Episode 118: Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron

Episode 118: Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron

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“Mahito, Will You Continue My Work?”

This week⁠ on ANIMATION FASCINATION⁠ Stanford and Marc get lost in an abandoned tower and end up in an alternate plain of existence. Join us as we cover Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, THE BOY AND THE HERON!

Also discussed: did we go subbed or dubbed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, how many Batman is too many, metaphors and dealing with grief, plus much, much more…

(recorded on: Monday, December 11th, 2023)

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‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ Wins Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature

Director DuBois and producer Arnold pose backstage after they won the award for Best Animated Feature Film for "How to Train Your Dragon 2" at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills

Congratulations are in order for DreamWorks Animation for bringing home the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film for their hit film How to Train Your Dragon 2. The Golden Globe Awards ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on January 11, 2015.

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‘Frozen’ Wins Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film

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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ hit film Frozen took home the Golden Globe last night for Best Animated Feature Film. Frozen won over DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods and Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me 2. The co-directors of Frozen Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee were on hand to accept the award. Also in attendance at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles was Disney and Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter (the Golden Globes just happened to coincide with his birthday so the award was a nice birthday present, that’s for sure).

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2014 Golden Globe Award Nominations Announced

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Nominations for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual Golden Globe Awards were announced today in Hollywood, CA. The Golden Globe Awards have award categories for both television and film. Similar to the Academy Awards, they also have a Best Animated Feature Film category.

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“Animation Fascination” Episode 33: Holiday Special – 2012

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Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah! In this festive episode Marc and Matt are joined by the host of Christmas past, Justin Vactor. All of your favorite animated holiday specials are discussed as well as some recent releases on Blu-ray and DVD. So grab your magic top hat, decorate the loneliest tree, and get ready to poke the Grinch with a 39 1/2 foot pole.

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