Of all the American streaming services, Netflix is the one that relies most heavily on international projects. Its most critically and popularly acclaimed films and series are regularly projects originating in Europe, K- and J-dramas streamed on Netflix receive high ratings on review aggregators, and, of course, the company is betting big on anime.
Japanese animation arrived on the service in 2014, when Knights of Sidonia was announced as Netflix's first 'original' anime series, followed by many other original and licensed, failed and successful projects, as well as live-action adaptations from Death Note to One Piece, and now, 10 years later, the Netflix series Delicious in Dungeon has a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
On that note, the huge deal was the April 5 addition to Netflix's library of the feature-length anime film Suzume by renowned Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinkai. The film received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike during its theatrical release,...
Japanese animation arrived on the service in 2014, when Knights of Sidonia was announced as Netflix's first 'original' anime series, followed by many other original and licensed, failed and successful projects, as well as live-action adaptations from Death Note to One Piece, and now, 10 years later, the Netflix series Delicious in Dungeon has a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
On that note, the huge deal was the April 5 addition to Netflix's library of the feature-length anime film Suzume by renowned Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinkai. The film received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike during its theatrical release,...
- 4/23/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
We are currently in the midst of an international Kaiju renaissance of sorts. Godzilla Minus One won an Academy Award for its visual effects and was a hit across the globe. Meanwhile, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was number one in the American box office for a second week in a row. And though he’s certainly “King of the Monsters,” Godzilla isn’t the only giant creature to get the spotlight. With the release of the Kaiju No. 8 anime, based off the wonderful manga by Naoya Matsumoto, the audience for stories of mysterious gargantuan creatures will grow even wider. But even if they don’t necessarily fit into the Kaiju Eiga (monster movie) subgenre of science fiction, the potency of the Kaiju has been explored in anime over and over again. There is a power to the idea of a mammoth monster with god-like strength, one that often...
- 4/15/2024
- by Daniel Dockery
- Crunchyroll
Cristina Vee, a prominent American voice actress known for her roles in anime series like Konosuba and Hunter x Hunter, has permanently deleted her Twitter account following online harassment. The incident stemmed from a false accusation labeling her as a “Zionist,” which sparked a wave of online abuse.
The harassment began after Vee was included in a list of purported “Zionist” voice actors, compiled and posted by a user identified as @WhereIsmeCake. This quickly gained traction online, leading to targeted harassment directed at Vee, including hateful messages, escalating to death threats and online harassment campaigns.
Despite the user retracting Vee’s name from the list and issuing an apology acknowledging the mistake, the damage had already been done.
Vee, overwhelmed by the negativity and emotional toll of the harassment, made the decision to permanently delete her Twitter account. In a series of tweets before deactivating her account, she expressing gratitude...
The harassment began after Vee was included in a list of purported “Zionist” voice actors, compiled and posted by a user identified as @WhereIsmeCake. This quickly gained traction online, leading to targeted harassment directed at Vee, including hateful messages, escalating to death threats and online harassment campaigns.
Despite the user retracting Vee’s name from the list and issuing an apology acknowledging the mistake, the damage had already been done.
Vee, overwhelmed by the negativity and emotional toll of the harassment, made the decision to permanently delete her Twitter account. In a series of tweets before deactivating her account, she expressing gratitude...
- 2/28/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Pictured: Soundtrack, The Defenders, The Frankenstein Chronicles and Curtiz
In recent years, Netflix has lost plenty of licensed content, but many will be surprised to learn that some of the removals from Netflix have been Netflix Original titles. Here’s the complete list of every removed Netflix Original since 2017.
To get to the bottom of why Netflix Original titles leave, they usually fall into one of several categories.
The majority leave because Netflix does not own them. Instead, they’re distributed internationally exclusively by Netflix for a fixed period of time. Secondly, it could be temporary or permanent licensing problems. For example, Beat Bugs left due to licensing problems for a short period of time, whereas Slasher was removed for some time because the owner of the series went bankrupt. Thirdly, some titles are time-specific. These include New Year’s Countdowns, for example. We won’t list these below. Next,...
In recent years, Netflix has lost plenty of licensed content, but many will be surprised to learn that some of the removals from Netflix have been Netflix Original titles. Here’s the complete list of every removed Netflix Original since 2017.
To get to the bottom of why Netflix Original titles leave, they usually fall into one of several categories.
The majority leave because Netflix does not own them. Instead, they’re distributed internationally exclusively by Netflix for a fixed period of time. Secondly, it could be temporary or permanent licensing problems. For example, Beat Bugs left due to licensing problems for a short period of time, whereas Slasher was removed for some time because the owner of the series went bankrupt. Thirdly, some titles are time-specific. These include New Year’s Countdowns, for example. We won’t list these below. Next,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Kasey Moore
- Whats-on-Netflix
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | October 20, 2023: Mbc Anime – a strategic initiative by Mbc Group and Tokyopop dedicated to the licensing, promotion, and production of anime content in the region – announces investments in two original anime productions scheduled to debut in Japan and worldwide this month. They are “Kami.App” (カミエラビ) and “Protocol: Rain” (僕らの雨いろプロトコル).
The shows, which are from Fuji TV and TV Asahi, will stream exclusively on Shahid, the world’s leading Arabic-streaming platform by Mbc Group. In order to cater to current and future anime enthusiasts in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), Mbc Anime is also now part of the production committees of both Japanese broadcasters.
Streaming this week as a simulcast on Shahid, “Kami.App” is a battle-royale twisted action story where high school student Goro is pitted against rivals in a bid to become the ultimate kami, wielding the power to manipulate the...
The shows, which are from Fuji TV and TV Asahi, will stream exclusively on Shahid, the world’s leading Arabic-streaming platform by Mbc Group. In order to cater to current and future anime enthusiasts in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), Mbc Anime is also now part of the production committees of both Japanese broadcasters.
Streaming this week as a simulcast on Shahid, “Kami.App” is a battle-royale twisted action story where high school student Goro is pitted against rivals in a bid to become the ultimate kami, wielding the power to manipulate the...
- 10/21/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
When Japanese manga-ka Hajime Isayama first wrote and illustrated "Attack on Titan" for serialized monthly publication in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, he had no idea that it would go on to become an international mega-hit. Basing the manga storyline on a one-shot prototype he had written when he was 19, Isayama spent years fleshing out the dangerous, combat-prone world of "Attack on Titan," where massive, man-eating beasts named Titans terrorize and devour humans. Isayama took inspiration for these giant humanoid antagonists from various sources — some aspects were a natural evolution of his pre-school sketches, while others were inspired by contemporary serialized manga, including Tsutomu Nihei's "Knights of Sidonia." However, in a 2014 interview with culture magazine Brutus, Isayama clarified that his Titans were based on Mma-themed magazines, along with several real-life WWE and UFC fighters, and mixed-martial artists.
As Isayama's Titans stand out due to their massive, rugged appearance and enhanced physicality,...
As Isayama's Titans stand out due to their massive, rugged appearance and enhanced physicality,...
- 4/2/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Funimation, which last year released the anime movie Demon Slayer: Mugen Train to great success at the global box office, has zeroed in on its next adventure. The company has set a September 13 release date for Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars, the sci-fi anime space thriller based on the manga from Tsutomu Nihei.
In addition, Funimation has acquired TV rights to Netflix’s Knights of Sidonia anime series, and will begin streaming Season 1 and Season 2 beginning August 3 on its platform in the U.S., Canada, the UK and Ireland.
Funimation will team with producer Polygon Pictures on the limited theatrical release, which will be in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub. It is being billed billed as a thrilling conclusion of the series, set a thousand years in the future where an alien race threatens to wipe out the human race which lives on...
In addition, Funimation has acquired TV rights to Netflix’s Knights of Sidonia anime series, and will begin streaming Season 1 and Season 2 beginning August 3 on its platform in the U.S., Canada, the UK and Ireland.
Funimation will team with producer Polygon Pictures on the limited theatrical release, which will be in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub. It is being billed billed as a thrilling conclusion of the series, set a thousand years in the future where an alien race threatens to wipe out the human race which lives on...
- 7/29/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Based on the first manga by Tsutomi Nihei, of “Knights of Sidonia” fame, “Blame!” is a CGI anime, in the visual style that Netflix seems to promote intensely at the moment.
The story takes place in the distant future, where an infection has caused the automated systems humanity created to spiral out of control, resulting in a multi-leveled structure that keeps expanding itself in all directions, and a number of robots called Safeguards hunting down the remaining humans, under orders from the defense system of the machine. In one of the corners of the city, a group of humans, self-named Electro-Fishers, are struggling to survive in the middle of Safeguards and the lack of food. As the story begins, a girl named Zuru and her young friends, in an effort to help the struggling grown-ups go on a search for food on their own. Their “trip” however,...
The story takes place in the distant future, where an infection has caused the automated systems humanity created to spiral out of control, resulting in a multi-leveled structure that keeps expanding itself in all directions, and a number of robots called Safeguards hunting down the remaining humans, under orders from the defense system of the machine. In one of the corners of the city, a group of humans, self-named Electro-Fishers, are struggling to survive in the middle of Safeguards and the lack of food. As the story begins, a girl named Zuru and her young friends, in an effort to help the struggling grown-ups go on a search for food on their own. Their “trip” however,...
- 4/18/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Misa from “Death Note,” Saitama from “One-Punch Man,” and Code:002 from “Darling in the Franxx” walk into a convention center. It’s the set-up to what could be a pretty good joke. Like the rabbi, priest, and monk, these are religious figures in their own right—anime heroes, favorite deities of a subcultural movement known as cosplay.
By many metrics—not simply the more-than 100,000 attendees to Anime Expo in Downtown Los Angeles this month—cosplay, and its guiding form of media, anime, have been undergoing a resurgence in the past few years. Consumed in the 1990s and early 2000s mainly by Japanese teens, and their worldwide counterparts known colloquially as weebs, anime is now a significant programming genre for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, not to mention the anime-only services Crunchyroll, Viewster, and Funimation.
Crunchyroll, which has been around since 2006, and is a subsidiary of Warner Bros., announced...
By many metrics—not simply the more-than 100,000 attendees to Anime Expo in Downtown Los Angeles this month—cosplay, and its guiding form of media, anime, have been undergoing a resurgence in the past few years. Consumed in the 1990s and early 2000s mainly by Japanese teens, and their worldwide counterparts known colloquially as weebs, anime is now a significant programming genre for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, not to mention the anime-only services Crunchyroll, Viewster, and Funimation.
Crunchyroll, which has been around since 2006, and is a subsidiary of Warner Bros., announced...
- 7/30/2019
- by Maxwell Williams
- Variety Film + TV
At this point it almost doesn’t look like we’ll be seeing Knights of Sidonia on TV again largely because the anime and the manga seem to be diverging a little too much to keep any continuity between the two. While it seems as though this happened with season 3 as well this time it could be too great of a gap for fans to accept. The Knights of Sidonia takes place far into the future after an alien race has overtaken the earth and ruined the solar system that humans call home. In this far-flung future humans are quite different
Will We Ever See “Knights of Sidonia” on TV Again?...
Will We Ever See “Knights of Sidonia” on TV Again?...
- 8/8/2018
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Back in August, Japan’s Toho film studio realized that it had somehow never created a Godzilla anime, and immediately went to work righting that wrong. We still don’t know much of anything about the project other than that it does seem to be a movie and not a TV show, but now ScreenRant is reporting that Netflix has picked up the film’s international distribution rights. The Godzilla anime will get an initial theatrical run in Japan—presumably so it can sweep the Japanese Academy Prize’s annual award ceremony—and then it will be heading to Netflix subscribers worldwide.
The film is coming from anime studio Polygon Pictures, which tends to specialize in CG-based stuff like Knights Of Sidonia, one of Netflix’s previous forays into the world of anime. The initial announcement also came with some very sci-fi-looking concept art, which you can see below. Based...
The film is coming from anime studio Polygon Pictures, which tends to specialize in CG-based stuff like Knights Of Sidonia, one of Netflix’s previous forays into the world of anime. The initial announcement also came with some very sci-fi-looking concept art, which you can see below. Based...
- 3/14/2017
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
In recent years, monster fans have heard the mighty roar of the radioactive reptile, and the King of the Monsters shows no signs of slowing down, as Netflix and Toho are now teaming up for a new anime Godzilla project.
The Godzilla anime will be released globally on Netflix after a Japanese theatrical release via Toho. An exact release date and trailer have not yet been revealed, but you can check out concept art from the anime below, via the official site.
Press Release: Tokyo, Japan 13 March 2017 - Netflix, the world’s leading Internet television network, today announced an exciting addition to its slate, an original Japanese animation based on the Godzilla character, which will have its exclusive premiere on Netflix worldwide following a Toho theatrical release in Japan.
The first-ever high quality animation of the iconic global monster franchise is set to offer an epic re-imagining of the Godzilla world of the future.
The Godzilla anime will be released globally on Netflix after a Japanese theatrical release via Toho. An exact release date and trailer have not yet been revealed, but you can check out concept art from the anime below, via the official site.
Press Release: Tokyo, Japan 13 March 2017 - Netflix, the world’s leading Internet television network, today announced an exciting addition to its slate, an original Japanese animation based on the Godzilla character, which will have its exclusive premiere on Netflix worldwide following a Toho theatrical release in Japan.
The first-ever high quality animation of the iconic global monster franchise is set to offer an epic re-imagining of the Godzilla world of the future.
- 3/14/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Ryan Lambie Oct 17, 2016
Ronja The Robber's Daughter, an anime series co-produced by Studio Ghibli, is heading west courtesy of Amazon Prime...
Studio Ghibli has a long history with Swedish author Astrid Lingren. Way back in the 70s, Ghibli co-founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata attempted to stage an adaptation of Lingren's Pippi Longstocking books, and even travelled to Sweden to try to convince the author to sell them the rights. Lingren turned the animators down - understandable, given their relative lack of fame at the time - and a clutch of story boards and concept sketches are all that remain of the abandoned project.
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Over 40 years later, Studio Ghibli finally got to adapt one of Lingren's books - well,...
Ronja The Robber's Daughter, an anime series co-produced by Studio Ghibli, is heading west courtesy of Amazon Prime...
Studio Ghibli has a long history with Swedish author Astrid Lingren. Way back in the 70s, Ghibli co-founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata attempted to stage an adaptation of Lingren's Pippi Longstocking books, and even travelled to Sweden to try to convince the author to sell them the rights. Lingren turned the animators down - understandable, given their relative lack of fame at the time - and a clutch of story boards and concept sketches are all that remain of the abandoned project.
See related Doctor Strange: what to expect from the movie Black Panther: Forest Whitaker has joined the cast Captain Marvel to be origin story, Black Panther won’t be
Over 40 years later, Studio Ghibli finally got to adapt one of Lingren's books - well,...
- 10/17/2016
- Den of Geek
Not at all simply satisfied with the resounding success of Godzilla Resurgence (trailer) which opened in Japan earlier this year, Toho is taking the world's favourite monster into unknown territory: the animated feature.
Toho has announced that they will be releasing an animated Godzilla movie next year simply titled Godzilla.
The movie is being co-directed by Kobun and Hiroyuki Seshita both of whom have worked on Netflix's very successful "Knights of Sidonia" series. The pair will continue their work at Polygon Pictures which produces "Sidonia" and has been tapped for the animated Go [Continued ...]...
Toho has announced that they will be releasing an animated Godzilla movie next year simply titled Godzilla.
The movie is being co-directed by Kobun and Hiroyuki Seshita both of whom have worked on Netflix's very successful "Knights of Sidonia" series. The pair will continue their work at Polygon Pictures which produces "Sidonia" and has been tapped for the animated Go [Continued ...]...
- 8/22/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Ryan Lambie Aug 22, 2016
Japan's most famous kaiju is to get an animated feature film, as Toho announces the "big-scale" Godzilla...
Godzilla may have passed his 60th birthday, but the city-levelling creature still holds as much fascination as he ever did. Gareth Edwards' Us Godzilla film marked the kaiju's anniversary back in 2014, while this year's Shin Godzilla was a huge hit in Japan in June. The Japanese studio that created Godzilla (or Gojira, as he's known in the far east) isn't stopping with that hit, either.
According to Variety, Toho is in the process of making an animated movie, simply called Godzilla, which it describes as a "big-scale" feature film - a contrast from the fondly-remembered but goofy TV series co-created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s. Animation will be handled by Tokyo's Polygon Pictures, the studio behind such things as Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence and Transformers Prime. As such,...
Japan's most famous kaiju is to get an animated feature film, as Toho announces the "big-scale" Godzilla...
Godzilla may have passed his 60th birthday, but the city-levelling creature still holds as much fascination as he ever did. Gareth Edwards' Us Godzilla film marked the kaiju's anniversary back in 2014, while this year's Shin Godzilla was a huge hit in Japan in June. The Japanese studio that created Godzilla (or Gojira, as he's known in the far east) isn't stopping with that hit, either.
According to Variety, Toho is in the process of making an animated movie, simply called Godzilla, which it describes as a "big-scale" feature film - a contrast from the fondly-remembered but goofy TV series co-created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s. Animation will be handled by Tokyo's Polygon Pictures, the studio behind such things as Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence and Transformers Prime. As such,...
- 8/22/2016
- Den of Geek
Toho, the Japanese production company behind Godzilla, has announced that they will be developing the first feature-length anime Godzilla movie with Polygon Pictures! The movie is currently just called Godzilla, and it's scheduled to be released in 2017.
The film is being co-directed by Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan series) and Hiroyuki Seshita (Knights of Sidonia). The script for the film is being written by Gen Urobuchi, who is a popular writer of graphic novels, light novels, and anime scripts. One of his most recent credits includes the 2015 feature animation film Psycho-Pass: The Movie. Shizuno offered up the following brief statement:
“We’re aiming to make a big-scale animation entertainment that people who love Godzilla and people who know nothing about him can both enjoy."
There's no information on what the story will entail, but we have the image above that comes from the official website. It looks like a sci-fi...
The film is being co-directed by Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan series) and Hiroyuki Seshita (Knights of Sidonia). The script for the film is being written by Gen Urobuchi, who is a popular writer of graphic novels, light novels, and anime scripts. One of his most recent credits includes the 2015 feature animation film Psycho-Pass: The Movie. Shizuno offered up the following brief statement:
“We’re aiming to make a big-scale animation entertainment that people who love Godzilla and people who know nothing about him can both enjoy."
There's no information on what the story will entail, but we have the image above that comes from the official website. It looks like a sci-fi...
- 8/19/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Knights Of Sidonia (2014) Anime REVIEWSTORY83%DIRECTION80%ANIMATION85%POSITIVESAudiovisually masterfulGreat story with many plot twists and thriller elementsInteresting charactersNEGATIVESSome episodes in the second season seem to have been created just to reach the 11 episode marker2016-08-1083%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (0 Votes)0%
A nice addition to the sci-fi/mecha action genre, “Knights of Sidonia” stands apart from the plethora of similar titles for a number of reasons, both technical and in terms of script and general presentation.
The year is 3994, when the Earth has already been destroyed by a race of aliens called Gauna. Sidonia is one of the ships that has managed to escape the destruction along with a population of 500,000 people. Due to the lack of resources, the people inside have turned to cloning, asexual reproduction and genetic engineering that allows them to photosynthesize, in order to survive in deep space. The Gauna however, are still hunting them, and thus,...
A nice addition to the sci-fi/mecha action genre, “Knights of Sidonia” stands apart from the plethora of similar titles for a number of reasons, both technical and in terms of script and general presentation.
The year is 3994, when the Earth has already been destroyed by a race of aliens called Gauna. Sidonia is one of the ships that has managed to escape the destruction along with a population of 500,000 people. Due to the lack of resources, the people inside have turned to cloning, asexual reproduction and genetic engineering that allows them to photosynthesize, in order to survive in deep space. The Gauna however, are still hunting them, and thus,...
- 8/10/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
When people alerted me about the two Beyond the Boundary anime feature films, telling me they were pretty good, I got interested, and wanted to check out the anime series first. Well, lo and behold: Sentai Filmworks recently released one of their super-pimped Limited editions for the series! being the magpie I am, and spotting the box for a hefty discount, I ordered it, and it has arrived. After the unbelievably lavish releases for Knights of Sidonia and especially Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, I kinda knew what to expect, or (rather) hope for. And thankfully Sentai Filmworks did not disappoint me: their Beyond the Boundary set fits right in with the others. The series itself is enjoyable if not exactly groundbreaking, and you might...
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- 4/4/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Netflix has teamed up with the animation studio who brought us Attack on Titan and Ghost in the Shell, Production I.G., to develop an original anime series called Perfect Bones.
The 12-episode series is being directed by Kazuto Nakazawa. According to the press release, the story is "set in the future where scientists have tried to create the ‘perfect human’ in hopes of keeping peace in the universe. After nearly achieving their goal through several children, the scientists send their ‘new humans’ for further training where they are kidnapped by an evil organization set on using their powers to implement their own concept of a new world order.”
That definitely sounds like a great concept for an anime series, and I'm completely on board with it. This has the makings of something awesomely epic. Erik Barmack, vice president, international originals, said in a statement:
“We are incredibly excited to work with Production I.
The 12-episode series is being directed by Kazuto Nakazawa. According to the press release, the story is "set in the future where scientists have tried to create the ‘perfect human’ in hopes of keeping peace in the universe. After nearly achieving their goal through several children, the scientists send their ‘new humans’ for further training where they are kidnapped by an evil organization set on using their powers to implement their own concept of a new world order.”
That definitely sounds like a great concept for an anime series, and I'm completely on board with it. This has the makings of something awesomely epic. Erik Barmack, vice president, international originals, said in a statement:
“We are incredibly excited to work with Production I.
- 2/26/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
(Someone, really, really, Really liked this series!) When Us distributor Sentai Filmworks gets the urge to go to town on their releases, they go full throttle apparently. When I posted pictures earlier this year of their lavish Knights of Sidonia release, in several forums I got the reply: "Very good set, but have you seen their release of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions?" Ehm... no? The series itself wasn't high on my radar so it kind of slipped past me. And then yet again someone recently told me "Sidonia was great, second-best anime set of the year after Chunibyo!" Ok, them's fighting words. So when I came upon a discounted set of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, I snatched it up and Whoa... this is...
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- 11/16/2015
- Screen Anarchy
At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"Southpaw"
Jake Gyllenhaal beefed up big-time to play reigning junior middleweight boxing champion Billy "The Great" Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) in this sports drama from writer Kurt Sutter and director Antoine Fuqua. When tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom and finds a savior in Forest Whitaker's Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the toughest amateur boxers. The DVD includes the featurette "Southpaw: Inside the Ring." The Blu-ray has that, plus deleted scenes, a Q&A with the cast, and an extended training montage.
"The Gift"
Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall play a young couple whose world is turned upside down after a run-in with an old high school acquaintance (Joel Edgerton) in this critically acclaimed psychological thriller, out on Blu-ray, DVD,...
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"Southpaw"
Jake Gyllenhaal beefed up big-time to play reigning junior middleweight boxing champion Billy "The Great" Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) in this sports drama from writer Kurt Sutter and director Antoine Fuqua. When tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom and finds a savior in Forest Whitaker's Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the toughest amateur boxers. The DVD includes the featurette "Southpaw: Inside the Ring." The Blu-ray has that, plus deleted scenes, a Q&A with the cast, and an extended training montage.
"The Gift"
Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall play a young couple whose world is turned upside down after a run-in with an old high school acquaintance (Joel Edgerton) in this critically acclaimed psychological thriller, out on Blu-ray, DVD,...
- 10/26/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
Us-based anime distributor Section 23 Films has a reputation for special limited editions which are pricey yet properly pimped. However, the "pricey" part can often been dodged somewhat by waiting a couple of months. This is always tricky of course with Limited Editions, as when they're gone, they're...well, gone. Meaning good luck trying to buy one for a decent price. Guess lucky though, and if the sets are still available you can often get them for half the original price. And this is exactly what happened with Section 23 Films' release of the first season of Knights of Sidonia, the science fiction anime based on Nihei Tsutomu's manga, in which humans survive in space on chunks of rock after the Earth has been blown up...
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- 10/11/2015
- Screen Anarchy
To celebrate the release of Knights of Sidonia Complete Series 1 Collection – out now on DVD & Blu-ray – we have a copy on DVD to giveaway!
Think Attack on Titan in space! With visually stunning battles between giant shape-shifting aliens and large mechanized weapons, Knights of Sidonia is a unique and fantastic hybrid CG animation. With a truly gripping story and a grand cinematic-styled musical score, Knights of Sidonia is a must-see for fans of Attack on Titan.
“One of the best soundtracks of recent anime and rivals how much I enjoyed Attack on Titan’s epic music.” 9/10 IGN UK
Available to order today: http://amzn.to/1J59foB
To win a copy of Knights of Sidonia Complete Series 1 Collection on DVD just answer the following question:
Knights of Sidonia comes from which animation studio? Is it:
a) Polygon Pictures
b) Arms Corporation
c) Kyoto Animation
Email your answer to NerdlyComps@gmail.
Think Attack on Titan in space! With visually stunning battles between giant shape-shifting aliens and large mechanized weapons, Knights of Sidonia is a unique and fantastic hybrid CG animation. With a truly gripping story and a grand cinematic-styled musical score, Knights of Sidonia is a must-see for fans of Attack on Titan.
“One of the best soundtracks of recent anime and rivals how much I enjoyed Attack on Titan’s epic music.” 9/10 IGN UK
Available to order today: http://amzn.to/1J59foB
To win a copy of Knights of Sidonia Complete Series 1 Collection on DVD just answer the following question:
Knights of Sidonia comes from which animation studio? Is it:
a) Polygon Pictures
b) Arms Corporation
c) Kyoto Animation
Email your answer to NerdlyComps@gmail.
- 9/8/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Season 2 of BoJack Horseman and the highly anticipated Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp are two of the notable premieres that are new on Netflix July 2015. Here’s a rundown of the new and departing series and movie titles on Netflix in July. Netflix Originals Knights of Sidonia (Season 1 now streaming; Season 2 available July 3) — The mecha manga series continues. Chris Tucker Live (Available July 10) — Chris Tucker headlines his first full length stand-up comedy special. BoJack Horseman (Season 1 now streaming; Season 2 available July 17) — Will Arnett voices BoJack, the legendary 90’s sitcom star, who has been trying to … Continue reading →
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- 6/30/2015
- by Jeff Pfeiffer
- ChannelGuideMag
It’s almost July and that means Netflix is about to give their content a refresh. Some of the notable titles leaving include: Super Troopers, Descent, and The Muppets take Manhattan. So if you haven’t seen some of these titles, plan your nights accordingly. We of course can look forward more than a few new titles including the premiere of Bojack Horseman’s second season (voiced by Will Arnett) and one of my favorite movies Alive, pictured above.
We also get the return of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp; the eight-episode series is a prequel to Wain’s 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer. The series will launch July 31.
Available July 1
Alive (1993)
An Honest Liar (2014)
Bad Hair Day (2015)
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009)
Bulworth (1998)
Dave Attell: Road Work (2014)
Death in Paradise: Season Three (2014)
Grandma’s Boy (2006)
Hostage (2005)
Invizimals: The Alliance Files (2014)
La Reina del Sur (2011)
Octonauts:...
We also get the return of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp; the eight-episode series is a prequel to Wain’s 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer. The series will launch July 31.
Available July 1
Alive (1993)
An Honest Liar (2014)
Bad Hair Day (2015)
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009)
Bulworth (1998)
Dave Attell: Road Work (2014)
Death in Paradise: Season Three (2014)
Grandma’s Boy (2006)
Hostage (2005)
Invizimals: The Alliance Files (2014)
La Reina del Sur (2011)
Octonauts:...
- 6/29/2015
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"Get Hard"
Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart team up in this comedy about a rich hedge-fund manager who is sentenced to San Quentin; desperate for tips on how to survive prison, he looks for help from a black businessman, assuming he'll know what to do. That's not racist at all! As it turns out, Hart's businessman has never even had a parking ticket, so it's the blind leading the blind. The Blu-ray has tons of extras, including an unrated cut of the film, a gag reel, deleted scenes, and these featurettes: "Just Put Your Lips Together and Blow," "Get Hard Line-o-Ramas," "The Kevin Hart Workout," "Face Off with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart," "-Ferrell Fighting," "A Date with John Mayer,...
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"Get Hard"
Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart team up in this comedy about a rich hedge-fund manager who is sentenced to San Quentin; desperate for tips on how to survive prison, he looks for help from a black businessman, assuming he'll know what to do. That's not racist at all! As it turns out, Hart's businessman has never even had a parking ticket, so it's the blind leading the blind. The Blu-ray has tons of extras, including an unrated cut of the film, a gag reel, deleted scenes, and these featurettes: "Just Put Your Lips Together and Blow," "Get Hard Line-o-Ramas," "The Kevin Hart Workout," "Face Off with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart," "-Ferrell Fighting," "A Date with John Mayer,...
- 6/29/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
If you want to see the new horror film, "Creep," about a videographer who answers an ad on Craigslist and soon finds the assignment is not what it seems, it's available only on Netflix. Writer-director Mark Duplass stars in the film, which is available to stream on July 14.
Also new on Netflix in July: The latest Chris Tucker comedy special, the critically panned Jennifer Lawrence period film "Serena," Spike Lee's "Da Sweet Blood of Jesus," and the thriller "The Guest" (starring "Downton Abbey's" Dan Stevens).
You can also catch up with the final seasons of "Glee" and "White Collar."
Below is a full rundown of what's new on Netflix in July 2015, provided by Netflix. As always, all titles and dates are subject to change. We've also got you covered in terms of what's leaving Netflix in July 2015.
Available July 1
"Alive" (1993)
"An Honest Liar" (2014)
"Bad Hair Day" (2015)
"Bionicle: The Legend Reborn...
Also new on Netflix in July: The latest Chris Tucker comedy special, the critically panned Jennifer Lawrence period film "Serena," Spike Lee's "Da Sweet Blood of Jesus," and the thriller "The Guest" (starring "Downton Abbey's" Dan Stevens).
You can also catch up with the final seasons of "Glee" and "White Collar."
Below is a full rundown of what's new on Netflix in July 2015, provided by Netflix. As always, all titles and dates are subject to change. We've also got you covered in terms of what's leaving Netflix in July 2015.
Available July 1
"Alive" (1993)
"An Honest Liar" (2014)
"Bad Hair Day" (2015)
"Bionicle: The Legend Reborn...
- 6/22/2015
- by Sharon Knolle
- Moviefone
Louisa Mellor Aug 22, 2016
You've heard of Breaking Bad, Orange Is The New Black & House Of Cards, what about Danger 5, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Darknet and more?…
Quite understandably, column inches can't fill up quickly enough with praise for the likes of Netflix original series House Of Cards, Orange Is The New Black, Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul and Marvel's Daredevil. What though, about some of the lesser-known series available on the UK streaming site?
Sweeping past the well-publicised riches of Doctor Who, Sherlock, Arrested Development, Community and the like, we've ventured into the slightly dustier shelf of TV shows available on Netflix UK that may be lesser-known or less widely celebrated than the big hitters out there, but are still richly deserving of your time. Some are new, some are old, some were cancelled long ago, some are ongoing, several are from outside the UK and Us.
From supernatural, sci-fi,...
You've heard of Breaking Bad, Orange Is The New Black & House Of Cards, what about Danger 5, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Darknet and more?…
Quite understandably, column inches can't fill up quickly enough with praise for the likes of Netflix original series House Of Cards, Orange Is The New Black, Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul and Marvel's Daredevil. What though, about some of the lesser-known series available on the UK streaming site?
Sweeping past the well-publicised riches of Doctor Who, Sherlock, Arrested Development, Community and the like, we've ventured into the slightly dustier shelf of TV shows available on Netflix UK that may be lesser-known or less widely celebrated than the big hitters out there, but are still richly deserving of your time. Some are new, some are old, some were cancelled long ago, some are ongoing, several are from outside the UK and Us.
From supernatural, sci-fi,...
- 3/17/2015
- Den of Geek
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.
215 Ink
Enormous #2 (Cover A Mehdi Cheggour), $3.99
Enormous #2 (Cover B Christian Dibari), $3.99
Abstract Studios
Rachel Rising #27 (not verified by Diamond), $3.99
Sip Kids #1, $4.99
Action Lab Entertainment
Fracture Vice And Virtue Tp, $11.99
Amaze Ink (Slave Labor Graphics)
Collected Works Of Filler Bunny Tp, $11.95
I Feel Sick #1 (New Printing), $4.95
I Feel Sick #2 (New Printing), $4.95
Amigo Comics
Rogues Volume 2 Cold Ship #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Amp! Comics For Kids
Muddy Max Volume 1 The Mystery Of Marsh Creek Gn, $9.99
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Reading With Pictures Comics That Make Kids Smarter Hc, $19.99
Antarctic Press
Rod Espinosa’s Steampunk Fables Tp, $14.99
Archie Comic Publications
Archie #658 (Dan DeCarlo Betty Variant Cover), $2.99
Archie #658 (Dan DeCarlo Veronica Variant Cover), $2.99
Archie #658 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99
Archie The Married Life Volume 5 Tp, $19.99
Death Of Archie A Life Celebrated Tp,...
215 Ink
Enormous #2 (Cover A Mehdi Cheggour), $3.99
Enormous #2 (Cover B Christian Dibari), $3.99
Abstract Studios
Rachel Rising #27 (not verified by Diamond), $3.99
Sip Kids #1, $4.99
Action Lab Entertainment
Fracture Vice And Virtue Tp, $11.99
Amaze Ink (Slave Labor Graphics)
Collected Works Of Filler Bunny Tp, $11.95
I Feel Sick #1 (New Printing), $4.95
I Feel Sick #2 (New Printing), $4.95
Amigo Comics
Rogues Volume 2 Cold Ship #3 (Of 5), $3.99
Amp! Comics For Kids
Muddy Max Volume 1 The Mystery Of Marsh Creek Gn, $9.99
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Reading With Pictures Comics That Make Kids Smarter Hc, $19.99
Antarctic Press
Rod Espinosa’s Steampunk Fables Tp, $14.99
Archie Comic Publications
Archie #658 (Dan DeCarlo Betty Variant Cover), $2.99
Archie #658 (Dan DeCarlo Veronica Variant Cover), $2.99
Archie #658 (Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99
Archie The Married Life Volume 5 Tp, $19.99
Death Of Archie A Life Celebrated Tp,...
- 8/4/2014
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
This week annoyed by a loudmouth blogger of some repute, who declared anime for paedophiles and insulted more or less the whole of Japanese culture, I decided to watch Netflix original anime Knights of Sidonia. His comments have widely been circulated and condemned by many people and he’s just made himself look a fool, and all this just because Gus Van Sant might be directing a Death Note movie. I recognise that anime is not for everyone but still, by dismissing all of it you are missing out on an awful lot of classic work and influential stuff.
Knights of Sidonia has been billed as a Netflix original but it’s quite hard to imagine that they would have been involved in the production of something like this, it’s pretty far out there even for anime and its more likely that Netflix have done what they did with...
Knights of Sidonia has been billed as a Netflix original but it’s quite hard to imagine that they would have been involved in the production of something like this, it’s pretty far out there even for anime and its more likely that Netflix have done what they did with...
- 7/21/2014
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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