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Entire Studio Ghibli Slate To Be Streamed Exclusively On HBO Max
The entire streaming landscape is changing, quickly. Entertainment companies are trying to reclaim their rightful franchises so that they can stream it on their own services. NBC paid billions of dollars to rebuy the rights to The Office, and WB did the same so that Friends and The Big Bang Theory could be streamed on HBO Max, while Disney let the deal they had with Netflix expire so that they could get their content back so that it could be streamed on Disney+. And WB’s latest move only leaves fewer franchises left for mainstream streaming sites like Netflix.
WB has acquired the streaming rights to all of the Studio Ghibli films, which will now be added to their HBO Max streaming services. More on the report below.
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Tags: GKids, HBO Max, Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Studio Ghibli, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, The Wind Rises
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The Digital Wire Blu-ray/DVD Release News: When The Levee Breaks…
This week’s edition of The Digital Wire has so much Blu-ray and DVD release info coming out of its news-hole only a dam constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers could contain the flood. Soak it all up folks because I’m taking next week off to cover the home video department of Geeks of Doom’s annual Holiday Geek Gift Guide.
Below you’ll find info on several future home video releases complete with technical specs, release dates, and links to pre-order at Amazon. We would greatly appreciate it if you use those links to order because a small percentage of each order helps keep this website running at max power. The cover art for certain titles has yet to be finalized.
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Tags: 22 Jump Street, Alfonso Cuaron, Annabelle, Antoine Fuqua, Automata, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Gravity, Grindhouse Releasing, Guardians of the Galaxy, Into the Storm, James Gandolfini, Johnny Depp, Larry Cohen, Liam Neeson, Luc Besson, Lucy, Moontrap, morgan freeman, Noomi Rapace, Release Dates, Sandra Bullock, Scarlett Johansson, Scott Frank, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, The Digital Wire, The Equalizer, The Wind Rises, Tim Burton, Tom Hardy, Upcoming Releases
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Disney In Depth: Analyzing Disney At The Oscars 2014
What an odd and oddly-wonderful Oscars. As the 86th Academy Awards winds down, we reflect on the shocking wins, disappointing losses, and memorably unusual moments. But here we focus on the Disney elements, whether prominent or more subtle, that persisted throughout the show.
Frozen thawed the cooler hearts of some voters, scoring it two wins. And the other Disney nominees? Not so lucky. Yet the influence of the Mouse could be felt throughout the theatre. Let’s analyze Disney at the Oscars 2014.
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Tags: Academy Awards, Disney, Disney In Depth, Elissa Dowling, Ellen DeGeneres, Frozen, Idina Menzel, Iron Man 3, Johnny Depp, Monsters University, Oscars, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Planes, Saving Mr. Banks, The Lone Ranger, The Wind Rises, Walt Disney Animation Studios
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‘The Wind Rises’ Trailer From Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
A new trailer has been released for The Wind Rises, the upcoming animated feature from living legend Hayao Miyazaki, director of movies like My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, which he was nominated for an Oscar for, and Spirited Away, which he won an Oscar for.
The movie is said to be Miyazaki’s last (though he has said that before), following the life of a man who always dreamed of designing and building airplanes.
You can check out the trailer and read a description of The Wind Rises below.
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