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Films, etc. | Critic, curator | Podcasts, books + screenings as Ghibliotheque

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New screening!

04.03.2026 22:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Vertigo - Exit 8 Exit 8 directed by Genki Kawamura. Buy tickets, find where Exit 8 is streaming online and demand it.

Good timing, the film's out in a couple of weeks. www.vertigoreleasing.com/movie/exit-8

I've never played the game but it was a big one for fun Tiktok playthrough clips.

06.03.2026 14:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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*Absurdly* short notice but we're screening the Oscar-nominated ARCO along with a selection of short films by director Ugo Bienvenu, followed by a recorded Q&A with the man himself.

Friday 20th March at Picturehouse Central. Come along!

www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...

04.03.2026 22:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ NEW EPISODE! ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

This week, @michaeljleader.bsky.social speaks with director Kenichiro Akimoto about his time loop sci-fi flick All You Need Is Kill, which is screening in UK cinemas now!

๐ŸŽง - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

28.02.2026 14:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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*Absurdly* short notice but we're screening the Oscar-nominated ARCO along with a selection of short films by director Ugo Bienvenu, followed by a recorded Q&A with the man himself.

Friday 20th March at Picturehouse Central. Come along!

www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...

04.03.2026 22:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hope you had a wonderful birthday, Helen!

28.02.2026 11:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover images of The Manga Bible American, French and German editions and promo materials. The cover colour scheme is hot pink and black with bright yellow and white lettering. Cover art c Baron Yoshimoto, used with permission

Cover images of The Manga Bible American, French and German editions and promo materials. The cover colour scheme is hot pink and black with bright yellow and white lettering. Cover art c Baron Yoshimoto, used with permission

All I want for my birthday is for everyone who sees this to buy #TheMangaBible or borrow it from their local library. If you buy it from an indie bookstore or bookshop.org that's even better because it shares the love even further.

27.02.2026 17:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Suplexed a ghost train

28.02.2026 00:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We've got a few Ghibliotheque screenings coming up in March. Here's the first!

27.02.2026 21:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ NEW SCREENING!

To mark the release of Mamoru Hosoda's new film, we're presenting a special screening of his digital age spin on Beauty and the Beast... BELLE!

โŒš - 11.30am
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ - Sat 14th March
๐Ÿฟ - BFI IMAX

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ - whatson.bfi.org.uk/imax/Online/...

27.02.2026 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Uh oh, I hadn't even started reading the capsules so I missed that...

25.02.2026 15:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As I said, good effort!

25.02.2026 14:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good effort from the Empire lot though. A great encapsulation of feature animation from a mainstream English speaking audience pov.

25.02.2026 14:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

20 Disney/Pixar films.

25.02.2026 14:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Never a big Narnia guy but this 6 seconds typifies everything I love about British television.

24.02.2026 08:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 3480 ๐Ÿ” 939 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72 ๐Ÿ“Œ 91

Me too! Let's keep our fingers crossed.

24.02.2026 15:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*in US and Canada

24.02.2026 15:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You and me both!

23.02.2026 21:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi there! Yes, this dvd does have the English dub on it.

23.02.2026 20:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great film, great poster! Kiki's Delivery Service in IMAX!

23.02.2026 19:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Animation in Love season at the Barbican continues with a pair of animated films filled with passion, music and romance, presented in partnership with Screen Cuba.

- Chico & Rita (Spain, 2009)
- 20 aรฑos (Cuba, 2009)

โŒš - 6.10pm
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ - Thursday 19th March

๐Ÿฟ - www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...

19.02.2026 08:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BFI Mediatheque visit

18.02.2026 21:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New book coming out in August! A fun challenge to write capsule micro-essays on hundreds of different Ghibli-related topics.

17.02.2026 10:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah! I love the cover. Hope we can do it justice.

17.02.2026 11:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New book coming out in August! A fun challenge to write capsule micro-essays on hundreds of different Ghibli-related topics.

17.02.2026 10:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Frederick Wiseman obituary: towering figure of American documentary filmmaking Across a filmmaking career spanning more than five decades, Wiseman โ€“ who has died at 96 โ€“ refined a uniquely austere, quietly radical form of documentary cinema. Working without narration, interviews...

Across a filmmaking career spanning more than five decades, Frederick Wiseman โ€“ who has died at 96 โ€“ refined a uniquely austere, quietly radical form of documentary cinema

www.bfi.org.uk/features/fre...

16.02.2026 21:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Now: dozing on the Brighton train home.

16.02.2026 22:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A jam-packed cultural evening in London tonight. Launching my Animation in Love season at the Barbican and then rushing across town to Loading Bar for the launch of @mackeza.bsky.social's super book, SUPER NINTENDO.

16.02.2026 22:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"oops we disqualified the biggest animated film of the year by mistake..."

13.02.2026 12:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sent to Mim's mum, in case she's free!

10.02.2026 10:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0