Howl to close the Sydney Film Festival
Monday, 16 May, 2005
Howl's Moving Castle (eh what? In English please!), that little film that I keep mentioning on my blog which is the new Hayao Miyazaki (director of such great films as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service and Laputa: Castle in the Sky)—that little film which is an adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones' smashing novel of the same name—that little film is going to be the closing film at the 52nd Sydney Film Festival. Details are:
Screening Time: State Theatre, Saturday June 25 8:00pm.
119 minutes
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Unfortunately, that is also the night of the FEVA Black Tie dinner.
Diana Wynne Jones has this to say about the film:
Diana Wynne Jones is ecstatic after a secret première of Howl's Moving Castle, practically on her doorstep in Bristol: “Miyazaki came in person, carrying with him a tape of the film, an interpreter and sundry other shadowy figures (all this was supposed to be secret for fear of the Japanese media, who then descended on me afterwards, so I couldn't mention it beforehand) and we had a private showing at the Watershed cinema. The film is goluptuously splendid with breathtaking animation. I had grown used to young ladies regularly writing to me to say that they wanted to marry Howl. Now, Howl in the film is so plain stunning and sexy that I think I have joined them. And after the showing and the scamper through Bristol I had a long talk with Mr Miyazaki and it began to seem that we were soulmates.” Some writers have all the luck.
(Source)
So, if you're in Sydney and have absolutely no intention of supporting the worthy cause that is FEVA, reaching out to the lost in the world of the visual arts and architecture, do go along and let me know what it's like so I can sigh and look wistful and dream about alternative universes where it is possible to be in two places at once ...
Current:
Bible: Isaiah (ESV) 28/09/2010
seen: Tropic Thunder 26/09/2010
seen: The Life of Mammals 24/09/2010
seen: What a Girl Wants 19/09/2010
seen: Jerry Maguire 19/09/2010
seen: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 06/09/2010
seen: Tomorrow Never Dies 05/09/2010
seen: Nanny McPhee 28/08/2010
read: Mercury (Hope Larson) 27/08/2010
read: Spellcheckers Vol 1 (Jamie S Rich, Nicolas Hitori de, Joelle Jones) 16/08/2010
read: Solipsistic Pop Vol 2 (Solipsistic Pop) 16/08/2010
read: Chiggers (Hope Larson) 15/08/2010
seen: Josie and the Pussycats 14/08/2010
seen: Mr & Mrs Smith 14/08/2010
seen: Step Up 2 13/08/2010
Blinks:
How to recalibrate the home button on your iPhone.
Unsolicited manuscripts accepted by Pan Macmillan with certain conditions.
Thought Balloon is a group blog in which the writers tackle a new theme every week? month? with one-page scripts. This URL is for their Phonogram ones.
How to sew a zipper on a knitted garment.
Issues organised by tale.
Online magazine that publishes fairy tales that are not reworkings of old tales.
Journal that publishes fairy tale writing.
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Hmmm…you inspired me to read a Neil Gaiman book. I’ve just about finished Neverwhere. Will post a review…
I’m glad that I’ve had some effect on your reading habits, Craig! ;P
Finished Neverwhere, and a review is on my blog.
I bought “American Gods” yesterday…