News - Gkids will be releasing the Spirited Away stage play on bluray in North America! The bluray will feature two different recorded performances from the Japanese stage production in 2022, with two different casts. It's slated for release on November 14, 2023. You can use my affiliate link to pre-order the bluray here!

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I cannot wait to see Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken no matter the mixed reviews and numerous spoilers. I'm thinking of going this weekend to the cinema. This, is for a very important reason:

Chelsea Van Der Zee, is the reason. When I initially saw pictures of her, I was hyped to see how DreamWorks is going to poke fun at the live-action remakes. Because come on, production of this movie started 2 years after the announcement of the live-action Little Mermaid. BUT, there is another layer to the parody of her character that will fly over most people's heads: She's a Dutch mermaid. Her faux-Dutch last name is a proper sounding Dutch surname, it doesn't falls into the pitfalls of writing it as Vanderzee, and whilst on the nose it's a well-constructed surname. Like, the people who created her last name were aware of HOW our surnames were constructed and didn't end up creating a non-realistic surname that simply sounds Dutch like Gossip Girl did. I remember trying to playback a moment in the trailer several times, when Chelsea confronted Ruby about being a kraken in the trailer, she says a word at the end that I couldn't place and no matter how many times I rewinded it I didn't understood what she said. Until I came across the scripted version of the quote yesterday; “I know your secret. You're a kraken, hiding as a human. And soon, everyone will know the truth. Kusjes!” Kusjes is horribly butchered, but it's Dutch for 'kisses' and we actually do use that and XOXO, just like English speakers do so the usage of Dutch that I have seen so far is correct. Now, I have actually seen people speculate she's Dutch because of That's So Raven, but as a Dutch person myself I see it from a different angle: There's a phenomenon I like to call the 'Dutch Default'. Historically, the English had difficulties recognizing which Germanic speaking culture was which. You can even see this reflected in our English name, 'Dutch', when that's how the Germans refer to themselves, as the Deutsch. We calls ourselves Nederlanders in our tongue. Pennsylvanian Dutch? I was told the area was mostly Swedish. I can continue with examples. Whilst I noticed the UK has became a little better educated about the topic, this is still perpetuated by Americans to this day. When The Little Mermaid live action was announced, there were various people who actually confused us for the Danish. Some were harmless comments like calling the novel Dutch instead of a Danish novel. Others were not. When there were Danish people speaking on social media about how disappointed they were with how Disney treats one of their national symbols, there were hate comments from people defending The Little Mermaid, but various were directed at the Dutch because Americans were too lazy to even Google which culture they are hurling insults too. This, was all taking place during the production of Ruby Gillman. Now, how likely is it that Chelsea is a Dutch mermaid because of That's So Raven, and how likely do you think DreamWorks noticed Twitter and decided to use the Dutch Default as another layer to the parody of Chelsea's character? Because it's not like the entirety of Hollywood seems to be unaware of this phenomenon. The Umbrella Academy S2, actually has this scene with the Swedish brothers being called Dutch even though the characters were already told they were Swedish, and Five corrects them like, "No, they're Swedish." Paired with how Luther shouts at innocent Olga through the phone, it gives a perfect portrayal of how clueless Americans are about foreign cultures. There are people in Hollywood who do notice how little Americans know about other cultures and will harass innocent people on false misconceptions. For DreamWorks to poke fun at Twitter wars for doing so, makes me love Chelsea Van Der Zee.

If I ever see one of those stupid Americans again because this whole drama isn't completely over yet, I will summon Chelsea to drown them to the bottom of the Ocean.

Blue Beetle was SO good and I'm in love with her

Escena de la serie Avatar: La leyenda de Aang (Avatar: The last airbender) (2024) 🥰🥰🥰

Japanese Theater Play: Spirited Away: Live On Stage (2023) | dir. by John Caird

【MAD】 舞台 『千と千尋の神隠し』

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQNmvpDrVE0

Arab character of the day is Farha, the protagonist of the movie "Farha" and she is Palestinian.

The movie is available on Netflix and is one of the few movies in Hollywood that tells the story of the Nakba from the perspective of Palestinians.

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'Ahsoka' Season 2 Officially Announced

'Ahsoka' Season 2 Officially Announced @StarWars @Lucasfilm @ahsokaofficial #Ahsoka

The story continues folks! After a stellar season 1 that made all Clone Wars and Rebels fans rejoice, Ahoska is officially returning for a second season. Continue reading Untitled

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Top 12 Keith David Performances

A couple of days ago, Keith David - a personal favorite performer of mine - celebrated his 67th Birthday. David is most well-known in the world of voice acting, but he’s also done some work in some high-profile live-action films and TV shows: if they aren’t considered classics outright, many of them are cult classics. I decided - on sort of a spur of the moment deal - to do a quick list of my favorites of his performances and characters, based totally on personal preference. (One key performance you will NOT find here is his role in “Rick & Morty,” because I’ve never really seen that show, and have no desire to do so.) This will be a description-less list, due to how suddenly I’m making this. Just pictures, credits, and ranks. With that said, let’s get started! These are My Top 12 Keith David Performances!

12. The Narrator, for Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked. (Highly interesting documentary from the early 2000s, go look it up.)

11. The Cheshire Cat, from Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. (I don’t care if he only has three minutes of screentime, for some reason I love this evil kitty.)

10. Mongul, from Young Justice.

9. Despero, from the DCAU.

8. Keith the Handyman, from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.

7. Black Panther, from Fantastic Four: The Animated Series.

6. Childs, from The Thing (1982).

5. Imam, from The Chronicles of Riddick.

4. The Cat, from Coraline.

3. Spawn, from Spawn: The Animated Series/Mortal Kombat 11.

2. Goliath, from Gargoyles.

1. Dr. Facilier, from The Princess and the Frog.

Happy Belated Birthday, Mr. David! Here’s hoping we keep hearing your voice and seeing your face in future projects for a while! ;)

News - For those that missed Discotek’s streaming panel last night, here’s just PART of some of the new titles they announced they’ve licensed, including the iconic 70′s shoujo sports classic Aim For The Ace!, live-action gems like Kamen Rider Black and Golgo13, 90s magical girl series Mysterious Thief Saint Tail, Tetsujin 28 FX, the Osamu Dezaki-directed 70′s Treasure Island, Project A-ko 4: Final, the original Japanese language Digimon Adventure season 1, and King of Braves GAOGAIGAR! For a complete list of everything they announced, check out their Twitter, or the complete listing on ANN!

Avatar: O Último Mestre do Ar | Conheça os bastidores da série

A Netflix, s criadores e o elenco de Avatar: O Último Mestre do Ar nos levam aos bastidores da série para explicar como deram vida à produção. #AvatarTheLastAirbender #Netflix #Avatar

Os criadores e o elenco de Avatar: O Último Mestre do Ar mostram os bastidores da produção para contar como transformaram um mundo inteiro em realidade. Num vídeo divulgado pela Netflix, hoje (08), mostra um making-of da série e como foi a produção do episódios. Além disso, os atores deram breves explicações sobre quem interpretarão e o que esperam da série. Confira o vídeo aqui: Paul Sun-Hyung…

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Disney has also delayed Elio to 2025 and removed Jonathan Majors' Magazine Dreams from the calendar