These are some of my favourite films of all time. If you’ve read this blog for a while, this won’t come as any surprise to you. I had the pleasure of seeing the newest Ghibli film, The Secret World of Arrietty a few weeks back before it left the first run cinemas here in Montreal, and now the city is smack dab in the middle of a festival of Miyazaki movies! In fact, I just watched Castle in the Sky on the big screen in a fairly clean, quite impressive 35mm print! Bliss. Can’t wait to see how brilliant these upcoming Blu-ray presentations look. All three new discs – Arrietty, Castle and the wonderful, rarely seen Whisper of the Heart – will be on store shelves on May 22nd.
THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
(MAY 22, 2012 – MSRP $39.99)
Video: 1.85:1 1080p
Audio: Japanese 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Original Production Audio, English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio,
Special Features:
- Storyboard presentation of the film
- Original Japanese Trailers and Television Commercials
- “Summertime” Music Video – Performed by Bridgit Mendler, the speaking voice of Arrietty.
- The Making Of “Summertime” Behind the Scenes – Bridgit Mendler hosts a look at the making of the music video.
- “Arrietty’s Song” Music Video – Experience the movie’s theme song, performed by innovative singer and harpist Cécile Corbel, who also wrote the lyrics.
CASTLE IN THE SKY
(MAY 22, 2012 – MSRP $39.99)
Video: 1.85:1 1080p
Audio: Japanese 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio Original Production, English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio,
Special Features:
- The World of Laputa
- Creating “Castle in the Sky”
- Character Sketches
- Producer’s Perspective: Meeting Miyazaki
- Scoring Miyazaki
- Original Japanese Trailers
- Behind the Microphone – with voice talent from the film
WHISPER OF THE HEART
(MAY 22, 2012 – MSRP $39.99)
Video: 1.85:1 1080p
Audio: Japanese 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Original Production Audio, English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio,
Special Features:
- 4 Masterpieces of Naohisa Inoue – Watch the evolution of four different scenes by master artist Naohisa Inoue
- Original Japanese Storyboards
- Behind the Microphone––With voice talent from the film
- Original Japanese Trailers and TV Commercials
