Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Marnie) Lands With A New Trailer And Pics

It's barely a few days when I finally watch The Wind is Rising in full English and then it is the time of the year again that I would get very jealous with the Japanese viewers since they will have an early taste of the new movie from the renowned Studio Ghibli. Up next from the said studio is When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Marnie - 思い出のマーニー).

English viewership -- for other languages as well -- will have to wait at more a less a full year to finally be able to enjoy the said movie. It's a great exercise for patience, and I am sure the movie is worth the wait. Can't wait to finally watch another ghost story...

Watch one of the most emotional trailers for When Marnie Was There by Studio Ghibli.


And here is a commercial, featuring similar song and a few clips from the movie.


And enjoys these pictures from the said movie.





Synopsis

Anna hasn’t a friend in the world—until she meets Marnie among the sand dunes. But Marnie isn’t all she seems… An atmospheric ghost story with truths to tell about friendship, families and loneliness. Anna lives with foster parents, a misfit with no friends, always on the outside of things. Then she is sent to Norfolk to stay with old Mr. and Mrs. Pegg, where she runs wild on the sand dunes and around the water. There is a house, the Marsh House, which she feels she recognizes—and she soon meets a strange little girl called Marnie, who becomes Anna’s first ever friend.

Then one day, Marnie vanishes. A new family, the Lindsays, move into the Marsh House. Having learnt so much from Marnie about friendship, Anna makes firm friends with the Lindsays—and learns some strange truths about Marnie, who was not all she seemed...


Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Marnie - 思い出のマーニー) will first hit Japanese theaters in July 19, 2014 and we'll probably see it late this year or early next year.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy Releases New Character Posters For Gamora, Rocket & Groot

I think it was not an intentional slight that the previously released character posters feature a not so great version of Gamora, and the CGI characters of Groot and Rocket will have to share a spotlight together, even if they are mostly together in most scenes, but a few of us found it quite not tasteful.

At least Marvel has the guts to release new versions of the posters featuring a much better side of Gamora, and Groot and Rocket having a private space of their own and it certainly abated my previous displeasure.

Check out the new characters of Gamora, Rocket and Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy.

Guardians of the Galaxy



Synopsis

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy finds space adventurer Peter Quill the object of a bounty hunt after stealing an orb coveted by a treacherous villain, but when Quill discovers the power it holds, he must find a way to rally the quartet of ragtag rivals hot on his trail to save the universe.

Guardians of the Galaxy will hit cinemas on August 1, 2014.

5 New Pictures From Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods And Kings With Christian Bale As Moses

When asked about Noah, a 2014 film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Russell Crowe as Noah, I was weirded out to the maximum level. Not only did the writers exercise their artistic rights on retelling the story, to say in the least, it has also ruined other people's perception (especially those with no background on Christianity) of the story. It's was a lucky thing that Emma Watson was a part of it.

With that being said, I am not sure anymore if I should watch any new films touching on the biblical stories, but after hearing about Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings, there could be still a reprieve for me. This time Christian Bale will play the biblical figure, Moses.

Here are some of the photos from Exodus: Gods and Kings, directed by Ridley Scott.

Christian Bale As Moses in Exodus: Gods and Kings





This story was once chronicled by Dreamworks' Prince of Egypt, so you will know that the story revolves around Moses' part in leading the Israelite slaves out of Egypt.

Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings will be premiere in theaters on December 12, 2014.