We have a new trailer for ARISE.
Not only show more fighting scenes but we finally see a younger Batou, Togusa and the rest of the Section 9 Team.
This movie will be release in Japan on June 22nd, 2013.
Happy Star Wars Day!
May the Force be with you today and always.
Here is a funny ad from the other side of the fence, trying to rain on our parade..
Ready for the movies... again
Two days in a row and we are back at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica.
Today we are attending the premier of "Wolf Children" the latest creation from long time director Mamoru Hosoda (Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars).
Ready for the movies
We are at the American Cinematheque in Santa Monica ready to see the movie "A Letter To Momo".
This movie is the second directorial work from Hiroyuki Okiura (Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade) and has the support of the incredible Production I.G team.
Since the movie does not start until 7:30pm, we are across the street buying some snacks.
Studio Ghibli Destroys Tokyo in its First Live Action Short
Try to follow me here:
In 1984 Studio Ghibli released "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind". In the final battle scene, the last God Warrior was resurrected by one of the warmongering kingdoms and self destructed; a recent dropout from Osaka University of the Arts called Hideaki Anno was in charge of animating the 90 second scene depicting the God Warrior’s disintegration.
In 1995 Anno wrote and directed an anime TV series called Evangelion which has been held as one of the most successful and influential franchises of all times.
In 2012, at Tokyo’s Museum of Contemporary Art, an exhibition titled "Hideaki Anno’s Special Effects Museum" showed a short film called Kyōshinhei Tokyo ni Arawaru [lit. Giant God Warrior Appears In Tokyo]
This short was requested by Anno, directed by Higuchi Shinji ( a key artist for the Evangelion series) and produced by Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
Don't you love when everything falls into place.
(Via Twitchfilm)
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Good Bye Hawaii
We enjoyed our visit to Hawaii very much. We will posting reviews, photos and videos once we arrive home.
Aloha!
Sad Faces
Good Morning Hawaii
Leonard's Hot Malasadas is as traditional in Hawaii as apple pie is in the mainland.
A Malasada is a Portuguese doughnut, or a doughnut without a hole. They are prepared upon request and they are delicious.
Leonard's have a store in Waikiki but you can usually find their trucks parked in the parking lot of a mall.
Hot Malasadas waiting for us
Breakfast of champions
Keep them hot in the trunk
The Nu'uanu Pali Lookout
The Nu'uanu Pali Lookout is the location of one of the most important battles in Hawaiian history.
It was here, in 1795, that Kamehameha I fought one of his fiercest fights to unite the islands. Kamehameha succeeded after his conquest pushed all enemies over the edge of the lookout point. When the Pali Road was constructed in 1897, the remains of 800 men—from the Batlle of Nuuanu—were found at the base of the Ko`olau Mountains
The Nu'uanu Pali Lookout
The Nu'uanu Pali Lookout
The Nu'uanu Pali Lookout
The Nu'uanu Pali Lookout
The Nu'uanu Pali Lookout
The Nu'uanu Pali Lookout
The Nu'uanu Pali Lookout
The Nu'uanu Pali Lookout
The Byodo-In Temple
The Byodo-In Temple is situated at the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park was established on June, 1968 to commemorate the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii. The Byodo-In was built entirely without the use of nails.
It is a scale replica of a temple at Uji Japan that was constructed over 900 years ago. The Byodo-In is built to represent the mythical phoenix, its wings upheld by pillars of stone. Folklore tells of the phoenix arising from the ashes to reflect the promises of hope and renewal.
The statue of the Buddha inside the temple is thought to be the largest figure carved since ancient times. Towering more than 18 feet, the immense figure is an original work of art carved by the famous Japanese sculptor, Masuzo Inui.When the carving was completed, it was covered with cloth and painted with three applications of gold lacquer, gold leaf was later applied over the lacquer finish.
Byono_In Temple
Byono_In Temple
Byono_In Temple
Byono_In Temple
Byono_In Temple
Byono_In Temple
Byono_In Temple
Byono_In Temple
Hawaii in Movies
While I was getting lost in Waikiki, I stumble upon an alley displaying these posters of old movies.
It is interesting to see how Hawaii is used as one of the main attraction or as a selling point for a movie, a part from the actors themselves of course.
- "Hey, do you want to see an Elvis movie"
- "Nah, I have to do my laundry"
- "It was shoot in Hawaii"
- "I will make the popcorn if you get the sodas"
Call it charm, mystique or just plain exotic; Hawaii has it, and it is something that, I think, no other state has.
When was the last time you saw a movie pimping the fact that it was shoot in Florida or Arkansas?
