Canadian Dub Rape
…the main characters Nagisa and Honoka will be named Natalie and Hannah in the English-dubbed version. ANN: Pretty Cure to Run on Canada’s YTV in Early 2009 (via) I’ve often… Read more »
WordPress 2.7
I just upgraded to WordPress 2.7. “First decimal place” upgrades like this are more likely to cause problems than the usual bug fix upgrade. If you see anything on the… Read more »
Nothing Like the Holidays–Movie Review
OK, you know the drill. The far-flung members of a family return to their parents’ house for Christmas (or for Thanksgiving, or whatever) but things aren’t what they used to… Read more »
Lucky Star–Anime Review
Probably no anime series was more anticipated in the Spring of 2007 than Lucky Star. The studio had previously released two big hits in a row: The Melancholy of Haruhi… Read more »
Australia–Movie Review
Australian director Baz Luhrmann seems to be trying to recreate the sprawling, glamorous blockbuster movies of the 1940s and 1950s. I think he does a pretty good job of capturing… Read more »
Bolt–Movie Review
I’m not sure that Bolt qualifies as a “classic” but it may well prove to be the best family film of this holiday season. Bolt (John Travolta) is a dog… Read more »
I Still Think It’s More Important
My last post seems to have struck a nerve. First, I want to emphasize that when I said “writing is more important than art in animation” I did not mean… Read more »
Which Is More Important?
“I wouldn’t say that writing is more important than art in animation…” says Ogiue Maniax. Personally WOULD say that. In fact, I’ll say it right now. Writing IS more important… Read more »
Neon Genesis Evangelion–Anime Review
I approached this series with a certain amount of apprehension. On the one hand, it’s widely regarded as a great classic. On the other hand, many people will tell you… Read more »
Synecdoche, New York–Movie Review
I guess that after writing movies like Adaptation and Being John Malkovitch Charlie Kaufman decided that he wanted to do something really weird and surreal. The sort of movie where… Read more »