Hayao Miyazaki’s THE BOY AND THE HERON

By Mimi Rich

February 8, 2024

Tender, beautiful, macabre, thoughtful, hilarious, and heart-wrenching all at once, all of Miyazaki's films - from the indelible fuzzy spirits in My Neighbor Totoro (1988), to the epic fantasy tale Princess Mononoke (1997), to the contradictions of love and war in Howl's Moving Castle (2004), to the lovable and enchanting Ponyo (2008), to one of the highest-grossing film in Japanese history and Oscar-winning Spirited Away (2001) - continue to contribute to the ever-expanding, rich Miyazaki mythology.

Frostbitten Frames: Animated Films of the 20s and 30s

By Mimi Rich

February 2, 2024

The story of the Golden Age of Animation in America through the lens of eight winter-themed toons when studios like Disney and Fleischer were competing for the top talent to create clever stories with gorgeous imagery and bespoke score, while trying to stay on the cutting edge of technology.