Tag Archives: Spirited Away

Playing Catchup: The Japanese Edition

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

A few more films I’ve (to my shame) only seen for the first time recently. This time, I’ve headed to the Land of the Rising Sun, and come back better for it. SEVEN SAMURAI (1955) Akira Kurosawa’s seminal epic was … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Animation, Film, Hayao Miyazaki, Howl's Moving Castle, Movies, My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Seven Samurai, Spirited Away, Toshirô Mifune, World Cinema, Zulu | Leave a comment

Anti-Pixar Animation

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

This article was originally written for Subtitled Online September 2012. There are some great alternatives to both the style and content of the products of dominant American animation powerhouse studios like Disney and Pixar, DreamWorks Animation and Blue Sky Studios. Animation as … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Subtitled Online | Tagged Animation, Film, Mary and Max, Movies, Paprika, Persepolis, Spirited Away, The Illusionist, Waltz with Bashir, World Cinema | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: Spirited Away

Playing Catchup: The Japanese Edition

Anti-Pixar Animation

Search a Film Thing

About SSP

Sam Sewell-Peterson

Personal Links

I’m also on Twitter:

Fresh Thoughts on Film

Archived Thoughts on Film

Blog Stats