Dear Hollywood: Screw whitewashed cyberpunks with inexplicably Japanese names in "New Manhattan"--this is the kind of big-screen adaptation American anime fans would like to see, thank you very much.

More details on the production here.

(Thanks to dungeonwriter for the heads-up.)

For fans of barbarian fantasy, the full trailer staring Jason Momoa has hit. Swords, monsters and fights. Who could ask for more?

If anyone enjoyed the other Arthur episodes that I posted, then you might enjoy these, too. These are also about people's thoughts about cultures based on media.

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"The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra": Exclusive First Look
So we've seen Korra's face at last!

The only bit that worries me is the supposed 2012 release date and the title being "The Last Airbender: The Legend of Korra."

Little too long, a little too "movie" for my own taste, and far too long to wait to finally see Korra's adventures.

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These two episodes from the current fourteenth season of the PBS show Arthur really stand out. I felt that some people here in this community will find them interesting.

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I hope I wasn't the only one waiting for this to come out!

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www.thelastairbendermovie.com/main.html#water

The other three will go up as time goes on.

To see the info, just hover your mouse over the little dot along the slider.

Has the basic things, location, insignia, a long panning shot of the Northern Water Tribe, some generic info on Waterbending and Peltz, Rathbone and Gabrielle's characters.

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Hi everyone! I'm not sure if this is allowed here at all (mods, please feel free to delete this if it is), but I wanted to make a report on a project I wanted to do for one of my university classes. Last Saturday, a day before the L.A. Times article released, I decided to paint signs just outside of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre (Hollywood Blvd) ( Read more... )

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Got these off a post in AvatarSpirit. Nickelodeon is now showing ads promoting the KCA, with Jackson Rathbone and Nicola Peltz doing some slime-bending. It's also possible that Dev Patel will make an appearance at Kid's Choice. Anyway the interesting bit is the new screen from the advert ( Read more... )