Writer/Director/Composer Usman Riaz Talks about Crafting ‘The Glassworker’
We interview Pakistani animator and composer Usman Riaz on his debut animated feature, “The Glassworker”
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NOC Review: ‘The Glassworker’ Masterfully Crafts its Anti-War Message
We review Usman Riaz and Watermelon Pictures masterpiece animated film, “The Glassworker”
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NOC Guide to the Top SDCC 2025 Offsites
Comic-Con is just five days away everyone! As we discussed in our NOC San Diego Comic-Con Guide, we will be
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Your NOC Guide to SDCC 2025
We are exactly one week away from San Diego Comic-Con, folks! As per tradition, The Nerds of Color is going
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Max and GKIDS Extend Exclusive Deal to Stream Studio Ghibli Films
In a press release this morning, Max announced it was extending its exclusive deal with GKIDS to stream Studio Ghibli
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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Challenges the Ghibli Generation on How to Live
In Genzaburō Yoshino’s 1937 novel, How Do You Live?, there is a quote that’s striking in what often comes to
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ English Dub Given First Look in New Trailer
Say what you will about English dubs, but they are, in fact, a thing. With Hayao Miyazaki’s newest film, The
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An Alluring Story is Glimpsed in ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Teaser Trailer
On July 14, Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, The Boy and the Heron (or, as it’s called in Japan, How Do
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ is an Unnecessary Title Change for Hayao Miyazaki’s Final Film
Last Friday, the highly anticipated final film from Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki (that is, unless, he decides to come
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Audiences Will Be ‘Spirited Away’ in Stage Adaptation of Miyazaki Classic
Spirited Away is undoubtedly one of — if not the most — well-known film from director Hayao Miyazaki. The Academy
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NOC Review: When Grogu Met the Soot Sprites
It’s been three years since the first-ever Star Wars live-action series, The Mandalorian — as well as the platform it
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Studio Ghibli and Lucasfilm Team on a Grogu Short
Yesterday, Studio Ghibli, the iconic Japanese animation house founded by Hayao Miyazaki, set the internet ablaze when it cryptically tweeted
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25 Years of Encouraging Dream Pursuits in ‘Whisper of the Heart’
Over the course of Studio Ghibli’s 35 years of movie-making, only seven of its theatrical releases have been directed by
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First Impressions of HBO Max
After months of anticipation, HBO Max has finally arrived. And while we’re still a year out from Zack Snyder’s Justice
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Hard NOC Life: Casting Cat and Breaking Bad
On this week’s Hard NOC Life, Dominic gets Keith through his very own “flu game” to score all the points
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Sex Kills: Urbance Pilot Available For Public Viewing
Originally posted at The Anime Complexium Urbance is a dystopian animated series — complete with sex, drugs, and violence —
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Forever Ghibli
It might be sad commentary that I get my breaking news from my Facebook news feed. I suspect the same
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Priscilla Ahn to Pen Theme Song to New Ghibli Movie
This summer, When Marnie Was There, the first Studio Ghibli movie in the post-Miyazaki era, will be released in theaters
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Miyazaki Movie Marathon Bingo
by Sondra Morishima Up until I was eight, my dad traveled frequently for work, often for weeks at a time.
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The World with Pyramids
In a conversation with an acquaintance about The Wind Rises, I told her I was already inclined to love it (and
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Ponyo’s Magic Realism
In 2008, a character with a two-syllable name captivated a then 4 year-old NOC-in-training as she watched a movie about
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Satsuki and Mei’s House from Totoro in Real Life
by Martin Hsu | Originally posted at MartinHsu.com Among all the amazing animated movies Studio Ghibli has produced, Totoro continues
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The Three Nausicaäs
Out of all of the Hayao Miyazaki films I have known and loved, only one has remained my favorite over
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