The Secret World of Arrietty (movie)

Is any animated feature produced by the Japanese treasure known as Studio Ghibli, responsible for "Spirited Away," "Ponyo" and others, capable of capturing a mass American audience's attention? Good question, especially in a box-office cycle dominated...

"The Secret World of Arrietty": The legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki ("Spirited Away") and his animation house Studio Ghibli rarely miss the mark, and their latest effort, "The Secret World of Arrietty," is no exception. The film has garnered...

French composer and harpist Cécile Corbel wrote 20 compositions for "The Secret World of Arrietty," the latest from Japan’s revered animation house Studio Ghibli, and it all sprung form a fan letter....

The classic Mary Norton story "The Borrowers" becomes the source of another animated fantasy from Japan's acclaimed Studio Ghibli. Young Arrietty (voice of Bridgit Mendler) belongs to a literally small family that secretly emerges from a house's nooks...

"John Carter's" journey into Redbox kiosks may be as complicated as a flight to Mars. Walt Disney Studios has decided to not sell its DVDs to any rental outlets, including Redbox, Netflix and Blockbuster, until 28 days after they go on sale. Disney ...

Animation master Hayao Miyazaki has become the Walt Disney of Japan. He is the director and driving force behind the Oscar winning"Spirited Away" and the acclaimed "Ponyo." Both of those fantasy films had intriguing issues appealing to adults and older...

The new Disney presentation, "The Secret World of Arrietty," an animated feature from Studio Ghibli, promises to give new life to a classic children's book series that dates back to the early 1950s. The movie is adapted from Mary Norton's "The Borrowers,...