Samantha reads the true crime memoir My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams, Indy takes a mystical journey to the kingdom of cats with Studio Ghibli’s The Cat Returns (猫の恩返し), and we preview next week’s feature the dance classic(?) Save The Last Dance.
The Cat Returns is a 2002 Japanese animated fantasy[3] film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Toshio Suzuki and Nozomu Takahashi, written by Reiko Yoshida, based on the manga The Cat Returns by Aoi Hiiragi, with music by Yuji Nomi, animated by Studio Ghibli. This is Hiroyuki Morita's first and only film so far as director for Studio Ghibli.
A spin-off of Whisper of the Heart, it was theatrically released in Japan on July 20, 2002 through Toho and in 2005 in the United States through Walt Disney Home Entertainment.[4] It received an Excellence Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival. GKIDS re-issued the film on Blu-ray and DVD on January 16, 2018 under a new deal with Studio Ghibli.
Save the Last Dance (2001) Official Trailer # 1 - Julia Stiles HD
The Cat Returns - Official Trailer
My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress by Rachel DeLoache Williams: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43822651-my-friend-anna
245 2023 Things of the Year!
244 Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ, 2003)
243 Christmas Evil, The Christmas Wedding Guest, & Tokyo Godfathers Preview
242 The Holiday (2006)
241 Some Favourite Christmas Songs & The Holiday Preview
240 Cabaret (1972)
239 Dethklok & Metalocalypse, Wicked, & Cabaret Preview
238 The Sound Of Music (1965)
237 Six, Singin’ In The Rain, & The Sound Of Music Preview
236 The Witch (The VVitch: A New-England Folktale, 2015)
235 Indy’s Top Witches, Salem, & The Witch Preview
234 Interview With The Vampire (1994)
233 Sam’s Favourite Vampires, Vampire’s Kiss, Goths, & Interview With The Vampire Preview
232 Billy Madison (1995)
231 2023 YRCA Books, Anatomy: A Love Story, & Billy Madison Preview
230 Mean Girls (2004)
229 Class of ‘07, Better Off Dead, & Mean Girls Preview
228 Song Of The Sea (2014)
227 Piranha 3D, One True Loves, & Song Of The Sea Preview
226 Live(ish) From the 2023 Edmonton Folk Music Festival
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