair number of decent titles out this week.
Jean “Moebius” Giraud passes away
We’re a little late getting the article up on this, but Jean “Moebius” Giraud passed away today after a long illness at the age of 73. Moebius was well known for his detailed art style, which inspired (among other things) the mechanical designs for the Nostromo in Alien, as well as influencing artists in the US as well as Japan (including Katsuhiro Otomo, who would write the manga Akira, as well as write and direct the film adaptation). Continue reading →
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for March 6th, 2012
This is a huge week for library titles released for the 100th anniversary of Universal Studios.
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for Feburary 21st, 2012
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for February 14th, 2012
For a Valentine’s Day release, there aren’t a lot of romantic comedies around.
IDW puts out Doctor Who, Star Trek: The Next Generation Crossover
BleedingCool.com is reporting that IDW will be putting out a mini-series crossing over the current Doctor with Star Trek: The Next Generation. As yet there is no news on who the writer or artists will be, nor any information on the length of the mini-series. IDW, who has the official rights to put out Doctor Who & Star Trek comics in the US, is planning to do the official reveal at the upcoming Gallifrey One convention. Continue reading →