Since the first time I caught Studio Ghibli's 2001 anime Spirited Away, I've always had a special place in my heart for the animation studio dubbed the "Disney of the East". In preparation for my ...

If you don’t mind semi-ignoring the plot of “Ponyo” — and the movie makes it exceedingly easy to do just that — the latest feature from Japanese animation god Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away,” “Howl’s ...

The first of two feature-length animated films to be presented in competition at Venice, Hayao Miyazaki's "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" is a refreshing thirst-quencher. By The Associated Press More ...

An exhibition of the most rapturous watercolors is currently on display at U.S. movie theaters. Ponyo, the latest film from anime master Hayao Miyazaki — Academy Award winner for his 2001 film, ...

While Hurricane Gustav was chewing up Cuba and storming toward Louisiana, the screen of the Venice Film Festival’s Sala Grande was showing a very sweet tsunami. In the animated movie Ponyo on the ...