Get ready, because I’m going to bombard you with Studio Ghibli events.
I am talking about the animation studio’s North American tour of course, which so far has had stops in New York (NY), Portland (OR), Seattle (WA), Dallas (TX), Hollywood and Santa Monica (CA) as well as Toronto, Canada. But before I let you in on the details on a plethora of more destinations for the “Castles in the Sky” Retrospective, let’s talk Comic Con first – that’s where those images at the beginning of this post are from.
Comic Con is the world’s largest comic book and popular arts convention and is held in San Diego every year. Truth be told I know nothing about it, but this year it came with the release of two new, limited-run Olly Moss posters for Studio Ghibli. They are for 「もののけ姫」 (Mononoke-hime/Princess Mononoke, 1997), with 430 copies of the green-tinted version on the left and 225 of the red-tinted one on the right being available, both measuring 20×36 inches. I’m guessing there is a good chance they might be sold out by now as I first heard about them – a day or two ago – via a tweet of someone offering to pay US$250 for them (original retail price is US$50 and US$90 respectively)! In other words, demand for them is high!
I like these posters, but I think these prices are excessive. I guess they are collectors’ items, but it’s a bit of a pity that such things become exclusive. Well, who knows, maybe cheaper reprints will become available one day. Or maybe I’m just a stingy person (the most I’ve shelled out for a poster was US$25 + shipping for David Hockney’s Pearblossom Highway, which is still sitting in its original poster tube as it requires a too costly custom-made frame).
Olly Moss has only done one other set of Studio Ghibli posters (below), although he certainly isn’t new to film posters – click here to see what else he has illustrated.
Olly Moss for Studio Ghibli: 「となりのトトロ」 (Tonari no Totoro/My Neighbour Totoro, 1988).
Now, Studio Ghibli Retrospective… As I said, it’s coming to a whole lot more locations, from Utah to Haiwaii to Minnesota. For those of you who live in North America, I hope that means somewhere near you!
Upcoming stops:
(Note: Not all of these places have yet added the Ghibli films to their programmes.)
- Aug 3 – Sept 6, 2012: Salt Lake City, UT. At Broadway Centre Cinemas. 15 titles.
- Aug 10 – Aug 30, 2012: Pleasantville, NY. At Jacob Burns Film Center. 15 titles.
- Aug 13 – Oct 4, 2012: Denver, CO. At Denver FilmCenter. 15 titles.
- Aug 31 – Sept 13, 2012: Boston, MA. At Brattle Theatre. 15 titles.
- Sept 14 – Oct 28, 2012. Cleveland, OH. At Cleveland Cinematheque. 7 titles.
- Sept 15 – Oct 6, 2012. Notre Dame, IN. At University of Notre Dame Performing Arts. 6 titles.
- Nov 1 – Dec 1, 2012 – Columbus, OH. At Wexner Center for the Arts. 13 titles.
There are more stops still, but here further details, including exact dates for the event, have yet to be announced:
- October – Honolulu, HI. At Honolulu Film Festival (aka Honolulu Film Awards).
- October - Athens, GA. At Cine Athens.
- November – Ithaca, NY. At Cornell Cinema.
- November – Atlanta, GA. At Landmark Midtown Art.
- November – St. Louis, MO. At Landmark Theaters.
- Late November – Minneapolis, MN. At Landmark Edina.
- Late November TBA – NYC. At IFC Center – this is where the retrospective started in 2011, which might mean this will its final stop – but I’m guessing here.
Wizard working his magic: ハウルの動く城 (Hauru no Ugoku Shiro/Howl’s Moving Castle, 2004).
Related Posts:
- Studio Ghibli Retrospective at IFC New York
- Studio Ghibli Retrospective: Dallas, TX
- Studio Ghibli Goes to California: January 26 – February 13, 2012
- Ghibli Gem at the LA Animation Festival: 火垂るの墓 (Hotaru no Haka/Grave of the Fireflies)
- Studio Ghibli Galore in Canada & US Box Office for Arrietty
- 桜 (Cherry Blossoms): Studio Ghibli Gems, サマーウォーズ (Summer Wars) and More in Washington, DC
- Austin, Texas for Studio Ghibli
- Fable and Fantasy: Studio Ghibli in Portland, OR
- Another ‘Castles in the Sky’: Nashville, TN
- Anime Updates for the US of A: Studio Ghibli Retrospective, From up on Poppy Hill & A Letter to Momo
Grr, I can’t believe it already passed Toronto and I didn’t even know about it. I hope that it returns again next year!
I’m so sorry you missed it! (If it makes you feel better, I’m missing all the stops of the tour, because I don’t live in North America at all.) I doubt the Retrospective will return – as far as I know it’s one-off tour. But at least if you are in (or near) Toronto you stand a good chance of one-off screenings of individual films, including new Studio Ghibli releases.
Has the Studio had any recent films come out that you would recommend I watch? I’m a bit behind the times but I’m always interested in what works they have to offer.
Hi Kamilla! The most recent two are The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) and From up on Poppy Hill (2011), neither of which has been screened as part of the retrospective. Arrietty had a cinematic release already – in Europe and the US certainly, and I imagine Canada also, From up on Poppy Hill has mostly been screened at festivals. It actually premiered in Toronto (at TIFF), but I’m sure it will return there for a wider cinematic release.
I reviewed both here (Arrietty) and here (Poppy Hill). Generally I would recommend watching any Studio Ghibli film
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If you want to try something non-Ghibli but with a rather Ghibli-like feel, it’s worth keeping an eye out for A Letter to Momo.
Thank you very much for taking the time to tell me about these movies, I will definitely check them out!
No worries! That’s the point of my blog, to share the wonderful films that are out there with others!
I just watched Poppy Hill and Howl. I really wanna see Momo the most but I can’t find it anywhere!
It’s barely screened anywhere yet. You’ll probably just have to be patient! I waited six months to see it (from when I first heard about it – after it screened in Scotland – until a special screening in London).
But the long wait will make it even more enjoyable.
These are some very cool posters!
I totally agree that the prices are over the top, though…
I know a shop printing posters for a cheap price, so I’d rather download the picture and go there instead, haha…Crap, I forgot about the quality…
Anyway, your post reminded me of artists like Pedro Vidotto :
http://www.fubiz.net/2010/06/25/movies-poster-by-pedro-vidotto/
(there is a ghibli movie in the batch!)
Less known, but enjoyable too:
http://geekynerfherder.blogspot.fr/2012/06/cool-art-studio-ghibli-movie-posters-by.html
Silly me. I forgot the most important part: SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!
Howl….♥♥♥
I can’t decide whether I like the green or the red tinted Mononoke poster better.
I really quite like those posters at Geeky Nerf Herder! Sweet!
Oh, I’m glad some one is with me on Hooooowl. ♥♥♥ indeed!